Matheus Nunes

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Matheus Nunes
Personal information
Full name Matheus Luiz Nunes[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2016 Ericeirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Ericeirense 13 (2)
2018–2019 Estoril 6 (0)
2019– Sporting CP 58 (5)
National team‡
2021– Portugal 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:53, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2021

Matheus Luiz Nunes (born 27 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.

He spent his entire career in Portugal, signing with Sporting CP in January 2019 and winning the 2020–21 Primeira Liga.

Born in Brazil, Nunes represented Portugal at international level.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Nunes moved to Ericeira, Lisbon District at the age of 12 with his mother and his stepfather. He started playing football with local Ericeirense, and also helped his family in their bakery for a short period.[2]

Nunes made his senior debut for Ericeirense during the 2015–16 season, in the Lisbon Football Association. He started the 2017 pre-season on trial at Oriental, but was not signed due to a thigh injury, and subsequently returned to his first club.[3]

Estoril[]

Nunes signed with Estoril in the summer of 2018. He made his debut in the LigaPro on 14 October in a 2–2 draw against Varzim, starting but leaving injured shortly before the end of the first half.[4][5] During most of his spell, he was associated to the reserve team.[6]

Sporting CP[]

On 29 January 2019, Nunes joined Sporting CP of the Primeira Liga on a five-and-a-half-year contract for a €500,000 fee, and a €60 million buyout clause.[7][8] He played his first match in the competition on 4 June 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 2–2 draw at Vitória de Guimarães.[9]

Nunes scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 2 January 2021, closing the 2–0 home victory over Braga.[10] His second came the following 1 February, in injury time to help the hosts defeat Benfica 1–0 in the Derby de Lisboa.[11]

International career[]

On 8 August 2021, after ten years in the country, Nunes received his Portuguese passport.[12] Late in that month, on his 23rd birthday, he was called up by Brazil national team manager Tite as one of nine replacements for the players based in the United Kingdom, for three 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chile, Argentina and Peru;[13] ultimately, he decided not to represent his country of birth.[14]

Nunes was called by Portugal on 30 September 2021.[15] He won his first cap on 9 October, starting the 3–0 friendly win over Qatar in the Algarve.[16]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 3 December 2021[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ericeirense 2015–16 Lisbon FA 8 1 — — — — 8 1
2016–17 5 1 — — — — 5 1
Total 13 2 — — — — 13 2
Estoril 2018–19 LigaPro 6 0 0 0 2 0 — — 8 0
Sporting CP 2019–20 Primeira Liga 10 0 0 0 0 0 — — 10 0
2020–21 31 3 3 0 3 0 2[a] 0 — 39 3
2021–22 12 2 2 0 1 0 4[b] 0 1[c] 0 20 2
Total 53 5 5 0 4 0 6 0 1 0 69 5
Career total 72 7 5 0 6 0 6 0 1 0 90 7
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Honours[]

Sporting CP

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Matheus Nunes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ Cassucci, Bruno; Zarko, Raphael (27 August 2021). "Quem é Matheus Nunes, a novidade de Tite que estava na mira de Portugal e foi padeiro no início da carreira" [Who is Matheus Nunes, the novelty of Tite who was poised for Portugal and was a baker at the beginning of his career] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ Esteves, Adérito (2 February 2021). "De chumbado no Benfica a mina de ouro de Varandas: quem é Matheus Nunes?" [From not making the cut at Benfica to Varandas gold mine: who is Matheus Nunes?] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Estoril-Varzim, 2–2: Empate caseiro chegou nos descontos" [Estoril-Varzim, 2–2: Home draw arrived in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Estoril 2–2 Varzim". Record (in Portuguese). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  6. ^ Silva, Tiago (24 May 2020). "Olheiro BnR | Matheus Nunes" [BnR scout | Matheus Nunes] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Matheus Nunes já assinou pelo Sporting" [Matheus Nunes has already signed for Sporting]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  8. ^ ""Sporting pode exercer opção por Matheus Nunes até janeiro"" ["Sporting may exercise option on Matheus Nunes until January"] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. ^ Roseiro, Bruno (4 June 2020). "Sporting esteve duas vezes em vantagem mas não foi além do empate em Guimarães (2–2) – como aconteceu" [Sporting were ahead twice but could only draw in Guimarães (2–2) – how it happened]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  10. ^ Pereira, António Pedro (2 January 2021). "Sporting 2–0 Sp. Braga. Leão imbatível abate minhotos" [Sporting 2–0 Sp. Braga. Unstoppable lion downs men from Minho]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  11. ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (1 February 2021). "Matheus Nunes the hero in Sporting's late smash-and-grab versus rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  12. ^ Soares Ribeiro, João; Granada, Ricardo (8 August 2021). "Matheus Nunes disponível para representar Portugal: uma década para o sonho" [Matheus Nunes available to play for Portugal: a decade for the dream]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Seleção brasileira convoca nove jogadores para a data FIFA de setembro" [Brazil national team call up nine players for FIFA schedules in September] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Matheus Nunes decide não se apresentar à seleção brasileira" [Matheus Nunes decides against reporting to the Brazilian national team] (in Portuguese). TNT Sports. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  15. ^ Gouveia, Ricardo (30 September 2021). "Seleção: a lista de convocados de Fernando Santos" [National team: Fernando Santos' squad selection] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Portugal 3–0 Qatar – Diogo Costa, Matheus Nunes & Rafael Leão make their Seleção debuts". PortuGOAL. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  17. ^ Matheus Nunes at ForaDeJogo
  18. ^ Matheus Nunes at Soccerway
  19. ^ Kundert, Tom (19 May 2021). "Eye Witness (Portugal): Amorim's Sporting miracle". World Soccer. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  20. ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 January 2021). "Sporting battle their way to League Cup glory with victory over Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  21. ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (29 January 2022). "Sporting defend their Taça da Liga title in second-half turnaround versus Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Sporting CP win Supertaça with victory over SC Braga". Sporting CP. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Liga: Matheus Nunes eleito o melhor médio de outubro e novembro" [League: Matheus Nunes voted best midfielder for October and November] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

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