Rui Fonte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Braga | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Sacavenense | ||
| 1999–2006 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2006–2009 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Espanyol B (loan) | 22 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | → Espanyol (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Espanyol | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Benfica B | 26 | (18) |
| 2013–2016 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Belenenses (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Braga (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2016– | Braga | 10 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U16 | 12 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2008 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Portugal U19 | 12 | (8) |
| 2010 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2008–2012 | Portugal U21 | 22 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2017. |
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Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte (born 23 April 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as either a forward or right winger.
Fonte was born in Penafiel, and joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system at only nine. In 2006 he signed a three-year contract with Arsenal, with a clause stating he was to return to his previous club if the English did not extend the contract beyond the original period.
A regular member of Arsenal's reserves, Fonte made his debut for the first team in a friendly against Barnet in the 2008 pre-season. He made his competitive debut for the Gunners as a substitute for Carlos Vela in a League Cup match against Wigan Athletic on 11 November 2008, a 3–0 home win.
On 30 January 2009, Fonte signed for Football League Championship side Crystal Palace on a one-month loan, with his older brother José playing a big role in persuading club and player of each other's merits. He made his debut for his new team in a 0–1 home defeat to Blackpool on the following day, and his loan was subsequently extended until the end of the season; Palace were docked a point and fined £20,000 for fielding him in their final game, despite his loan having expired.
On 19 May 2009, it was announced that Arsenal had decided not to extend Fonte's three-year contract, and the player returned to Sporting. He spent the 2009–10 campaign on loan to Vitória de Setúbal, making his Primeira Liga debut on 17 August in a 0–0 home draw against Vitória de Guimarães (one minute played), and appearing sparingly during the campaign as the Sadinos barely escaped relegation.
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