Rui Sampaio
Personal information
Full name Fernando Rui Valadares Pinto Sampaio[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Portugal[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Beira-Mar
Youth career
1995–2000 Vila Pouca
2001 Vila Real
2002 Diogo Cão
2002–2004 Vila Pouca
2005 Diogo Cão
2005–2006 Chaves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Chaves 20 (2)
2007–2008 Penafiel 14 (2)
2008–2011 Beira-Mar 87 (10)
2011–2014 Cagliari 6 (0)
2012 → Olhanense (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Beira-Mar (loan) 12 (1)
2014–2015 Arouca 40 (3)
2015–2016 Red Star 8 (0)
2017 Freamunde 17 (1)
2017 Académica 0 (0)
2017–2018 Cova Piedade 11 (0)
2018–2019 Cesarense 11 (0)
2019– Beira-Mar 90 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:49, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Fernando Rui Valadares Pinto Sampaio (born 29 May 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Beira-Mar as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real District, Sampaio spent his first four seasons as a senior in the Segunda Liga, appearing in the competition for G.D. Chaves, F.C. Penafiel and S.C. Beira-Mar. In 2009–10, he scored a career-best six goals for the latter club to help it to return to the Primeira Liga after a three-year absence.[2][3]

Sampaio made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 15 August 2010, coming on as 29th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against U.D. Leiria.[4] He went on to start in 28 of his 30 appearances, helping his team to retain their recently-acquired status; on 18 September, he scored in the 1–1 draw with C.S. Marítimo also at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro.[5]

On 31 August 2011, Sampaio signed with Serie A side Cagliari Calcio for €600,000.[6][7] He played only seven competitive matches during his stint in Italy (one goal, in the Coppa Italia),[8] being consecutively loaned to S.C. Olhanense[9] and Beira-Mar[10] and being released in January 2014, following which he agreed to a permanent one-and-a-half-year contract at F.C. Arouca also in his country's top flight.[11]

In the summer of 2015, Bastos joined French Ligue 2 team Red Star F.C. alongside his compatriot Vítor Bastos.[12] He was sparingly played at the Stade Jean-Bouin, and from January 2017 onwards resumed his career in the Portuguese second tier, where he represented S.C. Freamunde[13] and C.D. Cova da Piedade.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rui Sampaio" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ Freitas Lobo, Luís (30 December 2009). "Notas 2009/10 (19)" [2009/10 notes (19)] (in Portuguese). Planeta do Futebol. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Rui Sampaio regressa ao Beira-Mar para reforçar meio campo" [Rui Sampaio returns to Beira-Mar to bolster midfield.] (in Portuguese). Terra Nova. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (15 August 2010). "Beira Mar-U. Leiria, 0–0 (crónica)" [Beira Mar-U. Leiria, 0–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Beira-Mar empata Marítimo, 1–1, na estreia de Pedro Martins" [Beira-Mar draw Marítimo, 1–1, on Pedro Martins' debut]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 September 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Cagliari, Rui Sampaio non convocato dal Beira-Mar" [Cagliari, Rui Sampaio not called by Beira-Mar] (in Italian). Calcio News 24. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Ufficiale, Rui Sampaio al Cagliari" [Official, Rui Sampaio to Cagliari] (in Italian). Calcio News 24. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Coppa Italia, Il Siena batte il Cagliari – Ora trova il Palermo" [Italian Cup, Siena beat Cagliari – Now they meet Palermo]. La Nazione (in Italian). 25 November 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Rui Sampaio emprestado pelo Cagliari ao Olhanense" [Rui Sampaio loaned by Cagliari to Olhanense] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  10. ^ Frederico, Francisco (10 January 2013). "Beira Mar: Rui Sampaio emprestado pelo Cagliari por seis meses" [Beira Mar: Rui Sampaio loaned by Cagliari for six months] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Rui Sampaio chega para o meio-campo" [Rui Sampaio arrives for the midfield]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 January 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Rui Sampaio signe au Red Star" [Rui Sampaio signs at Red Star]. Le Parisien (in French). 10 August 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Rui Sampaio é reforço do Freamunde" [Rui Sampaio is a Freamunde addition] (in Portuguese). Desportivo Transmontano. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Rui Sampaio confirmado como jogador piedense" [Rui Sampaio confirmed as a piedense player]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 August 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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