Nuno Santos (footballer, born 1999)

Nuno Miguel Valente Santos (born 2 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Boavista on loan from Benfica.[1]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Valente and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Nuno Santos
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Valente Santos
Date of birth (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Boavista
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 77
Youth career
2007–2008 Boavista
2008–2010 Porto
2010–2012 Boavista
2012–2017 Benfica
2017 → Belenenses (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Benfica B 60 (13)
2019–2020 → Moreirense (loan) 14 (1)
2020– → Boavista (loan) 14 (1)
National team‡
2015 Portugal U16 4 (0)
2016 Portugal U17 13 (1)
2017 Portugal U18 5 (2)
2017–2018 Portugal U19 11 (0)
2018– Portugal U20 10 (2)
2019– Portugal U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2019

Club career

Born in Porto, Santos was a youth player at his city's two major teams, Boavista F.C. and FC Porto, before joining S.L. Benfica in 2012.[2] He made his debut for the reserve team in LigaPro on 8 August 2017, as the season opened with a 2–1 loss at U.D. Oliveirense, and scored his first goal the following 6 January at the end of a 3–1 defeat at FC Porto B.[3]

By then captain of Benfica B, Santos was loaned to Primeira Liga club Moreirense F.C. on 29 January 2020.[4] He made his top-flight debut four days later by starting in a 5–1 win at Gil Vicente FC;[5] his first goal at the level came on 11 July to win the game at Belenenses SAD.[6]

Santos returned to Boavista on loan on 18 August 2020.[7]

International career

Santos was part of Hélio Sousa's Portugal under-19 team that won the 2018 UEFA European Championship in Finland. He made three substitute appearances in the tournament, including one in extra time of the final.[8]

Honours

Benfica[1]

Portugal

References
  1. Nuno Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. Resendes, Manuel (18 August 2020). "Mercado: Boavista garante médio ofensivo Nuno Santos ao Benfica" [Transfer market: Boavista confirm attacking midfielder Nuno Santos from Benfica] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "FC Porto B confirma liderança com vitória frente ao Benfica B" [FC Porto B confirm lead with victory against Benfica B]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. Silva, Flávio Miguel (29 January 2020). "Benfica empresta Nuno Santos no Moreirense" [Benfica loan Nuno Santos to Moreirense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. "Gil Vicente FC em "dia não" é goleado por Moreirense FC" [Gil Vicente FC on "off day" are thrashed by Moreirense FC] (in Portuguese). Barcelos na Hora. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. "A crónica do Belenenses SAD-Moreirense, 0-1: só um Nuno acerta num jogo de erros" [Report on Belenenses SAD-Moreirene, 0-1: only Nuno on target in game of errors]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 July 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. "Oficial: Benfica empresta Nuno Santos ao Boavista" [Official: Benfica loan Nuno Santos to Boavista] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. Esteves, Adérito (30 July 2018). "Conheça os 20 (mais um) campeões europeus de sub-19" [Meet the 20 (plus one) under-19 European champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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