Name: Rui Patrício

Full name: Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício

Date of birth: February 15, 1988

Place of birth: Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal

Nationality: Portuguese

Position: Goalkeeper

Youth career:

• 2000–2006: Sporting CP (Sporting Clube de Portugal)

Senior club career (selected):

• 2006–2018: Sporting CP
  • Appearances: 327 (league)
  • Notable: Broke into the first team as a teenager and established himself as Sporting’s long-term starting goalkeeper; won the Taça de Portugal (2014–15) and Taça da Liga (2017–18) with the club.
• 2018–2021: Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolverhampton, England)
• 2021–2022: AS Roma (loan then permanent; Italy)
• 2022– : (subsequent clubs beyond Sporting included moves outside Portugal)

International career:

• Portugal national team debut: 2010s
• Caps: Over 70 appearances for Portugal (including major tournaments)
• Major honors: UEFA European Championship winner (UEFA EURO 2016) and UEFA Nations League winner (2019) as Portugal’s goalkeeper.

Playing style and attributes:

• Known for excellent shot-stopping, composure, and penalty-saving ability.
• Strong in one-on-one situations and experienced at organizing the defense.

Legacy: Rui Patrício is regarded as one of Portugal’s top goalkeepers of his generation, having spent his formative and peak years at Sporting CP where he developed into a reliable international-level keeper, and later continuing his career in top European leagues.