Rúben Barcelos de Sousa Lameiras (born 22 December 1994) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for

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club Al-Sailiya. Formed at

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...

, he spent his early career in

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, making 131 appearances and scoring 20 goals for

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and

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and winning the

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with the former in

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. From 2019, he played in the

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for Famalicão,

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and Chaves and

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Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Lameiras moved to

's academy in July 2011 and signed a professional contract with the

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club in July 2014. He made eight appearances, including five starts, in the Under-21 Premier League in the 2014–15 season, scoring once in the process. On 26 March 2015, Tottenham announced they had reached an agreement with Swedish club

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for the transfer of Lameiras on loan until June, with an option to extend the deal. He made his professional debut on 5 April, in a 1–0 loss away to

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in that season's

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. After 14 appearances, he returned to Tottenham, where his contract expired on 30 June.

Coventry City

Lameiras signed a two-year deal with

on 24 July 2015, after impressing manager

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whilst on trial at the club. He made his debut in senior English football on 8 August, starting in a 2–0 win over

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at the

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in the first game of the League One

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. A week later, he scored the first senior goal of his career, in a 4–0 away win over

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. Lameiras scored three goals in six games as Coventry won the

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. He played the full 90 minutes of the final on 2 April at

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, a 2–1 win over

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Plymouth Argyle

On 8 June 2017, after the Sky Blues' relegation from League One,

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Lameiras joined newly promoted club

. He made his debut for the Pilgrims on 5 August as a 72nd-minute substitute for Jake Jervis in a 2–1 loss at

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, and afterwards he was praised by his midfield partner Graham Carey. On 4 May 2019, Lameiras was awarded the Plymouth Argyle Player of the Season award following a career-best campaign in his second season as a Pilgrim, having been involved directly in 35% of the Pilgrims' competitive goals – netting 11 times in League One and providing nine assists. He was offered a new contract by Plymouth Argyle at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Famalicão

After two years in

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, Lameiras returned to his home country of Portugal to play for newly promoted to the

Famalicão, with whom he signed a four-year contract on 24 June 2019. He made his debut on 10 August in the team's first top-flight game for 25 years, starting in a 2–0 win at Santa Clara; on 23 September he scored his first goal to equalise in a 2–1 win at

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Vitória SC

On 8 January 2021, Lameiras joined fellow Primeira Liga side

on a three-and-a-half-year deal, agreeing a contract with a €50 million release clause. He played 11 remaining games of the season, scoring a consolation in a 4–2 home loss to

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on 14 March. Lameiras played his first game in European competition on 21 July 2022, scoring a fourth-minute opener in a 3–0 win over Hungary's Puskás Akadémia at the

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in the second qualifying round of the

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Chaves

On 21 August 2023, Vitória SC announced that Lameiras' contract had been terminated by mutual agreement, allowing him to join fellow Primeira Liga club Chaves on a one-year deal. Vitória kept 50% of the player's economic rights.

Casa Pia

On 18 January 2024, after making just five appearances for Chaves, Lameiras moved to fellow Primeira Liga club

, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.

Al-Sailiya

In September 2024, Lameiras joined

club Al-Sailiya.

Career statistics

Honours

Coventry City *

: 2016–17 Individual *

Player of the Season: 2018–19 *

Goal of the Month: September 2019

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lameiras, Ruben 1994 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Åtvidabergs FF players Coventry City F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players F.C. Famalicão players Vitória S.C. players G.D. Chaves players Casa Pia A.C. players Al-Sailiya SC players Allsvenskan players English Football League players Primeira Liga players Qatari Second Division players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Qatar 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen