Rui Patrício

Rui Patrício: Biography in Details

Who is Rui Patrício?

Rui Patrício aka Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício is a well-known Portuguese footballer. Currently, Rui Patrício plays for the Portugal national team and for the Serie A team, Roma.

Basically, he plays as a goalkeeper and wears the jersey of number 1 on his current team.

Body Features- Height, Weight

The Serie A, Roma player, Rui stands at the height of 6 feet 2 inches and weighs around 84 kg. Adding more, his physical appearance includes, a pair of black eyes and hair of the same color.

Rui Patrício- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

The Portuguese footballer player Rui was born on 15 February 1988 in Marrazes, Portugal. As of 2024, Rui Patrício is 35 years old and holds Portuguese nationality.

Similarly, his ethnicity is European and as per the astrologers, his birth sign is Aquarius.

Parents, Siblings, and Education

Talking about his family background, he was born to his parents, Belize Patricio and Rui Patricio. He has a sister named, Nidia Santos.

There is no info on his educational life as well.

Rui Patrício- Professional Life, Careers

Starting his career as a striker for Leiria e Marrazes, Rui Patrício played his youth career. Later, he switched to Sporting CP in 2000.

Club Career

On November 19, 2006, Rui Patrício made his Primeira Liga debut for Sporting CP during the game against C.S. Maritimo and led to victory by 1-0.

Then, Rui Patrício played his EFA Champions League debut against Manchester United on November 27, 2007, in a 1-2 group stage defeat.

He was awarded the “Sporting’s Footballer of the Year Award” on December 20, 2012. The footballer was then enlisted for the “2016 Ballon d’Or Award” alongside Portugal teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe on October 24, 2016.

After leaving Sporting CP, he signed a deal with Wolverhampton Wanderers on June 1, 2018. All total he made 112 appearances.

Moving onward, On July 13, 2021, Rui Patrício signed a professional deal with Italian side A.S. Roma. On August 19, 2021, he played his team debut game against, Trabzonspor.

International Career

Apart from playing for the club, he has been eligible to play the national side junior team in several tournaments, since 2003 as well.

During a friendly match against, Spain in a victory by 4-0, he made his international debut for Portugal on November 17, 2010.

Furthermore,  he was named in Bento’s 23-man as a first-choice and made his competitive debut for the “2014 World Cup,” in the encounter against Germany in a 0-4 defeat.

FIFA World Cup 2022

Rui Patrício is an active player enlisted in Portugal’s 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Rui Patrício- Net worth 2024, Salary

According to the sources, Rui has an estimated net worth of around  $15 million. Primarily he earns as a footballer and has an endorsement deal with many known brands like Puma.

Currently, his market value is €5 million as of 2022, meanwhile, his highest value was €20 million, as of March 28, 2013.

As, Rui Patrício is signed with the, A team, Roma, he is paid, £73,000 in a week and £3,796,000 in a year.

Rui Patrício- Rumors, Controversy

Being able to maintain a clean profile in the media, Rui Patrício has not been part of any serious rumors or controversies.

Social Media

Talking about his physical appearance, Rui Patrício owns an Instagram account under the username, @rpatricio1, which has garnered more than 875k followers.

On the other hand, Rui Patrício joined Twitter on July 28 and has already racked up over 30.4k followers.

Apart from these, there is also an official Facebook page under his name, that has garnered nearly 1.9 million followers.

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