Nicholas Mário Torrão de Almeida (Chinese: 艾美達; born 18 November 1987), simply known as Niki Torrão, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga de Elite club Chao Pak Kei.[1][2] Born in South Africa, he represents the Macau national team.[3]

Niki Torrão
Torrão with Macau in 2013
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Mário Torrão de Almeida
Date of birth (1987-11-18) 18 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
MUST CPK
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2006 Estrela Amadora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Casa Pia
2007–2008 Igreja Nova
2008–2009 Atlético Cacém 12 (1)
2009–2010 Cheleirense
2010–2011 Bocal
2011–2013 Windsor Arch Ka I 41 (45)
2014–2019 Benfica de Macau 87 (80)
2020–2021 Sporting de Macau 8 (5)
2021– MUST CPK 55 (84)
International career
2011– Macau 21 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

International career

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In 2011, Torrão scored the winning goal for Macau in the 67th Interport Cup against Hong Kong's under-21 team.[4]

On 11 October 2017, Torrão equalised for Macau against India at Sree Kanteerava Stadium eight minutes before half-time in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round match. It was Macau's first ever goal in the final round of the qualifiers.[5]

Goals for senior national team

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Scores and results list Macau's goal tally first.[3]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 October 2014 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau   Singapore 2–2 2–2 Friendly
2. 3 November 2016 Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia   Mongolia 1–0 2–1 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
3. 2–1
4. 6 November 2016 Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia   Laos 3–1 4–1 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
5. 4–1
6. 2 October 2017 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau   Laos 3–1 3–1 Friendly
7. 11 October 2017 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru, India   India 1–1 1–4 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8. 14 November 2017 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau   Kyrgyzstan 2–3 3–4 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9. 12 October 2023 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar   Myanmar 1–1 1–5 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Cacém 2008-09 III Divisão 12 1 0 0 12 1
Windsor Arch Ka I 2011 Liga de Elite 10 8 0 0 10 8
2012 13 14 0 0 13 14
2013 18 23 0 0 18 23
Total 41 45 0 0 41 45
Benfica de Macau 2014 Liga de Elite 13 7 0 0 13 7
2015 15 8 0 0 15 8
2016 15 14 2 1 17 15
2017 14 20 2 1 16 21
2018 15 20 5 2 20 22
2019 15 11 0 0 15 11
Total 87 80 9 4 96 84
Sporting Macau 2020 Liga de Elite 8 5 0 0 8 5
Chao Pak Kei 2021 Liga de Elite 17 22 0 0 17 22
2022 15 32 0 0 15 32
2023 10 14 5 6 15 20
2024 13 16 13 16
Total 55 84 5 6 60 90
Total career 203 215 14 10 217 225

International

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National team Years Caps Goals
Macau 2011 2 0
2014 1 1
2015 3 0
2016 4 4
2017 5 3
2019 1 0
2023 5 1
Total 21 9

References

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  1. ^ "澳門足球總會球會資料甲組隊員" (PDF) (in Chinese). Macau Football Association. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ "澳門足球總會球員資料" (PDF) (in Chinese). Macau Football Association. 28 February 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b Niki Torrão at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ "67th Hong Kong Macau Interport Hong Kong 0:1 Macau". Hong Kong Football Association. 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. ^ "JOB NOT DONE FOR INDIA DESPITE AFC ASIAN CUP 2019 QUALIFICATION". Asian Football Confederation. 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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  • Niki Torrão at playmakerstats.com (formerly thefinalball.com)