João Nunes (footballer, born 1995)
João Aniceto Grandela Nunes (born 19 November 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia as a central defender.
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Full name | João Aniceto Grandela Nunes | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 November 1995 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Puskás Akadémia | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | GDR 1º Maio | |||||||||||||||
2005–2014 | Benfica | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Benfica B | 52 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Lechia Gdańsk | 76 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Panathinaikos | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Puskás Akadémia | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2012 | Portugal U17 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2013 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Portugal U19 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020 |
Club career
Benfica
Born in Setúbal, Nunes finished his youth career with S.L. Benfica after joining the club's youth academy at the age of 9. On 6 January 2013, while still a junior,[1] he played his first Segunda Liga match with the reserves, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Santa Clara.[2]
On 27 March 2014, Nunes renewed his contract until 2019.[1] He scored his first goal in the second division on 20 September 2015, in a 1–0 home victory over Gil Vicente FC.[3]
Lechia Gdańsk
On 29 August 2016, Nunes signed a three-year deal with Lechia Gdańsk of the Polish Ekstraklasa.[4][5] He made his league debut on 9 September, playing the entire 1–0 win at KS Cracovia alongside compatriots Flávio Paixão and Marco Paixão.[6]
On 2 May 2019, Nunes also started in the Polish Cup final, as the club won the tournament for the second time in its history after beating Jagiellonia Białystok by the odd goal.[7]
Panathinaikos
On 23 July 2019, free agent Nunes joined Panathinaikos F.C. on a three-year contract.[8]
Puskás Akadémia FC
On 1 July 2020 Nunes joined Puskás Akadémia.[9]
International career
Nunes represented Portugal at the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[10] In 2015, he appeared in all the games as vice-captain[11] as the under-20 team were ousted in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup by eventual finalists Brazil.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 December 2019[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lechia Gdańsk | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
Total | 76 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 82 | 0 | ||||
Panathinaikos | 2019–20 | Super League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 82 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 |
Honours
Benfica Youth
- UEFA Youth League: Runner-up 2013–14[14]
Lechia Gdańsk
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2014[16]
References
- Pereira, Sérgio (27 March 2014). "Benfica renovou por cinco anos com capitão dos juniores" [Benfica renewed with junior captain for five years] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Águias empatam com 9 em campo" [Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Eagles draw with 9 on the pitch]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "Benfica B-Gil Vicente, 1–0: Golo de João Nunes garante os três pontos" [Benfica B-Gil Vicente, 1–0: João Nunes goal confirms three points]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 September 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "João Nunes troca Benfica pelo campeonato polaco" [João Nunes swaps Benfica for Polish championship]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- "Joao Nunes nowym piłkarzem Lechii Gdańsk" [Joao Nunes new Lechia Gdańsk player] (in Polish). Lechia Gdańsk. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- Żukowski, Jacek (9 September 2016). "Cracovia – Lechia. Pierwsza porażka "Pasów" na swoim stadionie [ZDJĘCIA]" [Cracovia – Lechia. First home loss for "The Stripes" [PHOTOS]]. Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- Czaplewski, Jacek (2 May 2019). "Puchar Polski. Sobiech trafił tuż przed końcem. Lechia Gdańsk z pucharem po 36 latach!" [Polish Cup. Sobiech struck just before the end. Lechia Gdańsk with the cup after 36 years!] (in Polish). Gol 24. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- Papamakarios, Petros (23 July 2019). "Παναθηναϊκός: Συμφώνησε με Νούνες για τρία χρόνια" [Panathinaikos: Nunes confirmed for three years] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "NB I: portugál védő a Puskás Akadémia első nyári érkezője". NSO. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Sub-19: Eleitos para o Europeu" [Under-19: Chosen for the Euro] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- "Hélio Sousa alerta para crescimento do Qatar" [Hélio Sousa warns of Qatar growth] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Mundial sub20: Portugal "parado" de novo pelo Brasil na Nova Zelândia" [Under20 World Cup: Portugal again "halted" by Brazil in New Zealand] (in Portuguese). Euronews. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- João Nunes at Soccerway
- "'Proud' Benfica hold heads high after final defeat". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- "Taça da Polónia fala português" [Polish Cup speaks Portuguese]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 May 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
External links
- João Nunes at ForaDeJogo
- João Nunes at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- João Nunes – UEFA competition record
- João Nunes – FIFA competition record