Nuno Santos (footballer, born 1999)
Nuno Miguel Valente Santos (born 2 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vitória de Guimarães.
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| Full name | Nuno Miguel Valente Santos[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Vitória Guimarães | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Belenenses (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Benfica B | 60 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Moreirense (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Boavista (loan) | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 31 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Charlotte FC | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Crown Legacy | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Vitória Guimarães | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Portugal U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Portugal U17 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U20 | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:23, 9 October 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Benfica edit
Born in Porto, Santos was a youth player at his city's two major teams, Boavista F.C. and FC Porto, before joining S.L. Benfica in 2012.[3] He made his debut for the reserve team in LigaPro on 8 August 2017 as the season opened with a 2–1 away loss against U.D. Oliveirense,[4] and scored his first goal the following 6 January at the end of a 3–1 defeat at FC Porto B.[5] In 2018–19 he scored a career-best seven goals (adding five in seven matches in the UEFA Youth League), subsequently renewing his contract until 2024.[6]
By then captain of Benfica B, Santos was loaned to Primeira Liga club Moreirense F.C. on 29 January 2020.[7] He made his top-flight debut four days later by starting in a 5–1 away victory over Gil Vicente FC.[8] His first goal at the level came on 11 July to win the game at B-SAD.[9]
Santos continued to be loaned the following two seasons, to Boavista[10] and F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[11] On 19 November 2021, while in service of the latter side, he put his team ahead against his parent club in the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal, but in a 4–1 loss.[12][13]
Charlotte FC edit
On 5 August 2022, Santos signed a two-year deal with Charlotte FC.[14] He scored his only Major League Soccer goal on 17 September in the 3–2 away defeat of Chicago Fire FC,[15] and also spent time with the reserve team Crown Legacy FC.[16]
Vitória Guimarães edit
Santos returned to Portugal in July 2023, joining top-flight Vitória S.C. on a four-year contract.[17][18]
International career edit
Santos was part of Hélio Sousa's Portugal under-19 team that won the 2018 UEFA European Championship in Finland. He made three substitute appearances in the tournament, including one in extra time of the final.[19]
On 5 September 2019, Santos earned his first cap for the under-21s, in a 4–0 home defeat of Gibraltar in the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[20]
Honours edit
Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2017–18[21]
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17[22]
Portugal
References edit
- ^ (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Nuno Santos" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Resendes, Manuel (18 August 2020). "Mercado: Boavista garante médio ofensivo Nuno Santos ao Benfica" [Transfer market: Boavista confirm attacking midfielder Nuno Santos from Benfica] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Oliveirense-Benfica B, 2–1: Penálti tardio dá triunfo" [Oliveirense-Benfica B, 2–1: Late penalty gives win]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "FC Porto B confirma liderança com vitória frente ao Benfica B" [FC Porto B confirm lead with victory against Benfica B]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Benfica renova com Nuno Santos até 2024" [Benfica renew with Nuno Santos until 2024] (in Portuguese). TSF. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (29 January 2020). "Benfica empresta Nuno Santos no Moreirense" [Benfica loan Nuno Santos to Moreirense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Gil Vicente FC em "dia não" é goleado por Moreirense FC" [Gil Vicente FC on "off day" are thrashed by Moreirense FC] (in Portuguese). Barcelos na Hora. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Amaro, Miguel (11 July 2020). "A crónica do Belenenses SAD-Moreirense, 0–1: só um Nuno acerta num jogo de erros" [Report on Belenenses SAD-Moreirene, 0–1: only Nuno on target in game of errors]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Oficial: Benfica empresta Nuno Santos ao Boavista" [Official: Benfica loan Nuno Santos to Boavista] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Nuno Santos vai defender o amarelo" [Nuno Santos will defend yellows] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "VÍDEO: Nuno Santos deu vantagem ao Paços na Luz e pediu desculpa" [VIDEO: Nuno Santos put Paços in front at the Luz and apologised] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Marques, Pedro Miguel (19 November 2021). "Benfica 4–1 Paços de Ferreira: Águia apanha susto mas acaba a golear e segue em frente na Taça" [Benfica 4–1 Paços de Ferreira: Eagle got scare but end up thrashing and go through in Cup] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Charlotte FC acquires Portuguese attacking midfielder Nuno Santos from SL Benfica". Charlotte FC. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Karol Swiderski helps Charlotte FC come back to beat Fire". Sportsnaut. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte FC loans Nuno Santos to Crown Legacy FC". Charlotte FC. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte FC midfielder Nuno Santos joins Vitória S.C." Charlotte FC. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Nuno Santos regressa a Portugal e assina pelo Vitória" [OFFICIAL: Nuno Santos returns to Portugal and signs for Vitória] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ a b Esteves, Adérito (30 July 2018). "Conheça os 20 (mais um) campeões europeus de sub-19" [Meet the 20 (plus one) under-19 European champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Amaro, Miguel (5 September 2019). "Portugal arranca qualificação com goleada" [Portugal start qualification with rout]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Benfica campeão nacional de juniores pela 24.ª vez" [Benfica national champions in juniors for the 24th time]. Público (in Portuguese). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Benfica cai perante reviravolta do Salzburgo" [Benfica fall as Salzburg come from behind] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
External links edit
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Nuno Santos national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Nuno Santos at Soccerway