Facts about Ruben Dias

Manchester City's new signing, Ruben Dias is a defender known for his maturity and leadership abilities. Despite being only 23, Dias made more than 100 games for Benfica before joining Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in a lucrative deal.

Dias is under contract at Manchester City until September 2026. Dias made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against

in the Premier League and is hoping to become a first team player in the 20-21 season. Here are all the interesting

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Top facts about Ruben Dias you might want to know

In the following article we will take a look at the Top facts about Ruben Dias. First we present you with some of the general information.

• Full Name

  : Ruben Dias

• Date and Place of Birth

  : 14 May 1997, Amadora, Portugal

• Height & Weight: 

  Ruben Dias height is 1.87 m nad he weighs 80 kg

• Family Members

  : Joao Dias (Father), Ivan Dias (Brother) Beatrix Dias and Carolina Dias (sisters)

• Marital Status

  : Single

• Wife/Girlfriend

  : April Ivy

• Children

  : None

• Current team

  : Manchester City

• Jersey Number:

  3 at Manchester City and Portugal National team

• Zodiac Sign

  : Taurus

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Ruben Dias Birthday, Zodiac Sign and nationality

First part our article on facts about Ruben Dias is about his birthday. Ruben Dias Birthday is at 14 May 1997He was born in Amadora, Portugal.

Ruben Dias nationality

is Portugese.

Ruben Dias zodiac sign is Taurus. He shares his birthday with many great stars from football and other fields. Some of the most famous figures born on 14th of May are:

Footballers

:

, Aaron Ramsdale and Rose Lavelle /

Actors and Actresses

: Cate Blanchett, Robert Zemeckis, and Sofia Coppola

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Ruben Dias Childhood and Parents

At this part we will look at the facts about

Ruben Dias Childhood

and the family and background he grew up in

was born into a middle-class football-loving family in Amadora. His parents had a normal life and Ruben's childhood was spent in a peaceful house.

Ruben is the third of four children in his family. His Older brother Ivan is also a professional footballer playing as a center-back for Clube Oriental Lisboa in the Portuguese third tier. He also has two sisters, Beatrix and Carolina.

Ruben Dias childhood was going into other directions when at 9, a friend took him to the team of the city, Esterla, where Ruben had his first steps as a footballer.

Seeing his passion about football, Ruben's parents took him to

academy for trial, which he passed with ease. At the academy, he started as a striker but later moved first to midfield and then to the defense line due to his tall and strong figure.

Ruben's leadership ability was noticeable from his childhood. He captained every academy rank he played in and has demonstrated this in his professional career as well.

In 2015 Ruben hit the peak of his youth career with Benfica's second team as they won the Uefa youth championship. With such performances as a teenager, it was a matter of time before Ruben could make his Benfica debut.

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Ruben Dias girlfriend, Relationships and Marital Status

The first known

Ruben Dias girlfriend

is April Ivy, a famous singer with incredible figures who has had a successful career as a pop star. Another fact worth noticing about Ruben Dias girlfriend is that he April Ivy is her stage name and her real name is Marianna Goncalvez.

April had been highly successful in her career lately. She climbed onto number 1 on the Portuguese iTunes chart with her single "Be Ok". Her debut album is called game of love.

The couple first met each other in 2018, when Ruben was playing his best season for Benfica and April's popularity was on the rise.

Music and fame are the two things the couple has in common with each other. Ruben once shared a clip on his official Instagram showing the defender playing guitar to accompany his girlfriend’s singing.

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Ruben Dias Career

Dias progressed through the Benfica academy and made his B team debut in the second division in September 2015 at the age of 18.

Ruben Dias career

with Benfica senior side started in 2016, when at 18, he was called up by Rui Vitoria for Benfica's UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie against Zenit after three of his four main centre-backs were unable to make the trip to Russia.

The following season, he helped the second string to fourth place in LigaPro - the highest position the B team had ever finished – alongside the likes of

, Gedson Fernandes and Luka Jovic.

On September 2017, Dias debuted for Benfica's first team in a Primeira Liga against Boavista. He put on quality performance game after game for the next two months, including two games against Manchester United in the Champions League.

Dias's good streak ended when he suffered and injury and later had an operation due to appendicitis. As a result he was sidelinned for a month. Upon his return, Dias scored his first goal for Benfica in a Taça da Liga encounter (2–2) against

on 29 December 2017.

On 3 February 2018, Dias scored his first Primeira Liga goal in the 5-1 demolition of Rio Ave. At the end of the season, Dias was voted Primeira Liga's best young player of the season.

At the beginning of the 2019-20 season many big clubs including Lyon and Manchester United were interested in signing the promising youngster, after much speculation about his future club, Ruben decided to stay at Benfica and signed a new contract which would keep him at the club till 2022.

