R. Dias🇵🇹

Ruben Dias Height

187cm (6ft 2in)

Ruben Dias Nationality

Portugal

Ruben Dias Religion

Christianity

Ruben Dias Net Worth

$22 million

Ruben Dias Weekly Wage

£250,000 per week

Ruben Dias Contract

Expires June 2029

Ruben Dias Club

Manchester City

Ruben Dias Position

Defender

Ruben Dias Age

28 years old

Ruben Dias Preferred Foot

Right

Ruben Dias Hometown

Amadora, Portugal

Early Life

Ruben Santos Dias was born on May 14, 1997 in Amadora, Portugal. He came through the Benfica youth academy — one of Portuguese football's most productive development systems — and established himself as the country's finest young defender before Manchester City came calling.

Breakthrough

City paid £61M for Dias in September 2020 — a significant fee during the COVID period. The transformation at City was immediate and dramatic. They had been conceding goals at an alarming rate before his arrival. With Dias anchoring the defence, City conceded just 32 goals in the 2020-21 Premier League season and he won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.

Career

Dias has been the bedrock of Manchester City's defensive excellence throughout their dominant era. Calm under pressure, commanding in the air, and a leader who elevates the players around him. A treble winner in 2023, multiple Premier League champion, and widely considered the best centre-back in the Premier League alongside Van Dijk.

Personal Life

Dias is articulate and thoughtful in interviews. He has spoken about the importance of leadership in the dressing room and the responsibility of wearing the armband for both club and country. He is close to his family and regularly speaks about his formative years at Benfica as the foundation for everything.

Legacy

The best purchase City have made in the post-Kompany era. A player who transformed the entire defensive culture of a club that was already the Premier League's most dominant force. Title after title, his name belongs at the top of City's era-defining signings.

Dias won the PFA Players' Player of the Year in just his first full season at City — a remarkable achievement for a defender

Manchester City conceded only 32 Premier League goals in his first full season — dramatically improving their record

He has played more minutes than any other outfield player in City's era of Premier League dominance

Dias made his Portugal debut at 20 and has been their first-choice centre-back ever since

His combination with John Stones is considered the best central defensive partnership in Premier League history