Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mário Rui Silva Duarte | ||
Date of birth | 27 May 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Sines, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Roma (on loan from Empoli) | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2003 | Vasco Gama Sines | ||
2003–2007 | Sporting CP | ||
2008 | Valencia | ||
2009–2010 | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Fátima (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Gubbio (loan) | 31 | (2) |
2012–2013 | → Spezia (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2013– | Empoli | 96 | (0) |
2016– | → Roma (loan) | 5 | (0) |
National team | |||
2007–2008 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Portugal U19 | 18 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Portugal U20 | 17 | (1) |
2011 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2017. |
Mário Rui Silva Duarte (born 27 May 1991), known as Mário Rui, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Italian club A.S. Roma on loan from Empoli F.C. as a left back.
Born in Sines, Setúbal District, Mário Rui started his career at local Vasco da Gama Atlético Clube. He then played for the youth teams of Sporting Clube de Portugal, Valencia CF and S.L. Benfica, being signed by Parma F.C. in the 2011 summer and being loaned immediately to fellow Italians A.S. Gubbio 1910; he joined the Serie B club following that year's FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the international transfer certificate arriving on 2 September.
In June 2012, Parma signed Mário Rui for €595,000 on a five-year contract (paid to Gubbio), effectively on 1 July. Also that month he joined Spezia Calcio on a temporary deal, for free.
On 28 June 2013, Mário Rui moved to Empoli F.C. for €550,000. He contributed with 26 games in his first season, as his new team returned to Serie A after a six-year absence.
In June 2014, Parma gave up the remaining 50% rights of Mário Rui to Empoli. He first appeared in the Italian top flight on 31 August, coming on as a 66th-minute substitute for Elseid Hysaj in a 0–2 away loss against Udinese Calcio.