Ruan Carlos

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.

Career Born 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. Back to his parent club the following 19 March, 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.

On 6 May 2013, Ruan was loaned to Série C side Fortaleza. 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.

On 3 January 2015, Ruan agreed to a deal with Goiás in the Série A. On 28 December, he signed for Ituano, before returning to Paysandu on 2 May 2016.

On 16 August 2016, after being rarely used at Papão, Ruan joined Botafogo-PB. After featuring in just one match, he moved to Vila Nova on 21 December, but was also rarely used.

On 13 December 2017, Ruan was one of the ten signings announced by CRB, but moved to Paysandu's rivals Remo the following 27 May. He played the 2019 campaign at Caxias, and signed for São Bento on 7 December of that year.

In 2021, Ruan joined Atibaia for the year's Copa Paulista. He signed for Amazonas on 21 April 2022, He also scored the goal which sealed the latter club's promotion in August, and subsequently spent a short period on loan at Laguna.

On 4 December 2023, after another promotion, Ruan left Amazonas and moved to ABC. On 8 January 2025, he was announced at fellow third division side Floresta.

On 5 December 2025, São José-SP announced the signing of Ruan for the upcoming season.

Career statistics

Honours Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 2014

Goiás Campeonato Goiano: 2015

Amazonas Campeonato Amazonense: 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2023