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Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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sports · Portuguese footballer (born 1988) · association football player · also Rui Patrício, Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício, Patrício
Born 15 February 1988 · Q294980
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“I have great confidence in my players and I have the conviction that Portugal is a title candidate,”
Played for Al Ain FC (2025–2025) — 0 appearances, 0 goals.
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Football Italia: Official: Atalanta sign Portugal veteran Rui Patricio
Played for Atalanta BC (2024–2025) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won the UEFA Europa Conference League with Roma (2021-2022).
Won: UEFA Europa Conference League with Roma (2021–22).
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Won award: UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season (2021–22).
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Signed for Roma, where he won the Europa Conference League in his first season
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Played for AS Roma (2021–2024) — 96 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Roma in 2021.
Reached 100 caps on 12 October that year in a 5–0 World Cup qualifying win over Luxembourg, becoming the seventh Portuguese player and the first goalkeeper from his country to reach the landmark
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Won: UEFA Nations League with Portugal (2018–19).
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Won the Portuguese Taça da Liga with Sporting CP (2017-2018).
Won award: LPFP Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year (2017–18).
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Won: Taça da Liga with Sporting (2017–18).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Team of the Year (2017–18).
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Won award: Most clean sheets in Liga Portugal (2018).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season (2017–18).
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Played for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. (2018–2021) — 112 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Wolves in 2018.
Won: FIFA Confederations Cup with Portugal (2017).
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Won award: O Jogo Primeira Liga Team of the Year (2017).
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Won award: SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year (2017).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Team of the Year (2016–17).
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Won award: Most clean sheets in Liga Portugal (2017).
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Won the UEFA European Championship with Sporting CP (2016).
Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (2016).
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Won award: LPFP Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year (2015–16).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Portugal (2016).
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Won award: Most clean sheets in Liga Portugal (2016).
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Won the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with Sporting CP (2015).
Won: Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with Sporting (2015).
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Won award: Most clean sheets in Liga Portugal (2015).
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Won: Taça de Portugal with Sporting (2014–15).
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Won award: Most clean sheets in Liga Portugal (2014).
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Won award: Most clean sheets in Liga Portugal (2013).
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Won award: O Jogo Primeira Liga Team of the Year (2013).
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Won award: LPFP Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year (2011–12).
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Won award: Sporting CP Footballer of the Year (2012).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Portugal (2012).
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Won award: SJPF Player of the Month (April 2011).
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Won award: SJPF Young Player of the Month (March 2011).
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Won award: SJPF Young Player of the Month (April 2011).
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Won award: Sporting CP Footballer of the Year (2011).
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Won award: SJPF Young Player of the Month (November 2010).
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Played for Portugal men's national football team (2010–2024) — 108 appearances, 0 goals.
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After Paulo Bento's appointment as head coach, and his 100th in 2021
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Won award: SJPF Young Player of the Month (April 2009).
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Played for Portugal Olympic football team (2009–2009) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with Sporting CP (2008).
Won award: SJPF Young Player of the Month (January 2008).
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Won: Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with Sporting (2008).
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Won: Taça de Portugal with Sporting (2007–08).
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Won: Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira with Sporting (2007).
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Won: Taça de Portugal with Sporting (2006–07).
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Played for Portugal national under-21 football team (2007–2010) — 14 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Portugal national under-20 football team (2007–2008) — 8 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Sporting CP (2006–2018) — 327 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Portugal national under-19 football team (2006–2007) — 10 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Sporting CP in 2006.
Played for Portugal national under-18 football team (2005–2006) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won: UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Portugal U17 (2004).
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Played for Portugal national under-17 football team (2004–2005) — 11 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Portugal national under-16 football team (2003–2004) — 5 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Sporting CP in 2000.
Born 1988-02-15.
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