Nuno Santos (footballer, born 1999)
Nuno Miguel Valente Santos (born 2 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paços de Ferreira on loan from Benfica.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nuno Miguel Valente Santos[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 March 1999|||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Porto, Portugal[2] | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Paços Ferreira (on loan from Benfica) | |||||||||||||||
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– | Benfica B | 60 | (13) | |||||||||||||
2020 | → Moreirense (loan) | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Boavista (loan) | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2021– | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 29 | (5) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:01, 24 April 2022 (UTC) |
Club career
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 Belenenses 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]
International career
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.[14]
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.[15]
Honours
Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2017–18[16]
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17[17]
Portugal
References
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- "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.
- 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
- Nuno Santos at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Nuno Santos at Soccerway