João Aniceto Grandela Nunes (born 19 November 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest FC.
 Nunes with Újpest in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | João Aniceto Grandela Nunes[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Újpest | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Puskás Akadémia | 45 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Casa Pia | 45 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Újpest | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBenfica
editBorn in Setúbal, Nunes began his career with S.L. Benfica, joining the club's youth academy at the age of 9. On 6 January 2013, while still a junior,[2] 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.[3]
On 27 March 2014, Nunes renewed his contract until 2019.[2] He scored his first goal in the second division on 20 September 2015, in a 1–0 home victory over Gil Vicente FC.[4]
Lechia Gdańsk
editOn 29 August 2016, Nunes signed a three-year deal with Lechia Gdańsk of the Polish Ekstraklasa.[5][6] He made his league debut on 9 September, playing the entire 1–0 win at KS Cracovia alongside his compatriots Flávio Paixão and Marco Paixão.[7]
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.[8]
Panathinaikos
editOn 23 July 2019, free agent Nunes joined Panathinaikos F.C. of the Super League Greece on a three-year contract.[9] During his only season, he made 15 competitive appearances.
Puskás Akadémia
editNunes moved to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Puskás Akadémia FC on 1 July 2020.[10]
International career
editNunes represented Portugal at the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[11] In 2015, he appeared in all the games as vice-captain[12] as the under-20 team were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup by eventual finalists Brazil.[13]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 76 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 82 | 0 | ||||
| Panathinaikos | 2019–20 | Super League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Puskás Akadémia | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Polish Cup, Greek Cup, Magyar Kupa
Honours
editBenfica Youth
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2013–14[16]
Lechia Gdańsk
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2014[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "João Nunes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. 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" [NB I: Portuguese defender is the first summer arrival at Puskás Akadémia]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 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
- ^ João Nunes – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ "'Proud' Benfica hold heads high after final defeat". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ Laranjeira, Francisco (3 May 2019). "Taça da Polónia fala português" [Polish Cup speaks Portuguese]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
External links
edit- João Nunes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Nunes at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- João Nunes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- João Nunes – FIFA competition record (archived)