João Nunes
Nunes in 2018
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
Team information
Current team
 Casa Pia
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)
2020–2022 Puskás Akadémia 45 (5)
2022– Casa Pia 33 (2)
International career
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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2014 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

João Aniceto Grandela Nunes (born 19 November 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Casa Pia A.C. as a central defender.

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 his 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 World Cup by eventual finalists Brazil.[13]

Career statistics

As of 9 May 2021[14][15]
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 11020——130
Puskás Akadémia 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 22211——233
Total 22211——233
Career total 10929100001183

Honours

Benfica Youth

Lechia Gdańsk

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "João Nunes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. 1 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. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. 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. ↑ João Nunes – UEFA competition record (archive) 
  16. ↑ "'Proud' Benfica hold heads high after final defeat". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  17. ↑ Laranjeira, Francisco (3 May 2019). "Taça da Polónia fala português" [Polish Cup speaks Portuguese]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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