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Matheus Nunes
Matheus Nunes in 2021.
Personal information
Full name Matheus Luiz Nunes[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2016 Ericeirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Ericeirense 13 (2)
2018–2019 Estoril 6 (0)
2019– Sporting CP 76 (7)
2022- Wolves 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Portugal 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:45, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Matheus Luiz Nunes (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈtewʒ ˈnunɨʃ]; born 27 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.

Nunes started his career with Ericeirense, before moving to LigaPro side Estoril. During his time with the club, Nunes played mostly in the reserve team, before moving to Primeira Liga side Sporting CP in January 2019. In 2020–21, Nunes helped Sporting win a double of the Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga.

Born and raised in Brazil until 12 years old, Nunes opted to play for the Portugal national team, and made his senior international debut in 2021.

Club career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, to Portuguese father and Brazilian mother, Nunes moved to Ericeira, Lisbon District at the age of 12 with his mother and his stepfather. He started playing football with local side Ericeirense, and also helped his family in their bakery for a short period.[2]

Nunes made his senior debut for Ericeirense during the 2015–16 season, in the Lisbon Football Association. He started the 2017 pre-season on trial at Oriental, but was not signed due to a thigh injury, and subsequently returned to his first club.[3]

Estoril

Nunes signed with Estoril in the summer of 2018. He made his debut in the LigaPro on 14 October in a 2–2 draw against Varzim, starting but leaving injured shortly before the end of the first half.[4][5] During most of his spell, he was associated to the reserve team.[6]

Sporting CP

On 29 January 2019, Nunes joined Sporting CP of the Primeira Liga on a five-and-a-half-year contract for a €500,000 fee for half of his economic rights, and a €45 million buyout clause.[7][8] His performances against Sporting for Estoril in the Taça da Liga group stage in the 2018–19 season was noted by Sporting scouting team, who decided to sign him.[9]

After playing for the club's under-23 team, Nunes received his first call-up to the first team by manager Rúben Amorim on 4 June 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 2–2 draw at Vitória de Guimarães in the Primeira Liga.[10] On 23 October, he agreed to a contract extension by a further year, increasing his buyout clause from €45 million to €60 million, with the club deciding to pay Estoril €450,000 for the other half of his economic rights.[11][12]

Nunes scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 2 January 2021, closing the 2–0 home victory over Braga.[13] His second came the following 1 February, in injury time to help the hosts defeat Benfica 1–0 in the Derby de Lisboa, being named man of the match.[14] Following the departure of João Mário, he earned a permanent place in the starting eleven, and on 15 September, on in his UEFA Champions League debut, he provided an assist for Paulinho in a 5–1 away defeat to Ajax.[15] After helping Sporting on a run of six consecutive league wins, including the Derby de Lisboa against Benfica, where provided an assist and scored a goal in a 3–1 away victory, Nunes was named the league's Midfielder of the Month for the months of October and November.[16] On 15 February 2022, in the first leg of the round of 16 tie of the Champions League, despite his team 5–0 home loss to Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, who was impressed by the calibre of Nunes' performances, praised him as "one of the best players in the world".[17]

International career

On 8 August 2021, after living in the country for ten years, Nunes received his Portuguese passport.[18] Late in that month, on his 23rd birthday, he was called up by Brazil national team manager Tite as one of nine replacements for the players based in the United Kingdom, for three 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chile, Argentina and Peru;[19] He refused the call, as he would have had to quarantine on return due not having the complete COVID-19 vaccination.[20] Ultimately, Nunes decided not to represent his country of birth, after he was contacted by Portugal's national team manager Fernando Santos, who convinced him to represent Portugal.[21]

Nunes was called by Santos on 30 September 2021 for World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and a friendly with Qatar.[22] He won his first cap on 9 October, starting the 3–0 friendly win over Qatar in the Algarve.[23] He scored his first international goal the following 22 March in a 3–1 home win over Turkey in the semi-finals of the qualification play-offs.[24]

