PREMIER League footballer Ruben Dias has sparked romance rumours with a stunning TV star.
The Manchester City footballer and Love Island host Maya Jama sent tongues wagging this week after the pair appeared to spend New Year’s Eve together – here’s everything you need to know.
Ruben Dias’ dating life
In January 2025, The Sun revealed that Love Island host Maya Jama had sparked romance rumours with Manchester City footballer Ruben Dias.
Speculation began circulating after the pair were spotted dining together in the Spanish island of Ibiza.
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Although the pair didn’t share any snaps together, they appeared to be dining together in a blurry image shared on social media.
A female pal of Maya’s can also be seen joining them at the table.
Before this, the pair had previously sparked rumors of a possible romance back in November 2024, after they began following each other on Instagram.
The footballer followed Maya first before she quickly started following him back.
Multi-millionare Maya previously dated rapper Stormzy.
However, 10 years after the pair first started dating, the couple called time on their relationship.
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A message shared by Maya read: “We’ve been laughing whilst drafting this because we never, ever, in a million years thought we’d be the couple announcing a breakup, but for the sake of clarity and, more importantly, to allow us the space and grace that’s needed for us both to be able to navigate this next bit of our lives with peace, we thought it might be best to.”
Describing their love story, she wrote: “We fell madly in love in 2014, broke up in 2019, and then spent five years manoeuvring life apart.”
Before being romantically linked to Maya Jama, Dias has had previous relationships with Love Island star Arabella Chi and pop star April Ivy.
According to Portuguese celebrity mag FLASH!, Dias and pop star Ivy Rose separated because of lifestyle differences with the footballer being “more discreet” than April.
Following their split, Dias was then linked to Arabella Chi.
Eagle-eyed fans began speculating after discovering the pair shared identical Instagram posts showing the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
The photos were taken from the same angle and even had the same members of the public visible in them.
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However, in January 2024, The Sun revealed that Arabella had been dumped by the footballer, who she had been dating since September.
A source said at the time: “They went to Paris for their first romantic mini-break, where he wined and dined her at all the best restaurants. He also showered her with gifts.
“Rúben and Arabella are trying to keep their relationship under wraps because it’s early days. But they had the best time together in Paris and seem to be really falling for each other.”
Following their split, Arabella signed up for the ITV reality dating show once more, this time joining the line-up of Love Island All Stars.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun on Sunday about her love life, she said: “Last year was probably my unluckiest when it came to finding the one. I’ve been so unlucky in love.
“I’ve dated people I thought at the time were the one, which was a mistake I’ve since learnt from.”
Arabella added: “What I’ve learnt from dating last year is that you think you know someone but you don’t really know them at all.
“I dated people that perhaps, looking back, weren’t best suited to me.”
On the pitch
Dias plays for Manchester City and the Portugal national side.
In August 2021, he signed a new six-year contract with the Sky Blues, reportedly doubling his previous £90,000-a-week wages.
Upon penning his new contract, Dias said: “I’m very happy to sign the new deal.
“I have enjoyed every single minute of my time at City since joining last year.
“Playing for City has surpassed all my expectations and it’s an absolute pleasure to be part of such an incredible squad.
“I would also like to thank Pep and the coaching staff for the way they have helped me to develop as a player and keep pushing me to improve.
“To be part of the squad that achieved so much last season was incredible and made us all hungry to achieve even more.
“Now I just want to try and play my part in helping us be successful this season and beyond.”