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RúbenDias
Rúben Dias: 169 Manchester City appearances, five goals, 74 Portugal caps and a centre-back role built on defending.
Career at Manchester City
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Rúben Dias has made 169 appearances for Manchester City. That total, built since he arrived in 2020, shows a defender trusted to start almost every week rather than rotated. City use him as a fixed centre-back, and his five goals in that time underline the point: his job is to stop attacks, not join them.
The route to Manchester began at S.L. Benfica, where he played 91 times between 2017 and 2020 and scored nine goals. Portugal caps followed, and he has 74 of them, with three international goals. At 29, Dias is in the peak years for a centre-back, and his current season is 2025/26.
Good to know
He plays for Manchester City F.C. in the Premier League, having been at the club since 2020.
His birthplace is Amadora in Portugal, and he represents the Portugal men's national football team.
He has won 74 caps for his country and scored 3 goals at international level.
No, the centre-back is active for Manchester City during the 2025/26 season and holds squad number 3.
The defender is 29, having been born on 14 May 1997, and stands 1.86 m tall.