Nuno Miguel Gomes dos Santos (born 13 February 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left wing-back for Sporting CP.
 Santos with Sporting CP in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nuno Miguel Gomes dos Santos[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Trofa, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, wing-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Trofense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2012 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → Padroense (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Benfica B | 42 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Benfica | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Rio Ave | 66 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Sporting CP | 132 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Portugal U18 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U19 | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Portugal U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 27 October 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBenfica
editBorn in Trofa, Porto metropolitan area, Santos began his development at local C.D. Trofense before joining the ranks of FC Porto, and after a year at Rio Ave F.C. he signed for S.L. Benfica in 2013.[2] On 30 August 2014, he made his professional debut with their reserves in the Segunda Liga, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for João Amorim in a 3–1 home win against S.C. Covilhã.[3][4] He scored eight goals in 36 games in his first season,[2] starting in a 3–2 loss at S.C. Braga B on 14 December.[5] On 14 February 2015, he scored twice in a 4–1 home victory over U.D. Oliveirense (4–1).[6]
Santos made his only appearance for the first team in the Primeira Liga on 11 September 2015, playing the final 11 minutes in place of Pizzi in a 6–0 home rout of C.F. Os Belenenses.[7] That December, he suffered an injury to his left knee that was still an issue when he signed a season-long loan to fellow top-flight club Vitória F.C. in June 2016.[8]
Rio Ave
editOn 16 June 2017, Santos signed a five-year contract with Rio Ave also of the top tier.[9] Almost exclusively a substitute in his first season, he scored once for his first goal in the league on 17 September, at the end of a 1–2 home defeat to eventual champions FC Porto.[10]
Santos suffered more problems with his left knee in July 2018, and did not return to the pitch until the following March.[11] On 17 June 2020, he was one of three players in his team to be sent off in a 2–1 home loss to Benfica – for a high foot on Pizzi – and was subjected to social media abuse by his club's fans.[12]
Sporting CP
editOn 21 August 2020, Santos joined Sporting CP on a five-year deal[13] for €4 million plus shares in the economic rights of Gelson Dala (50%) and Francisco Geraldes (75%), and a buyout clause of €60 million.[14] He scored eight competitive goals in his first season for the champions, seven in the league.[15][16]
As Sporting often operated on a 3–5–2 formation under Rúben Amorim, Santos was deployed as a left wing-back on several occasions.[17][18] He contributed four goals in 2,073 minutes in 2023–24 to another league title,[19] but missed the vast majority of the following campaign after rupturing the tendon of his right knee.[20]
International career
editSantos was part of the Portugal squad at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring an early goal against Senegal (3–0)[21] and a late one against Colombia (3–1 win) in the group stage,[22] in an eventual quarter-final exit in New Zealand. He won the first of his two caps for the under-21 side on 12 November of that year, replacing Rony Lopes midway through the second half of the 4–0 victory over Albania for the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifiers held in Arouca.[23]
In October 2022, Santos was named in a preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[24]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2014–15 | Segunda Liga | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||
| 2015–16 | LigaPro | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 10 | ||||||
| Benfica | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Rio Ave | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 5 | |||
| Total | 66 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 78 | 10 | |||
| Sporting CP | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 37 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 50 | 10 | |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12[d] | 1 | — | 49 | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9[a] | 0 | — | 50 | 6 | ||
| Total | 125 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 33 | ||
| Career total | 260 | 41 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 340 | 53 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editBenfica Youth
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2013–14[27]
Benfica
Sporting CP
- Primeira Liga: 2020–21,[15] 2023–24[28]
- Taça da Liga: 2020–21,[29] 2021–22[30]
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2021[31]
Individual
- Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: March 2023[32]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Nuno Santos" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ a b Figueiredo, Ricardo (12 May 2015). "Olheiro BnR – Nuno Santos" [BnR scout – Nuno Santos] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Benfica B-Sp. Covilhã, 3–1: Uma dor de cabeça chamada Gonçalo Guedes" [Benfica B-Sp. Covilhã, 3–1: A pain in the ass called Gonçalo Guedes]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 August 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Nuno Santos: "Jogámos muito bem e controlámos o jogo"" [Nuno Santos: "We played very well and controlled the match"] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Sp. Braga B-Benfica B, 3–2: Penálti ao cair do pano foi decisivo" [Sp. Braga B-Benfica B, 3–2: Last-second penalty proved decisive]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Benfica B-Oliveirense, 4–1: Sarkic e Nuno Santos arrasadores" [Benfica B-Oliveirense, 4–1: Sarkic and Nuno Santos devastating]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 February 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Ruela, João (11 September 2015). "Benfica assina a maior goleada dos últimos 35 anos contra o Belenenses" [Benfica sign biggest thrashing of the last 35 years against Belenenses]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Lopes Pereira, Ricardo (7 August 2016). "Nuno Santos pronto para o regresso" [Nuno Santos ready for return]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Nuno Santos regressa "a casa"" [Nuno Santos returns "home"] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "FC Porto vence Rio Ave e recupera liderança" [FC Porto beat Rio Ave and recover lead]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Má notícia no Rio Ave: Nuno Santos sofre lesão grave" [Bad news at Rio Ave: Nuno Santos sufferes serious injury]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Nuno Santos reage a insultos e atira: "O Benfica não me paga as contas ao fim do mês"" [Nuno Santos reacts to insults and shoots back: "Benfica don't pay my bills at the end of the month"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 June 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Nuno Santos reforça Sporting CP" [Nuno Santos bolsters Sporting CP] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Oficial: Nuno Santos reforça Sporting" [Official: Nuno Santos bolsters Sporting]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ a b Kundert, Tom (11 May 2021). "10 reasons why Sporting are Champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Soares Ribeiro, João; Almeida Gonçalves, Vítor (29 October 2021). "Nuno Santos ataca melhor temporada" [Nuno Santos chasing best season]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Conceição: "Não contava que não jogasse o Nuno Santos, Paulinho, Morita"" [Conceição: "I wasn't expecting that Nuno Santos, Paulinho, Morita did not play"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Tornesi, Duarte; Cortez, Rodrigo (27 February 2023). "Nuno Santos visto como o jogador ideal para fazer esquecer Kostic" [Nuno Santos seen as the ideal player to make people forget about Kostic]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Sporting: 29 campeões, entre eles quatro guarda-redes e um jogador... despromovido" [Sporting: 29 champions, including four goalkeepers and a... relegated player] (in Portuguese). Televisão Independente. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Soares Ribeiro, João; Almeida Gonçalves, Vítor (27 October 2024). "Acabou a época: Nuno Santos tem rotura do tendão do joelho direito" [Season over: Nuno Santos has ruptured right-knee tendon]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Rua, Mitchell (31 May 2015). "U20 World Cup: Portugal lay down a marker". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Rua, Mitchell (6 June 2015). "Portugal make it perfect three out of three at U20 World Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Sub-21: Portugal-Albânia, 4–0 (resultado final)" [Under-21: Portugal-Albania, 4–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "A lista de pré-convocados da Seleção para o Mundial'2022: conheça todos os nomes" [The pre-selected for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ a b Nuno Santos at Soccerway
- ^ Nuno Santos – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ Adams, Sam (14 April 2014). "El Haddadi magic secures title for Barcelona". UEFA. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Kundert, Tom (6 May 2024). "Seven reasons Sporting are champions of Portugal". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 January 2021). "Sporting battle their way to League Cup glory with victory over Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (29 January 2022). "Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Sporting CP win Supertaça with victory over SC Braga". Sporting CP. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Nuno Santos' rabona wins Goal of the Month in Liga Portugal bwin for March". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
External links
edit- Nuno Santos at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Nuno Santos national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)