Nani
Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani (pt), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.
 Nani with Portugal in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1986
(aged 39)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Amadora, Portugal[3][4] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[5] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Real Massamá | ||
| 2003–2005 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Sporting CP | 58 | (9) |
| 2007–2015 | Manchester United | 147 | (25) |
| 2014–2015 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Fenerbahçe | 28 | (8) |
| 2016–2018 | Valencia | 25 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Lazio (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Sporting CP | 18 | (7) |
| 2019–2021 | Orlando City | 77 | (28) |
| 2022 | Venezia | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Adana Demirspor | 28 | (4) |
| 2024– | Estrela Amadora | 6 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2006 | Portugal B | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2017 | Portugal | 112 | (24) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2024 | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[nb 1] | League Cup[nb 2] | Continental[nb 3] | Other[nb 4] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP | 2005–06 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 40 | 6 | |||
| Total | 58 | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 76 | 11 | ||||
| Manchester United | 2007–08 | Premier League | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 6 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 10 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 10 | |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 147 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 230 | 40 | ||
| Sporting CP (loan) | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | 37 | 12 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 28 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | 13 | 1 | — | 47 | 12 | ||
| Valencia | 2016–17 | La Liga | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| Lazio (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| Sporting CP | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 28 | 9 | |
| Orlando City | 2019 | MLS | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 12 | |||
| 2020 | MLS | 19[nb 5] | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | |||
| 2021 | MLS | 28 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 10 | |||
| Total | 77 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 88 | 31 | ||
| Venezia | 2021–22 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Melbourne Victory | 2022–23 | A-League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Adana Demirspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| Estrela Amadora | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 450 | 96 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 97 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 616 | 127 | ||
- ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, FA Cup, Turkish Cup, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, U.S. Open Cup and Australia Cup.
- ↑ Includes Taça da Liga, Football League Cup and MLS Cup Playoffs
- ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League and Leagues Cup
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
- ↑ Includes three appearances and one goal in the MLS is Back Tournament group stage
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2006 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 112 | 24 | |
- Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nani goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 September 2006 | Brøndby Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1 |  Denmark |
2–2 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2 June 2007 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 6 |  Belgium |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 3 | 20 August 2008 | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal | 17 |  Faroe Islands |
5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 6 September 2008 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta | 18 |  Malta |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 10 September 2008 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal | 19 | Denmark |
1–0 | 2–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 14 October 2009 | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal | 31 | Malta |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 1 June 2010 | Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal | 36 |  Cameroon |
3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 8 October 2010 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | 39 | Denmark |
1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 9 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 10 | 7 October 2011 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | 48 |  Iceland |
1–0 | 5–3 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 11 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 12 | 15 November 2011 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | 51 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2–0 | 6–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 13 | 2 June 2012 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal | 54 |  Turkey |
1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 14 | 15 October 2013 | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal | 70 |  Luxembourg |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15 | 22 June 2014 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil | 77 |  United States |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| 16 | 11 October 2015 | Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia | 90 |  Serbia |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 17 | 17 November 2015 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | 92 | Luxembourg |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 18 | 29 March 2016 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal | 94 | Belgium |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 19 | 14 June 2016 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | 97 | Iceland |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
| 20 | 22 June 2016 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France | 99 |  Hungary |
1–1 | 3–3 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
| 21 | 6 July 2016 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France | 102 |  Wales |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
| 22 | 1 September 2016 | Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal | 104 |  Gibraltar |
1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 23 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 24 | 24 June 2017 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | 110 |  New Zealand |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup |
Honours
Sporting CP
Manchester United
- Premier League: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13[10]
- Football League Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10[8]
- FA Community Shield: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011[8]
- UEFA Champions League: 2007–08[8]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2008[8]
Portugal
Individual
- SJPF Young Player of the Month: May 2007[source?]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2010–11 Premier League[11]
- Most assists in the Premier League: 2010–11[12]
- Manchester United Players' Player of the Year: 2010–11[13]
- SJPF Player of the Month: October/November 2014[14]
- Sporting CP Footballer of the Year: 2015[15]
- MLS All-Star: 2019,[16] 2021[17]
Orders
Commander of the Order of Merit[18]
References
- ↑ "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 20 March 2018. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Nani". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ↑ Pinto, Adriano (3 February 2010). "Nani trabalha forte no Manchester com o pensamento no Mundial" [Nani works hard at Manchester while thinking of the World Cup]. Nha Terra (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Nani". Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha - Melbourne Victory". melbournevictory.com.au. Retrieved 2023-04-08.[dead link]
- ↑ "Nani". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ Endlar, Andrew. "Nani". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 "Nani: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Football player: Nani". EU-Football.info. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Nani: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ↑ Spurs' Gareth Bale wins PFA player of the year award. BBC Sport. 17 April 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13110874. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Stats - Assists". premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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- ↑ Froggatt, Mark (18 May 2011). Nani is players' choice. Manchester United. http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/May/Nani-is-players-player.aspx. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ↑ (in pt) Liga: Nani eleito melhor jogador de outubro/novembro. TVI24. 14 December 2014. https://tvi24.iol.pt/sporting/sindicato-de-jogadores/liga-nani-eleito-melhor-jogador-de-outubro-novembro. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ (in pt) Adrien Silva e William Carvalho em destaque nos Prémios Stromp. Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 29 November 2013. https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/sporting/adrien-silva-e-william-carvalho-em-destaque-nos-premios-stromp_v699420. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ↑ "2019 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ↑ "2021 MLS All-Star Team Roster". MLSsoccer.
- ↑ (in pt) Seleção recebe insígnias de Marcelo no Porto. Diário de Notícias. 25 August 2016. https://www.dn.pt/desporto/euro-2016/interior/selecao-recebe-insignias-de-marcelo-no-porto-5356115.html. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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