Nanu (footballer)
Eulânio Ângelo Chipela Gomes (born 17 May 1994) known as Nanu, is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Turkish club Samsunspor. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eulânio Ângelo Chipela Gomes | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Coimbra, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samsunspor | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Taboeira | ||
| 2006–2007 | Benfica | ||
| 2007–2011 | Taboeira | ||
| 2011–2013 | Beira-Mar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Beira-Mar | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Gafanha (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2015–2018 | Marítimo B | 71 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Marítimo | 44 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Porto | 12 | (1) |
| 2021 | Porto B | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → FC Dallas (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Santa Clara (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Samsunspor | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Guinea-Bissau | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2023 | |||
Club career
On 27 July 2013, Nanu made his professional debut with Beira-Mar in a 2013–14 Taça da Liga match against Portimonense, replacing Tiago Cintra (80th minute).[2] In the first match of the 2013–14 Segunda Liga season against FC Porto B on the 12 August, he made his league debut.[3]
On 10 January 2022, Nanu moved on a season-long loan to Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.[4] Following the 2022 season, Nanu's contract option was declined by Dallas.[5]
On 31 January 2023, Nanu was sent on loan to Santa Clara for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.[6]
On 11 July 2023, recently-promoted Süper Lig club Samsunspor announced the signing of Nanu on a two-year contract, with an option for a third year.[7] Porto, who had terminated Nanu's contract by mutual consent, kept 15% of the player's economic rights.[8]
International career
Nanu made his Guinea-Bissau national team debut on 8 June 2019 in a friendly against Angola, as a starter.[9] He represented the national team at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 May 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beira-Mar | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Gafanha (loan) | 2014–15 | Campeonato Nacional de Seniores | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Marítimo B | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 71 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 71 | 4 | ||||||
| Marítimo | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 56 | 3 | |||
| Porto B | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Porto | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| FC Dallas (loan) | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Santa Clara (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 209 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 9 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal and U.S. Open Cup
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
International goals
- Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 September 2019 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- "Nanu". FC Dallas. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- "Portimonense-Beira-Mar 1-0". LPFP. 2013-07-27.
- "Beira-Mar-FC Porto B 2-3". LPFP. 2013-08-12.
- "FC Dallas Acquires Defender Nanu on Loan from FC Porto".
- Dallas, F. C. "FC Dallas Announces Roster Decisions for 2023 Season". FC Dallas.
- "NANU É REFORÇO" [Nanu is reinforcement] (in Portuguese). Santa Clara. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- "HOŞ GELDİN NANU" [WELCOME NANU]. Samsunspor. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- "Oficial: Nanu deixou o FC Porto e assina pelo Samsunspor" [Official: Nanu leaves FC Porto and signs for Samsunspor] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- "Angola v Guinea-Bissau game report". National Football Teams. 8 June 2019.
- Soliman, Seif (2019-06-12). "Ittihad's Toni Silva named in Guinea Bissau's AFCON squad". KingFut. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- Nanu at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- "Nanu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
- Nanu at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Nanu at Soccerway
- Nanu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stats and profile at LPFP
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