Fernando Rui Valadares Pinto Sampaio (born 29 May 1987) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
In 2009–10, he scored a career-best six goals for Beira-Mar to help it to return to the Primeira Liga after a three-year absence.
[2][3] Sampaio made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 15 August 2010, coming on as 29th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against U.D.
[6][7] He played only seven competitive matches during his stint in Italy, with one goal, in the Coppa Italia.
[8] He was consecutively loaned to S.C. Olhanense[9] and Beira-Mar[10] and was released in January 2014, following which he agreed to a permanent one-and-a-half-year contract at F.C.