CORNERFLICK
international
International
UEFA Nations League
Nation
MC
Club
UL
League
29
Age
DF
Position
20
Caps
1
Int'l goals
Manchester City
Club
UEFA Champions League
League
POR
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.
// the equation
reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve
the back linethe cover positionthe duel
// the x-factor
The job
The last line of trust.
Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.
29Years old
DefenderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×3
club
Club
Premier League
Super Cup
Primeira Liga
FA Cup
League Cup
Taça da Liga
UEFA Super Cup
Community Shield
Taça de Portugal
UEFA Champions League
J.League World Challenge
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
// the closing word
Rúben Dias .Portugal · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
PORDefenderManchester City