Rúben Gouveia


Rúben Sílvio Lino Gouveia is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club União de Santarém as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Gouveia never played at the professional level in his homeland, amassing third division totals of 153 matches and 23 goals over eight seasons whilst in representation of Estrela de Vendas Novas, Real SC,
Atlético SC, S.C.U. Torreense, U.D. Vilafranquense, Casa Pia AC, Clube Oriental de Lisboa and União de Santarém. In January 2009, he went on loan to Halesowen Town of the English Isthmian League.
In 2012, Gouveia signed with Girabola club C.R.D. Libolo. He continued to compete in the Angolan top level in the following years.

International career

After being awarded the country's citizenship, Gouveia made his debut for Angola on 28 May 2014 at the age of 29, in a 2–0 friendly win against Morocco.