Rui Modesto
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Full name | Rui Manuel Muati Modesto | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vendas Novas, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger, wing-back, full back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AIK | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2007–2012 | Afeiteira | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2018 | Estrela V.N. | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Juventude Évora (youth loan) | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | → Lusitano Évora (youth loan) | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Vitória Setubal | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Estrela V.N. | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Honka II | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Honka | 50 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | AIK | 49 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Angola | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2024 |
Rui Manuel Muati Modesto (born 7 October 1999) is a footballer who plays as a right winger for Allsvenskan club AIK. Born in Portugal, he represents the Angola national team. Initially a defender in his native Portugal, Modesto moved to a more attacking role after moving to Finland.
Career
He was born in Vendas Novas and developed his football skills through various youth club in Afeiteira, Estrela Vendas Novas, Juventude Évora and Lusitano Évora.[1]
Modesto made his senior debut with Estrela Vendas Novas first team in the 2017–18 season, playing in Portuguese third-tier Campeonato de Portugal.
Between 2018 and 2020, he played with Vitória Setubal U23 in Liga Revelação youth league.
Honka
On 17 September 2020, Modesto transferred to Honka in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.[2] In the 2022 season, he scored 7 goals and provided 12 assists in the league, and was awarded for the most assists of the season.[3][4]
AIK
After a two-and-a-half season stint in Finland, Modesto was acquired by Allsvenskan club AIK in preparation for the 2023 season. He signed a three-year contract with the club, for a transfer fee of €500,000.[5][6][7][8][9]
After his first season with AIK, Modesto was named The Player of the Season by the fans of the club.[10] He finished the season scoring 7 goals in 34 matches, in all competitions combined.
National team
In June 2023, Modesto received his first call-up to Angola national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Central African Republic, Madagascar and Ghana. However, he remained an unused substitute during these matches.
Modesto made his debut for the Angola national team on 12 September 2023, in a 4–0 friendly loss against Iran.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 August 2024[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Estrela V.N. | 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
Honka II | 2020 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Honka | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 31 | 8 | ||
Total | 50 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 11 | ||
AIK | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 7 | ||
2024 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 9 | |||
Total | 49 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 16 | ||
Career total | 130 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 156 | 28 |
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
International
- As of 17 October 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Angola | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
FC Honka
- Finnish League Cup: 2022
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2022[13]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2022[14]
- Veikkausliiga Most Assists of the Season: 2022
References
- ^ Rui Modesto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ^ "Honka vahvistuu kahdella uudella pelaajalla". esporthonka.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Veikkausliigakauden syöttöpörssin voittaja siirtyy Hongasta Ruotsiin". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Captain's Ball 2022 - palkitut osa 1". Finnish FA. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Rui Modesto klar för AIK Fotboll". aikfotboll.se. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Rui Modesto: An under-the-radar gem at wing back". totalfootballanalysis.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Veikkausliigan pörssiykkönen siirtyy Ruotsin pääsarjan suurseuraan, MTV Oy, 28 November 2022
- ^ ”Hände väldigt snabbt och jag var inte redo”, Aftonbladet, 3 September 2023
- ^ Sällsynt mycket pengar – men krävde VPS verkligen tillräckligt för målkungen Michael? Sportchefen om spelet då stjärnan såldes: ”Vi är inte HJK”, Svenska Yle, 25 January 2024
- ^ Säsongsbetyg: Målvakter och försvarare, svenskafans.com, 25 November 2023
- ^ Rui Modesto at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Rui Modesto at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Rui Modesto Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja". jpy.fi (in Finnish). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat kauden parhaiksi". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). 16 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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