Flávio Nazinho
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Flávio Basilua Jacinto Nazinho | ||
Date of birth | 20 July 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Almada, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
Number | 71 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Monte Caparica | ||
2012–2013 | Leão Altivo | ||
2013–2015 | Cova da Piedade | ||
2015–2017 | Pescadores | ||
2017–2018 | Braga | ||
2018–2021 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Sporting CP B | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Sporting CP | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:54, 14 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:54, 28 November 2021 (UTC) |
Flávio Basilua Jacinto Nazinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈflaviu nɐˈziɲu]; born 20 July 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.
Club career[]
Born in Almada, Lisbon District and of Bissau-Guinean descent, Nazinho began his youth career at Sporting CP's youth system.[1] He would be forced to leave their academy, due to his father being unable to take him to trainings.[1] Due to the fatigue shown by him, his father preferred to put his son to play in clubs in the region where they lived, leading him to be integrated into Monte Caparica, Leão Altivo, Cova da Piedade and Pescadores's youth acadamies.[1] At the age of 14, Nazinho sparked the interest of several scouts, caughting attention of Braga, whom he signed a contract with, before returning to Sporting CP's academy in 2018, after impressing in a exhibition match against them.[1][2]
Nazinho joined their B-team in 2020 and signed a professional contract with the club on 1 March 2021.[1][3] During this time, he initially played as an left-winger, before being converted to a left-back.[1] After impressing in his new position, he was called up to the first team by manager Rúben Amorim, and occasionally played in the club's under 23s and B teams.[1]
He made his professional debut for Sporting in a 3–1 UEFA Champions League group stage victory against Borussia Dortmund on 24 November 2021, replacing Pedro Gonçalves in the 88th minute, in a match, where his team ensured qualification to the round of sixteen for the first time since the 2008–09 season.[1][4] He would make his league debut for the club, as a starter on 11 December in a 2–0 home win over Boavista.[5][1]
International career[]
Nazinho represented Portugal at under-16, under-18, under-19 levels, for a total of 6 caps.[6]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 14 December 2021[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sporting CP B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | Liga 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Sporting CP | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Flávio Nazinho: o sucessor de Nuno Mendes em prova de fogo". Record (in Portuguese). 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Flávio Basilua Jacinto Nazinho". www.sporting.pt. August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Flávio Nazinho, 'Leão' until 2026". Mediabase Sports.
- ^ "«É um dia que não vou esquecer» (Sporting)". A Bola.
- ^ "Flávio Nazinho soma segunda estreia numa semana". Record (in Portuguese). 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Os 4 jogadores da formação do Sporting que podem estar na equipa principal na próxima época".
- ^ Flávio Nazinho at Soccerway
External links[]
- Sporting official profile (in Portuguese)
- Flávio Nazinho at MaisFutebol (in Portuguese)
- FPF Profile (in Portuguese)
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Almada
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portuguese sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Association football fullbacks
- Sporting CP footballers
- Sporting CP B players
- Primeira Liga players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Black Portuguese sportspeople