Nuno Valente (footballer, born 1991)

Nuno Daniel Costeira Valente (born 22 November 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória F.C. as a midfielder.

Not to be confused with Nuno Valente.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Costeira and the second or paternal family name is Valente.
Nuno Valente
Personal information
Full name Nuno Daniel Costeira Valente
Date of birth (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991
Place of birth Adaúfe, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vitória Setúbal
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2004 Braga
2004–2005 Bairro da Misericórdia
2005–2010 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Braga 1 (0)
2010–2011 → Vizela (loan) 11 (2)
2011 → Covilhã (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012 → Vizela (loan) 29 (2)
2012–2015 Braga B 107 (16)
2015–2018 Arouca 79 (7)
2018– Vitória Setúbal 35 (2)
National team
2008 Portugal U18 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2019

Football career

Born in Adaúfe, Braga, Valente came through the ranks of S.C. Braga. He made his senior debut on loan to F.C. Vizela in the third tier in 2010, and the following January he was lent to S.C. Covilhã in the Segunda Liga.[1] He made his professional bow in one of two substitute appearances for the Leões da Serra, replacing Niamien Rodolph Amessan for the last five minutes of a 1–0 win at Leixões SC.[2]

After being told that he was not in the manager's plans,[3] Valente was loaned again to Vizela in 2011. He subsequently represented Braga's reserves in the second tier, making just one first-team appearance in the Primeira Liga on 5 April 2014, the final 18 minutes of a 2–0 win at S.C. Olhanense in place of Rodrigo Battaglia.[4] In his final season for the Minhotos he scored a career-best 10 goals for the reserves, starting with two in a 4–2 home win over Atlético Clube de Portugal on 21 September 2014.[5]

On 22 June 2015, Valente joined fellow top-flight club F.C. Arouca on a three-year contract.[6] In his third match on 30 August, he scored his first goal in the top division to seal a 1–1 draw at F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[7]

References
  1. "Covilhã com cinco reforços no mercado de Inverno" [Covilhã with five additions in the Winter transfer window]. O Interior (in Portuguese). 3 February 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. Moura, António (6 February 2011). "Futebol: Honra - Amessan marca e o Covilhã regressa às vitórias" [Football: Honra - Amessan scores and Covilhã return to winning ways] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "SC Braga tenta rescindir com quatro atletas" [SC Braga tries to rescind contracts of four athletes] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. "Sp. Braga vence em Olhão e mantém-se na luta pela Europa (vídeo)" [Sp. Braga win in Olhão and stay in the fight for the Europa League] (in Portuguese). TSF. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "SC Braga "B" 4-2 Atlético" (in Portuguese). Atlético Clube de Portugal. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "OFICIAL: Nuno Valente no Arouca" [OFFICIAL: Nuno Valente to Arouca] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "Paços de Ferreira empata líder Arouca" [Paços de Ferreira draw with leaders Arouca]. Público (in Portuguese). 30 August 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.