| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/2017 | Liga Portugal 2 | 39 | 2879 | 14 | 1 | 0.47 | — |
| 2017/2018 | Liga Portugal | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/2018 | Liga Portugal 2 | 17 | 1140 | 10 | 0 | 0.79 | — |
| 2017/2018 | 2. Division: Group B | 31 | 2470 | 5 | 0 | 0.18 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Liga Portugal 2 | 20 | 1125 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 | — |
| 2018/2019 | 2. Division: Group B | 31 | 2470 | 5 | 0 | 0.18 | — |
| 2019/2020 | La Liga 2 (Spain) | 22 | 900 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 6.87 |
| 2020/2021 | Liga Portugal | 16 | 645 | 4 | 0 | 0.56 | 6.96 |
| 2021/2022 | Liga Portugal | 32 | 1983 | 5 | 2 | 0.32 | 6.78 |
| 2022/2023 | Liga Portugal 2 | 29 | 1298 | 9 | 0 | 0.62 | — |
| 2022/2023 | Liga Portugal | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.73 |
| 2023/2024 | Liga Portugal | 20 | 699 | 3 | 2 | 0.64 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | Premier League (Kazakhstan) | 11 | 581 | 4 | 0 | 0.62 | — |
| 2024/2025 | Liga Portugal | 15 | 692 | 2 | 1 | 0.39 | 6.92 |
| 2025/2026 | Liga Portugal 2 | 25 | 1478 | 3 | 0 | 0.18 | 6.55 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 13 Liga Portugal 2 forwards, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-27
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Benfica | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gil Vicente | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vitória Guimarães | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Moreirense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sporting CP | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Porto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sporting Braga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Boavista | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Estoril | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Portimonense SAD | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Famalicão | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marítimo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vizela | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Belenenses | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paços de Ferreira | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tondela | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Arouca | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rio Ave | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Benfica II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Porto II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In 2025/2026, Rui Costa hit 3 goals over 25 Liga Portugal 2 outings (1,478 minutes) and provided no assists — 0.18 goal involvements per 90. Per-match rating over the season: 6.55. Within the 13 Liga Portugal 2 forwards who played 450+ minutes in 2025/2026, he places in the 38th percentile by match rating, while ranking 5th of 13 for goals.
No season rated higher than 2020/2021 (6.96, Liga Portugal); none lower than 2025/2026 (6.55).
