Rui Patrício

Rui Patrício
Patrício with Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício
Date of birth (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988
Place of birth Marrazes, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1997–2000 Leiria e Marrazes
2000–2006 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2018 Sporting CP 327 (0)
2018–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers 112 (0)
2021–2024 Roma 96 (0)
2024–2025 Atalanta 3 (0)
2025 Al Ain 0 (0)
Total 538 (0)
International career
2003–2004 Portugal U16 5 (0)
2004–2005 Portugal U17 11 (0)
2005–2006 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2006–2007 Portugal U19 10 (0)
2007–2008 Portugal U20 8 (0)
2007–2010 Portugal U21 14 (0)
2010–2024 Portugal 108 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2016 France
2012 Poland–Ukraine
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2019 Portugal
FIFA Confederations Cup
2017 Russia
UEFA European U17 Championship
2004 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁuj pɐˈtɾisju]; born 15 February 1988) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

A product of Sporting CP's youth academy, Patrício made his first team debut at the age of 18, and went on to appear in 467 official games. He won five trophies during his twelve years with the club, including two Portuguese Cups, before moving to England to join Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2018. In 2021, he signed for Roma, where he won the Europa Conference League in his first season.

Patrício earned his first cap for the Portugal national team in 2010, after Paulo Bento's appointment as head coach, and his 100th in 2021. He represented the nation in three World Cups and five European Championships, winning the 2016 edition of the latter tournament as well as the 2019 Nations League.

Patrício announced his retirement from professional football on 11 December 2025, concluding a 19-year senior career.