In November 2019, Dias played his 100th game for Benfica in style as he scored the opening goal against Rio Ave in a 2-0 home victory. On 26 September 2020, Dias scored the opening goal against Moreirense in a 2–0 win. After the game, the manager of Benfica admitted that it was probably his last game for the club.

Dias played 137 games in total for Benfica, during which he scored 12 goals and provided six assists. Ruben Dias has played 22 games for Portugal national team and is yet to score his first goal.

According to talksport, Dias signed for Manchester City on a six-year contract, for a reportedly €68 million (£61.64 million) fee, with Benfica receiving an initial fee of €56.6 million (£51 million), plus Nicolas Otamendi being sent to Benfica in part-exchange for €15 million, which could rise to €71.6 million, including performance-related bonuses.

Dias played his Manchester City debut in a 1–1 away draw against Leeds United in the

. As of October 2020 Dias has played 4 games for Manchester City without scoring any goals.

Internationally, Dias has represented Portugal at every level from under-16 and captained the under-19s at the 2016 European Championships and the under-20s at the 2017 World Cup. He made his international debut in a friendly against Tunisia. Although Dias was present at the 2018 World Cup, he did not feature in any of Portugal's four matches in the competition.

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Ruben Dias Net worth, Salary and Market Value

Ruben Dias net worth

is estimated to be 100 thousand Pounds in 2020, including all of his properties and earnings. Dominic Ruben Dias market value is at €40.00m. He is ranked number 52 among all players of the Premier League.

Ruben Dias salary

in 2020 is reportedly 1.1 Million Pounds annually.

Ruben Dias Transfermarket stats

According to

Ruben Dias Transfermarket

stats, he has played a total of 188 games for five clubs. He has scored 54 goals and has provided 15 assists for his team mates. Ruben Dias Transfermarket stats shows why he is considered among the best forwards in the world.

Some Short top facts about Ruben Dias

The most interesting facts about Ruben Dias tattoos is that he has yet to try any tattoos on his body.

Ruben Dias religion has been a subject of controversy as many believes he is Christian, while his many photos in Abu Dhabi have hinted at his interest in Islam. Moreover, He once captioned one of his Instagram posts with Arabic greetings.

Ruben Dias is active in social media.

Ruben Dias Instagram

account has around 412K followers.

Ruben Dias Height

is 1.89 meters. Ruben Dias weight is 82 kg. Ruben Dias position is attacking midfielder. Ruben Dias age is 23.

Dias had averaged a pass success rate of over 81% in Liga Nos and 86% in both the

and Champions League.

Before joining City, Ruben Dias has played at Old Trafford already, featuring against

home and away for Benfica in the Champions' League group stages in 2017. United won both games 1-0 and 2-0.

In the under-19 competition, Dias was named in the Team of the Tournament, in which Kylian Mbappe was another notable inclusion.

Ruben Dias is the latest player from Benfica famous youth academy who ends up in the Premier League. Great stars like Bernardo Silva, Renato Sanches, Victor Lindelof, Ederson, Nemanja Matic and Angel di Maria all came from the Portugal giant academy.

In 2020 Ruben Dias decided to join

amid strong interests from Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Manchester United.

Ruben Dias is a skillful guitar player. His other favorite sport is swimming and he is a fan of traveling.

Ruben Dias rating in FIFA 21 is 81 with a potential of 87. If he continues his fine displays in Manchester City, his rating will surely increase greatly in the next edition of the FIFA game.

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Ruben Dias Quotes:

One of the most amusing parts of 

's article on facts about Ruben Dias is a look back at his most interesting and controversial quotes about himself and other players.

On his old club, Benfica:

“In Benfica and even in my national team, Portugal, we play every single game to win. Obviously, in Benfica it is a different league, not so competitive, but the mentality is the same.

On his best characteristics:

“I am a player for the team, for the fans. I am a player that loves this family spirit that I am feeling a lot since I’ve been here."

On the prospect of playing in the Premier League:

"To have that feeling when I get on the field and I get goose bumps. That feeling, you cannot put into words".

“For me, the Premier League means all that and to be able to play in the Premier League in a top club like City, it doesn’t get much bigger than that.” (From his interview with Manchester City Website)

On his debut for Manchester City:

"It has all happened so fast, it's not easy but I'm trying to settle as fast as I can and obviously today to play this game was a really good step and I hope I can help the team."

"

Very happy for my debut – but obviously not happy at all with result we wanted to win this match so badly

.

"But we have to keep improving and working on that victorious mentality. First game and I am really happy with my debut."

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Ruben Dias achievements

We round up our article on the top facts about Ruben Dias with a list of his most notable achievements at club and international level.

With Benfica:

Primeira Liga: 2018–19,  Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2019, UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17, Cosme Damiao Awards – Revelation of the Year: 2017, Primeira Liga Best Young Player of the Year: 2017–18,  Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2019–20

UEFA Nations League: 2018–19, UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016, UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016

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