Rui Silva (handballer)
| Rui Silva | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Rui Sousa Martins Silva | ||
| Born |
28 April 1993 Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Porto | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2004–2009 | Xico Andebol | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2008–2010 | Xico Andebol | ||
2010–2015 | Sporting CP | ||
2015– | FC Porto | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Portugal | 78 | (124) | |
Rui Sousa Martins Silva (pronounced [ˈʁuj ˈsilvɐ]; born 28 April 1993) is a Portuguese handballer for FC Porto and the Portuguese national team.
He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship. In 2025 he was part of the Portugal team that reached the semifinals of the World Championship for the first time in history. They lost the semifinals to Denmark and the third place playoff to France.