Player profile

Al HilalDefensive MidfieldPortugal29 yrsAgent · Gestifute
On the hub
Rúben Neves · #403 overall
Quiet · Heat 19 · Midfielders
Fan totals + per-90 · No seasonal row in tracked leagues
No seasonal row in tracked leagues — check recent matches below.
Season rates refresh weekly · peer percentiles from league cohorts · match log ~6h after FT.
Injury & sideline log · current status + two-year history
Fit · no active injury on file
Muscle injury
Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
Patellar tendon rupture
Oct 2024 – Jan 2025
87 days out recorded in last 2 years
Status clears when return date has passed or the daily injury sync marks the player fit · not medical advice.
Estimated market value over time
€25.0M
+1150% over window
RT estimated values · updated every few days · may lag breaking news by one revision.
Documented moves (6 on record) · "Fee not public" = transfer fee was not reported
Sport Recife→Al Hilal
Jul 2023 · 23/24
Porto→Sport Recife
Jul 2017 · 17/18
Club not on file→Porto
Jul 2014 · 14/15
Club not on file→Club not on file
Jan 2013 · 12/13
Estimated value rank vs peer groups, plus where they have played by position.
Estimated value rank
Lower number = higher estimated transfer value in that group (e.g. 74th = 74th-most valuable in the pool).
369th
Worldwide
All tracked players by estimated value
6th
League · Saudi Pro League
Players in Saudi Pro League
23rd
National team · Portugal
Players from Portugal
26th
Position
Players in this role
33rd
Birth year cohort · 1997
Players born 1997
Position distribution (career apps)
W/D/L from your club's score · match rating when Sportmonks supplies it
No logged appearances this season in our tracked competitions yet.
W/D/L uses final score for the player's club that day. Match rows sync within ~6h · ratings may lag on some PL fixtures (Sportmonks column drift) · event minutes ~1h.
Neves remains one of football's most elegant paradoxes: a defensive midfielder by instinct who consistently produces attacking numbers that embarrass players deployed ten yards further forward. His 0.40 goals per 90 places him in the top 5% of the league, yet the more telling figure is his 15.07 passes into the final third per 90—also top 5%—confirming this isn't a man who scores instead of progressing play; he does both simultaneously. His 75.3 passes per 90 reflects genuine positional authority, not just recycling; he's the metronome and the conductor. Here's the counterintuitive truth: his modest interception numbers don't signal defensive passivity—they signal he's rarely out of position enough to need them.
Based on 1,709 min this season · DNA refreshes weekly.
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Rúben Neves's per-90 DNA and four looks — built for the group chat in about a minute.
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Stylistic matches, not just the same position. Shortlist before the argument starts.
See DNA alternatives →Club not on file→Club not on file
Jul 2012 · 12/13
Club not on file→Club not on file
Jul 2010 · 10/11
Youth loans and friendlies may be missing · club names matched from RT team directory.
41G · 37A
8G · 6A
1G · 2A
Rankings refresh when extended player data is loaded · not every player has a full row yet.