Nuno Frederico de Melo Machado Cerejeira Namora (born 12 February 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Oliveirense.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nuno Frederico de Melo Machado Cerejeira Namora | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oliveirense | ||
| Number | 75 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Porto | ||
| 2010–2013 | Boavista | ||
| 2013–2017 | Rio Ave | ||
| 2017–2018 | Braga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Braga B | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Gondomar (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Rio Ave B | 27 | (3) |
| 2021–2024 | Rio Ave | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Leiria (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Felgueiras (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2024– | Oliveirense | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Professional career
editNamora is a youth product of Porto, Boavista, and Rio Ave before transferring to Braga on 26 July 2017 with his identical twin brother.[1] On 31 January 2018, he joined Gondomar on loan for the rest for the second half of 2017–18 season.[2]
Namora returned to Rio Ave in 2018, where he was initially assigned to their reserve and youth teams. On 31 July 2021, he was promoted to their senior team and extended his contract until 2024.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Rio Ave in a 1–0 Taça da Liga win over Arouca on 1 August 2021.[4] in January 2022, he went on a half-season loan to Leiria.[5] The following season, on 14 July 2022, he joined Felgueiras on a season-long loan.[6]
He returned to Rio Ave in preparation for the 2023–24 season in the Primeira Liga on 1 July 2023.[7]
On 31 January 2024, Namora terminated his contract with Rio Ave and joined Liga Portugal 2 club Oliveirense.[8][9]
Personal life
editNamora is the identical twin brother of the footballer Manuel Namora.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sp. Braga contrata gémeos Namora". Maisfutebol.
- ^ "Gondomar reforçado com gémeos que chegam do Sp. Braga". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Nuno Namora renova e integra equipa principal". July 31, 2021.
- ^ "Jogo Direto". www.abola.pt.
- ^ "Rio Ave empresta Nuno Namora à União de Leiria". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Nuno Namora emprestado ao Felgueiras". www.record.pt.
- ^ "Nuno Namora regressa ao Rio Ave". www.ojogo.pt. June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Rio Ave FC rescinde com Frederico Namora" [Rio Ave FC terminates contract with Frederico Namora] (in European Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Namora apresenta-se na UD Oliveirense: "É um passo importante, precisava de jogar"" [Namora announces himself at UD Oliveirense: «It's an important step, I needed to play»]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
External links
edit- Nuno Namora at Soccerway