Rúben Fernandes

Following his move to Farense, Fernandes's current-season form is down 78% on last season (Season 23→5), while his Rating eased 17→5. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Luzern	1	1	0	7.79	—	—
2025/26	Farense · 16th	8	0	0	6.73	5	5
2024/25	GIL Vicente · 13th	28	1	1	6.94	17	23
2023/24	GIL Vicente · 12th	29	1	0	6.86	17	33
2022/23	GIL Vicente · 13th	26	0	0	6.85	20	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

Rúben Fernandes is a 40-year-old central midfielder at Farense, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances, a Season grade of 5. On long-term scout potential he's rated 4.9. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (20.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fernandes.

On the season, Fernandes graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.062 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5. At 40 Fernandes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down

4.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

20.9%

Minutes

limited game time

3.06

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Farense finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.06

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

Game time. Only 20.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 40, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 4.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %20.9%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.062

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.133

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 40, Fernandes sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Fernandes's projected Rating — 4.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Segunda Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions13

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

VVarzimJun 2026 – nowFree

FarenseJul 2025 – Jun 2026Free Transfer

GIL VicenteJul 2019 – Jul 2025Free

PortimonenseJul 2017 – Jul 2019

St. TruidenJul 2015 – Jul 2017Free

EstorilJul 2013 – Jul 2015Free

Portimonenseuntil Jul 2013

About Rúben Fernandes

Rúben Miguel Marques dos Santos Fernandes is a 40-year-old central midfielder who plays for Farense, born on May 6, 1986 in Portimão, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Farense currently sit 10th of 18 in the Segunda Liga.

This season

In the current season, Rúben Fernandes has made 29 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 676 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

Rúben Fernandes's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Farense face Sacavenense away in the Taça de Portugal.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Rúben Fernandes at 4.9 with a Season form score of 5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, Rúben Fernandes has totalled 457 club appearances with 33 goals and 3 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2012/13, with 41 appearances for Portimonense.

Rúben Fernandes's career has also included time at VVarzim, GIL Vicente, Portimonense, St. Truiden and Estoril.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Farense finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Watch points