Style of play

Nunes is usually deployed in double pivot in 3–4–3 formation, operating as a number 8 looking to get forward and contribute to the attack and also has a good passing range, as he can make different types of passes whether he is looking to switch the play or try and break lines with penetrative passes or passes that split the opposition backline, which he is highly effective. He also has the ability to carry the ball and make progressive runs, using a combination of speed and strength to make these runs, while also displaying good technique on the ball. Nunes also posses a good anticipation and reading of the game, which allows him to make effective interceptions and challenges.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 August 2022[26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ericeirense 2015–16 Lisbon FA 8 1 — — — — 8 1
2016–17 5 1 — — — — 5 1
Total 13 2 — — — — 13 2
Estoril 2018–19 LigaPro 6 0 0 0 2 0 — — 8 0
Sporting CP 2019–20 Primeira Liga 10 0 0 0 0 0 — — 10 0
2020–21 31 3 3 0 3 0 2[a] 0 — 39 3
2021–22 33 3 6 1 4 0 6[b] 0 1[c] 0 50 4
2022–23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 1
Total 76 7 9 1 7 0 8 0 1 0 101 8
Career total 95 9 9 1 9 0 8 0 1 0 122 10
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

As of match played 12 June 2022[28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2021 3 0
2022 5 1
Total 8 1
As of match played 24 March 2022
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nunes goal.[28]
List of international goals scored by Matheus Nunes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2022 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal  Turkey 3–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sporting CP

Individual

References

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  2. ^ Cassucci, Bruno; Zarko, Raphael (27 August 2021). "Quem é Matheus Nunes, a novidade de Tite que estava na mira de Portugal e foi padeiro no início da carreira" [Who is Matheus Nunes, Tite's new face who was poised for Portugal and was a baker at the beginning of his career] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ Esteves, Adérito (2 February 2021). "De chumbado no Benfica a mina de ouro de Varandas: quem é Matheus Nunes?" [From not making the cut at Benfica to Varandas gold mine: who is Matheus Nunes?] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Estoril-Varzim, 2–2: Empate caseiro chegou nos descontos" [Estoril-Varzim, 2–2: Home draw arrived in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Estoril 2–2 Varzim". Record (in Portuguese). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  6. ^ Silva, Tiago (24 May 2020). "Olheiro BnR | Matheus Nunes" [BnR scout | Matheus Nunes] (in Portuguese). Bola Na Rede. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Matheus Nunes já assinou pelo Sporting" [Matheus Nunes has already signed for Sporting]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  8. ^ ""Sporting pode exercer opção por Matheus Nunes até janeiro"" ["Sporting may exercise option on Matheus Nunes until January"] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. ^ Amaral Santos, Francisco (18 February 2022). "Dos elogios de Pep ao reencontro especial. A 'explosão' de Matheus Nunes" [From praise from Pep to special meeting. The 'explosion' of Matheus Nunes] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ^ Roseiro, Bruno (4 June 2020). "Sporting esteve duas vezes em vantagem mas não foi além do empate em Guimarães (2–2) – como aconteceu" [Sporting were ahead twice but could only draw in Guimarães (2–2) – how it happened]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Oficial: Matheus Nunes renova com o Sporting até 2025" [Official: Matheus Nunes renews with Sporting until 2025]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Matheus Nunes é leão a 100%: notícia Record oficializada" [Matheus Nunes is 100% a Lion: Record news confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  13. ^ Pereira, António Pedro (2 January 2021). "Sporting 2–0 Sp. Braga. Leão imbatível abate minhotos" [Sporting 2–0 Sp. Braga. Unstoppable Lion downs men from Minho]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  14. ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (1 February 2021). "Matheus Nunes the hero in Sporting's late smash-and-grab versus rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Sporting Lisbon 1–5 Ajax". BBC Sport. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Matheus Nunes vence prémio de melhor médio do mês" [Matheus Nunes wins best midfielder of the montha ward] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Guardiola diz que "Matheus Nunes é um dos melhores do mundo" e que resultado com o Sporting "não espelha a diferença entre as equipas"" [Guardiola says that "Matheus Nunes is one of the world's best" and that the result against Sporting "does not reflect the difference between the teams]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  18. ^ Soares Ribeiro, João; Granada, Ricardo (8 August 2021). "Matheus Nunes disponível para representar Portugal: uma década para o sonho" [Matheus Nunes available to play for Portugal: a decade for the dream]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Seleção brasileira convoca nove jogadores para a data FIFA de setembro" [Brazil national team call up nine players for FIFA schedules in September] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Seleção brasileira: Tite revela conversa com Matheus Nunes e diz por que jogador não se apresentou" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Matheus Nunes decide não se apresentar à seleção brasileira" [Matheus Nunes decides against reporting to the Brazilian national team] (in Portuguese). TNT Sports. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  22. ^ Gouveia, Ricardo (30 September 2021). "Seleção: a lista de convocados de Fernando Santos" [National team: Fernando Santos' squad selection] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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  27. ^ Matheus Nunes at Soccerway
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