Rui_Modesto
Rui Modesto
Angolan footballer
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 plays for the Angola national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
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 | 39 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Angola | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 | |||
.jpg){kind=link}
He was born in Vendas Novas and spent his youth career in Afeiteira, Estrela Vendas Novas, Juventude Évora, Lusitano Évora and Vitória Setubal U23.[1]
FC Honka
On 17 September 2020, Modesto transferred to Veikkausliiga club Honka.[2] In the 2022 season, he scored 7 goals and gave 12 assists in the league, and was awarded for the most assists of the season.[3][4]
AIK
He spent two and a half seasons in Finland, before he was acquired by Allsvenskan club AIK ahead of the 2023 season. He signed a three-year deal 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.
In June 2023, Modesto got a call-up to Angola national team for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Central African Republic, Madagascar and Ghana, but he remained an unused substitute.
Modesto made his debut for the Angola national team on 12 September 2023, in a 4–0 friendly loss against Iran.[11]
Club
- As of 19 May 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 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 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
| Total | 39 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 145 | 23 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
- Includes Finnish League Cup
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
- 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
- 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.