João Nunes (footballer, born 1995)

João Aniceto Grandela Nunes (born 19 November 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia FC as a central defender.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Grandela and the second or paternal family name is Nunes.
João Nunes
Personal information
Full name João Aniceto Grandela Nunes[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-19) 19 November 1995[1]
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Puskás Akadémia
Number 3
Youth career
2003–2005 GDR 1º Maio
2005–2014 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Benfica B 52 (1)
2016–2019 Lechia Gdańsk 76 (0)
2019–2020 Panathinaikos 11 (0)
2020– Puskás Akadémia 2 (0)
National team
2011 Portugal U16 11 (0)
2012 Portugal U17 9 (1)
2013 Portugal U18 7 (3)
2013–2014 Portugal U19 17 (0)
2014–2015 Portugal U20 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2020

Club career

Benfica

Born in Setúbal, Nunes began his career with S.L. Benfica, joining the club's youth academy at the age of 9. On 6 January 2013, while still a junior,[2] he played his first Segunda Liga match with the reserves, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Santa Clara.[3]

On 27 March 2014, Nunes renewed his contract until 2019.[2] He scored his first goal in the second division on 20 September 2015, in a 1–0 home victory over Gil Vicente FC.[4]

Lechia Gdańsk

On 29 August 2016, Nunes signed a three-year deal with Lechia Gdańsk of the Polish Ekstraklasa.[5][6] He made his league debut on 9 September, playing the entire 1–0 win at KS Cracovia alongside compatriots Flávio Paixão and Marco Paixão.[7]

On 2 May 2019, Nunes also started in the Polish Cup final, as the club won the tournament for the second time in its history after beating Jagiellonia Białystok.[8]

Panathinaikos

On 23 July 2019, free agent Nunes joined Panathinaikos F.C. of the Super League Greece on a three-year contract.[9] During his only season, he made 15 competitive appearances.

Puskás Akadémia

Nunes moved to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Puskás Akadémia FC on 1 July 2020.[10]

International career

Nunes represented Portugal at the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[11] In 2015, he appeared in all the games as vice-captain[12] as the under-20 team were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup by eventual finalists Brazil.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 December 2019[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lechia Gdańsk 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 23000——230
2017–18 30010——310
2018–19 23050——280
Total 76060——820
Panathinaikos 2019–20 Super League 6010——70
Career total 820700000890

Honours

Benfica Youth

Lechia Gdańsk

Individual

References
  1. "João Nunes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. Pereira, Sérgio (27 March 2014). "Benfica renovou por cinco anos com capitão dos juniores" [Benfica renewed with junior captain for five years] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. "Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Águias empatam com 9 em campo" [Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Eagles draw with 9 on the pitch]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. "Benfica B-Gil Vicente, 1–0: Golo de João Nunes garante os três pontos" [Benfica B-Gil Vicente, 1–0: João Nunes goal confirms three points]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 September 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. "João Nunes troca Benfica pelo campeonato polaco" [João Nunes swaps Benfica for Polish championship]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. "Joao Nunes nowym piłkarzem Lechii Gdańsk" [Joao Nunes new Lechia Gdańsk player] (in Polish). Lechia Gdańsk. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. Żukowski, Jacek (9 September 2016). "Cracovia – Lechia. Pierwsza porażka "Pasów" na swoim stadionie [ZDJĘCIA]" [Cracovia – Lechia. First home loss for "The Stripes" [PHOTOS]]. Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  8. Czaplewski, Jacek (2 May 2019). "Puchar Polski. Sobiech trafił tuż przed końcem. Lechia Gdańsk z pucharem po 36 latach!" [Polish Cup. Sobiech struck just before the end. Lechia Gdańsk with the cup after 36 years!] (in Polish). Gol 24. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  9. Papamakarios, Petros (23 July 2019). "Παναθηναϊκός: Συμφώνησε με Νούνες για τρία χρόνια" [Panathinaikos: Nunes confirmed for three years] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  10. "NB I: portugál védő a Puskás Akadémia első nyári érkezője" [NB I: Portuguese defender is the first summer arrival at Puskás Akadémia]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. "Sub-19: Eleitos para o Europeu" [Under-19: Chosen for the Euro] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  12. "Hélio Sousa alerta para crescimento do Qatar" [Hélio Sousa warns of Qatar growth] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  13. "Mundial sub20: Portugal "parado" de novo pelo Brasil na Nova Zelândia" [Under20 World Cup: Portugal again "halted" by Brazil in New Zealand] (in Portuguese). Euronews. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  14. João Nunes at Soccerway
  15. "'Proud' Benfica hold heads high after final defeat". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  16. Laranjeira, Francisco (3 May 2019). "Taça da Polónia fala português" [Polish Cup speaks Portuguese]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  17. "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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