Rui Patricio is currently plying his trade as a shot-stopper for the Italian club AS Roma. The talismanic shot-stopper from Leiria has featured in Portugal, England and Italy. The player celebrates his birthday on February 15.

Current form:- In the ongoing season, Rui Patricio has featured in 15 Serie A games for Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma. In 15 games, the player has kept four cleansheets for his side. Also, the player has a cleansheet in five games of the UEFA Europa League 2022/23.

World Cup record

The Portuguese shot-stopper has one FIFA World Cup appearances under his belt and this will be his second and probably the last FIFA World Cup too. The 34-year-old has featured in FIFA World Cup 2018 between the posts.

Rui Patricio made his international debut for Portugal against Spain in 2010. The goalkeeper kept a cleansheet in his first appearance against Spain in the international friendly. He played 45 minutes in his first game.

In the FIFA World Cup 2018, the player did not have a great time as he could get only one cleansheet in four appearances. He will aim to improve the numbers in 2022.

Overall stats

Rui Patricio is in the 16th season of his professional football career and the player has featured in 593 games. The player has featured for the footballing giants like Sporting CP, AS Roma and Wolverhampton Wanderers in his club career. The player has 212 cleansheets to his name across all competitions for his side. The best season for the player came in 2017/18 where he had 17 cleansheets to his name for Sporting CP in Primera Liga.

Prediction for world cup 2022:- Rui Patricio has remained the first choice goalkeeper for AS Roma and has kept four cleansheets in 15 games. He has remained a talismanic player for Portugal in the last few years. The goalkeeper will be huge to Portugal’s aspiration in Qatar 2022.