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Nuno Pina
Portuguese association football player
Nuno Henrique Pina Nunes (born 31 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nuno Henrique Pina Nunes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Al. Op. Outurela | ||
| 2009–2010 | Linda-a-Velha | ||
| 2010–2013 | Casa Pia | ||
| 2013–2015 | Martigny-Sports | ||
| 2015–2018 | Sion | ||
| 2018–2019 | Genoa | ||
| 2019 | Chievo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Chievo | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Belenenses SAD (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Fuenlabrada | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Torreense | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2021 | |||
Pina joined the under-19 squad of the Italian club Chievo in the early 2019.[2] He made his professional Serie B debut for Chievo on 21 September 2019 in a game against Pisa, replacing Joel Obi in the 89th minute.[3] He made his first starting lineup appearance on 25 September 2019 against Salernitana and was sent off for two cautions in the 77th minute.
On 31 January 2020, Pina was loaned to Belenenses SAD until 30 June 2021.[4] On 27 August 2020 he moved to Switzerland on loan to Grasshoppers.[5]
On 16 August 2021, Pina switched teams and countries again, after signing a three-year contract with Spanish Segunda División team CF Fuenlabrada.[6] The following 28 January, after being rarely used, he terminated his link.[7]
Born in Portugal, Pina is of Cape Verdean descent.[8] He played in 2 games (including the full game in the finals against Italy) at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which Portugal won.[9]
He was included in Portugal's squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and made one appearance as a substitute as Portugal was eliminated in group stage.[10]
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- "Chievo v Pisa game report". Soccerway. 21 September 2019.
- "CHIUSO IL MERCATO INVERNALE 2019/20: LE OPERAZIONI GIALLOBLÙ" (Press release) (in Italian). Chievo. 31 January 2020.
- "NUNO PINA ZU GC" (Press release) (in German). Grasshoppers. 27 August 2020.
- "El Fuenla ficha a Nuno Pina" [Fuenla sign Nuno Pina] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Comunicado oficial Nuno Pina" [Official announcement Nuno Pina] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- SAPO (2019-05-20). "Futebolista de origem cabo-verdiana Nuno Henrique na selecção sub-20 de Portugal para o Mundial da Polónia". SAPO Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- "Italy U19 v Portugal U19 game report". UEFA. 29 July 2018.
- "Portugal U20 v South Korea U20 game report". FIFA. 25 May 2019. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019.