Miguel Fidalgo

Nuno Miguel Fidalgo dos Santos (born 19 March 1982), known as Fidalgo, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Miguel Fidalgo
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Fidalgo dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1982-03-19) 19 March 1982[1]
Place of birth Caniçal, Portugal[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1993–1995 Caniçal
1995–2000 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2010 Nacional 65 (6)
2002–2004 → Camacha (loan) 39 (6)
2006–2007 → AEK Larnaca (loan) 5 (0)
2007–2008 → União Madeira (loan) 33 (22)
2009–2010 → Académica (loan) 12 (4)
2010–2011 Académica 23 (8)
2011–2012 Vitória Setúbal 0 (0)
2013–2016 União Madeira 90 (21)
2016–2018 Camacha 56 (15)
2018–2020 União Madeira 29 (4)
Total 352 (86)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Fidalgo was born in Caniçal. A youth product of C.D. Nacional, he was promoted to the first team in 2000, but only totalled 18 appearances in his first two seasons. Afterwards, he served three consecutive loan stints, two of those with Madeiran neighbours A.D. Camacha and C.F. União in the third division; in between, he spent the 2006–07 campaign with Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca FC.[2]

In 2009–10 another loan ensued, now to Académica de Coimbra alongside his teammate Bruno Amaro.[3] For the following season the move was made permanent, and he scored on his league debut on 15 August 2010, helping to defeat title holders S.L. Benfica 2–1 away from home;[4] he finished the campaign as the Students' top scorer, in a narrow escape from relegation from the Primeira Liga.[5][6]

References
  1. "Miguel Fidalgo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. "Avançado Miguel Fidalgo reforça equipa dos "estudantes"" [Forward Miguel Fidalgo strengthens "students" team]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 July 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. "Mercado: Avançado Miguel Fidalgo reforça Académica" [Market: Forward Miguel Fidalgo bolsters Académica] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. "Last-gasp wonder goal sinks Benfica at the Luz". PortuGOAL. 15 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  5. "Hulk e Falcao rivalizam estatuto de melhor marcador da época" [Hulk and Falcao rival for season-top scorer status] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. "Amaro e Fidalgo na lista de reforços" [Amaro and Fidalgo possible signings]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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