Rui Modesto
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File:Rui Modesto (AIK, 2023, cropped).jpg Modesto with AIK in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rui Manuel Muati Modesto | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vendas Novas, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Udinese | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | AIK | 49 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Udinese | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Angola | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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Rui Manuel Muati Modesto (born 7 October 1999) is a footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie A club Udinese.[1] 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.
Early career
[edit | edit source]Modesto was born in Vendas Novas and developed his football skills through various youth clubs in Afeiteira, Estrela Vendas Novas, Juventude Évora and Lusitano Évora.[2]
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.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Honka
[edit | edit source]On 17 September 2020, Modesto transferred to Honka in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.[3] Modesto represented Honka in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers in four games. 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.[4][5]
AIK
[edit | edit source]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.[6][7][8][9][10]
After his first season with AIK, Modesto was named The Player of the Season by the fans of the club.[11] He finished the season scoring 7 goals in 34 matches, in all competitions combined.
Udinese
[edit | edit source]On 30 August 2024, AIK reached an agreement with Italian Serie A club Udinese for the immediate transfer of Modesto for €1.5 million fee.[12][13] Modesto signed a four-year contract with Udinese.[14]
International career
[edit | edit source]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.[15]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 9 June 2025[15]
| 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 Akatemia | 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 | ||
| Udinese | 2024–25 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 150 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 179 | 28 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Svenska Cupen and Coppa Italia
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
International
[edit | edit source]- As of 26 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit | edit source]FC Honka
- Finnish League Cup: 2022
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2022[16]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2022[17]
- Veikkausliiga Most Assists of the Season: 2022
References
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- ^ 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
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- ^ Blitz Udinese, domani prevista la chiusura per Rui Modesto, tuttoudinese.com, 30 August 2024
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Évora District
- Angolan men's footballers
- Angola men's international footballers
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portuguese people of Angolan descent
- Sportspeople of Angolan descent
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Honka players
- AIK Fotboll players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Kakkonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Allsvenskan players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Angolan expatriate men's footballers
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Udinese Calcio players
- Serie A players
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen