Miguel Fidalgo

Nuno Miguel Fidalgo dos Santos (born 19 March 1982), known as Fidalgo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Miguel Fidalgo
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Fidalgo dos Santos
Date of birth (1982-03-19) 19 March 1982
Place of birth Caniçal, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1993–1995 Caniçal
1995–2000 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2010 Nacional 65 (6)
2002–2004 → Camacha (loan) 39 (6)
2006–2007 → AEK Larnaca (loan) 5 (0)
2007–2008 → União Madeira (loan) 33 (22)
2009–2010 → Académica (loan) 12 (4)
2010–2011 Académica 23 (8)
2011–2012 Vitória Setúbal 0 (0)
2013–2016 União Madeira 88 (22)
2016–2018 Camacha 56 (15)
2018–2020 União Madeira 29 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2020

Club career

Fidalgo was born in Caniçal. A youth product of C.D. Nacional he moved into the first team in 2000, but only managed a combined 18 appearances in his first two seasons. Afterwards, he served three consecutive loan stints, two of those with Madeiran neighbours A.D. Camacha and C.F. União in the third division; in between, he spent the 2006–07 campaign with Cyprus' AEK Larnaca FC.

In 2009–10 another loan ensued, now to Académica de Coimbra, alongside teammate Bruno Amaro.[1] For the following season the move was made permanent, and he scored on his league debut on 15 August 2010, helping shock-defeat title holders S.L. Benfica 2–1 away from home;[2] he finished the campaign as the Students' top scorer, in a narrow escape from relegation from the Primeira Liga.[3]

References
  1. "Mercado: Avançado Miguel Fidalgo reforça Académica" [Market: Forward Miguel Fidalgo bolsters Académica] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. "Last-gasp wonder goal sinks Benfica at the Luz". PortuGOAL. 15 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  3. "Hulk e Falcao rivalizam estatuto de melhor marcador da época" [Hulk and Falcao rival for season-top scorer status] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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