Ruan Carlos Gomes Costa da Silva (born 17 August 1993), known as Ruan Carlos or just Ruan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward.
 Ruan in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruan Carlos Gomes Costa da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Natal, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sport Recife | |||
| 2011–2012 | → Grêmio (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Sport Recife | 23 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2014 | → Internacional (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Paysandu (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2015 | → Goiás (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2016 | Ituano | 13 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Paysandu (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Botafogo-PB | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Vila Nova | 11 | (1) |
| 2018 | CRB | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Remo | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Caxias | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | São Bento | 34 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Atibaia | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Amazonas | 38 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Laguna (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2024 | ABC | 25 | (2) |
| 2025 | Floresta | 22 | (6) |
| 2026 | São José-SP | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:49, 29 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBorn in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Ruan was a Sport Recife youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 11 September 2010, coming on as a late substitute for Wilson in a 1–0 Série B away win over Americana.
On 24 August 2011, Ruan was loaned to Grêmio and was assigned to the under-20 team.[1] Back to his parent club the following 19 March,[2] he scored his first senior goal on 31 March 2012, netting Sport's fourth in a 5–0 Campeonato Pernambucano home routing of Serra Talhada.[3]
On 6 May 2013, Ruan was loaned to Série C side Fortaleza.[4] He began the 2014 season at Internacional, although mainly with the under-23 team, before moving to Paysandu, where he scored the goal which sealed the club's promotion to the Série B.[5]
On 3 January 2015, Ruan agreed to a deal with Goiás in the Série A.[6] On 28 December, he signed for Ituano,[7] before returning to Paysandu on 2 May 2016.[8]
On 16 August 2016, after being rarely used at Papão, Ruan joined Botafogo-PB.[9] After featuring in just one match, he moved to Vila Nova on 21 December,[10] but was also rarely used.
On 13 December 2017, Ruan was one of the ten signings announced by CRB,[11] but moved to Paysandu's rivals Remo the following 27 May.[12] He played the 2019 campaign at Caxias, and signed for São Bento on 7 December of that year.[13]
In 2021, Ruan joined Atibaia for the year's Copa Paulista. He signed for Amazonas on 21 April 2022,[14] He also scored the goal which sealed the latter club's promotion in August,[15] and subsequently spent a short period on loan at Laguna.
On 4 December 2023, after another promotion, Ruan left Amazonas and moved to ABC.[16] On 8 January 2025, he was announced at fellow third division side Floresta.[17]
On 5 December 2025, São José-SP announced the signing of Ruan for the upcoming season.[18]
Career statistics
edit- As of 29 April 2026[19]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sport Recife | 2010 | Série B | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2013 | Série B | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 30 | 3 | |||
| Fortaleza (loan) | 2013 | Série C | 16 | 6 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 6 | |||
| Paysandu (loan) | 2014 | Série A | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Paysandu (loan) | 2014 | Série C | 13 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 6 | |||
| Goiás (loan) | 2015 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |
| Ituano | 2016 | Série D | — | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Paysandu (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Botafogo-PB | 2016 | Série C | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Vila Nova | 2017 | Série B | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| CRB | 2018 | Série B | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Remo | 2018 | Série C | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Caxias | 2019 | Série D | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| São Bento | 2020 | Série C | 8 | 0 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | Série D | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | 34 | 5 | |||||
| Atibaia | 2021 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 7[c] | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |||||
| Amazonas | 2022 | Série D | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2023 | Série C | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||||
| Laguna (loan) | 2022 | Potiguar 2ª Divisão | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| ABC | 2024 | Série C | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| Floresta | 2025 | Série C | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | |||
| São José-SP | 2026 | Paulista A2 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 128 | 19 | 112 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 273 | 36 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Sport empresta Ruan e Anderson Paraíba para o Sub-20 do Grêmio" [Sport loan Ruan and Anderson Paraíba to the under-20s of Grêmio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Super Esportes. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Atacante Ruan retorna de empréstimo e reforça Sport" [Forward Ruan returns from loan and bolsters Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Na goleada do Sport, Ruan marca primeiro gol como profissional" [On Sport's routing, Ruan scores first goal as a professional] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Sport empresta atacante Ruan ao Fortaleza para a disputa da Série C" [Sport loan forward Ruan to Fortaleza for the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ ""Nunca mais vou esquecer o Paysandu", diz atacante Ruan" ["I will never forget Paysandu"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Herói do acesso, Ruan vai defender o Goiás" [Promotion hero, Ruan will play for Goiás] (in Brazilian Portuguese). DOL. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Paulistão: Ituano acerta contratação de Ruan, ex-Paysandu" [Paulistão: Ituano sign Ruan, formerly of Paysandu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Paysandu contrata mais um atacante para a Série B" [Paysandu sign another forward for the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Paysandu SC. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Bota-PB contrata Ruan, atacante que fez história no acesso do Paysandu" [Bota-PB sign Ruan, forward who made history on Paysandu's promotion] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Goiano: Vila Nova acerta contratação de atacante que disputou a Série B pelo Paysandu" [Goiano: Vila Nova sign forward who played the Série B for Paysandu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Ayrton, Leílson, Ruan, Serginho, Neto Baiano e mais sete... Sai o pacotão do CRB" [Ayrton, Leílson, Ruan, Serginho, Neto Baiano and seven more... CRB's pack is released] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Remo oficializa contratação de Ruan; apresentação será nesta segunda-feira" [Remo turn official the signing of Ruan; presentation will be on this Monday] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "São Bento traz mais um atacante para o campeonato da Série A2" [São Bento bring another forward for the Série A2 tournament] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Herói de acesso do Paysandu em 2014, atacante Ruan é o novo reforço do Amazonas para a Série D" [Hero of Paysandu's promotion in 2014, forward Ruan is the new addition of Amazonas for the Série D] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Ruan volta a marcar em jogo do acesso e enfatiza: "Aqui no Amazonas tem futebol"" [Ruan scores in promotion match again and reassures: "There is football here in Amazonas"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Sem renovação com o Amazonas, Ruan e Yuri Ferraz fecham com o ABC para a temporada 2024" [Without a renewal with Amazonas, Ruan and Yuri Ferraz sign with ABC for the 2024 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Floresta anuncia contratação do atacante Ruan Carlos, ex-ABC" [Floresta announce the signing of forward Ruan Carlos, formerly of ABC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NE45. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "Série A2: São José confirma atacante ex-Floresta para 2026" [Série A2: São José confirm former Floresta forward for 2026] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ Ruan Carlos at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2025.