Rúben Dias

Portugal · DF

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
DF
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#2
Intl caps
74
Intl goals
3
Intl assists
2
0.62(model rating, 0–1)
0.3%

See Rúben Dias on the full Portugal scoring list →

Recent form

Cooling

2025/26 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (4.61 vs 4.69).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
Euro 20244441000.1211058121
World Cup 20224392000.010853753
Euro 20204379000.1101174937
All tournaments121,212000.2413071671011
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.74
34
Interceptions / 90
0.82
28
Ball recoveries / 90
2.75
31
Blocks / 90
1.19
20
Clearances / 90
4.01
80
Pressures / 90
5.05
7

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
22.80
99
Key passes / 90
0.07
23
Prog. carries / 90
12.40
88
Pass completion %
93.1%
94

Possession

Carries / 90
58.59
96
Dribbles / 90
0.07
24

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Rúben Dias has 74 caps and 3 international goals for Portugal, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Portugal →Portugal squad & model →

Rest of the Portugal squad