Nuno Sequeira

Nuno Miguel Ribeiro Cruz Jerónimo Sequeira (born 19 August 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a left back.

Nuno Sequeira
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Ribeiro Cruz Jerónimo Sequeira[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990[1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Braga
Number 5
Youth career
1999–2006 Senhora da Hora
2006–2009 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Leixões 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Leça (loan) 14 (2)
2010–2011 Leça 27 (3)
2011–2013 Leixões 37 (1)
2011–2012 → Fafe (loan) 27 (10)
2013–2017 Nacional 73 (1)
2017– Braga 76 (0)
National team
2008 Portugal U18 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2021

Club career

Early career

Born in Porto, Sequeira finished his development at Leixões SC. He made his senior debut in the lower leagues, with Leça F.C. and AD Fafe.[2][3]

Sequeira returned to the Estádio do Mar for the 2012–13 season. He made his first appearance in the Segunda Liga on 12 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against C.S. Marítimo B.[4]

Nacional

Sequeira signed with Primeira Liga club C.D. Nacional in late March 2013, with the four-year contract being made effective in the summer.[5] His maiden game in the competition took place on 23 November of the same year in a 1–1 away draw to FC Porto where he also started,[6] but he eventually totalled just 13 matches in his first two seasons.[7]

Sequeira scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 27 November 2015, contributing to a 3–1 home victory over C.S. Marítimo in the Madeira derby.[8] Starting in all of his 31 appearances during the campaign, he helped his team to a final 11th position in the table.

Braga

On 24 May 2017, following Nacional's relegation in last place, Sequeira moved to fellow top-level side S.C. Braga on a four-year deal.[9] He scored his first goal on 30 October 2018, in a 5–0 home defeat of his previous club in the group stage of the Taça da Liga.[10]

On 25 January 2020, Sequeira played the full 90 minutes as they won the aforementioned tournament by a single goal in the final against Porto.[11] His season ended six games early in June, due to a left-thigh muscle injury at the end of the derby with Vitória de Guimarães.[12]

International career

In October 2020, Fernando Santos called Sequeira to the Portuguese national team for the first time, ahead of a friendly with Spain and the UEFA Nations League matches against France and Sweden to be held in that month.[13]

Honours

Braga

References
  1. "Nuno Sequeira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "Sequeira e Tiago Borges no Fafe" [Sequeira and Tiago Borges to Fafe] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. Gonçalves, André (16 October 2019). "O miúdo cativante não foi nada 'burro'" [Charming kid was not 'dumb' at all]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. "Leixões-Marítimo B, 1–0: Triunfo surge nos descontos" [Leixões-Marítimo B, 1–0: Win comes in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  5. "Sequeira garantido for 4 épocas" [Sequeira confirmed for 4 seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 March 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. ""Besta negra" volta a tramar o Dragão" ["Nemesis" screws Dragon again] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  7. Celso, Marcos (21 March 2015). "Nacional 1–1 FC Porto" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  8. "Liga NOS: Nacional vence Marítimo por 3–1" [NOS League: Nacional defeat Marítimo 3–1] (in Portuguese). C.D. Nacional. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  9. "OFICIAL: Sequeira é reforço do Sp. Braga" [OFFICIAL: Sequeira is a Sp. Braga addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  10. "Sp. Braga goleia Nacional e dá passo importante para o apuramento" [Sp. Braga thrash Nacional and take an important step towards qualification]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  11. Cole, Richard (25 January 2020). "Late Ricardo Horta strike wins the Taça da Liga for Braga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  12. "Sequeira com lesão muscular na coxa esquerda e com época em risco" [Sequeira with left-thigh muscle injury and season at risk]. Jornal do Luxemburgo (in Portuguese). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  13. Magalhães, Sérgio (4 October 2020). "Mário Rui está impedido de viajar e Fernando Santos chama outro lateral-esquerdo à Seleção" [Mário Rui is unable to travel and Fernando Santos calls up another left-back to the national team]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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