Rúben Macedo

Aves Deemed surplus to requirements by manager Sérgio Conceição, Macedo left the Estádio do Dragão and signed a three-year contract with C.D. Aves on 4 July 2019. He scored his only goal for the bottom-placed team on 18 August, in the 3–1 home defeat of C.S. Marítimo.

Marítimo On 18 August 2020, Macedo joined Marítimo on a two-year deal. The following 22 February, he gave away an injury-time penalty against his former club Porto – who won 2–1 as a result of that action, after Otávio converted it – being subsequently subjected to abuse on his social media.

Nacional Macedo remained in the island of Madeira in the second half of the 2021–22 campaign, signing a contract with second-tier C.D. Nacional running until June 2024. In 2023–24, he scored twice from 33 appearances in a promotion as runners-up.

During his tenure, Macedo totalled 117 games, seven goals and seven assists.

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