Nuno Namora

Nuno Frederico de Melo Machado Cerejeira Namora (born 12 February 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Rio Ave.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Melo Machado and the second or paternal family name is Cerejeira Namora.
Nuno Namora
Personal information
Full name Nuno Frederico de Melo Machado Cerejeira Namora
Date of birth (1998-02-12) February 12, 1998
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Rio Ave
Number 75
Youth career
2007–2010 Porto
2010–2013 Boavista
2013–2017 Rio Ave
2017–2018 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Braga 0 (0)
2018 →Gondomar (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2021 Rio Ave II 18 (1)
2021– Rio Ave 0 (0)
2022 →Leiria (loan) 14 (0)
2022–2023 →Felgueiras (loan) 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Professional career

Namora is a youth product of Porto, Boavista, and Rio Ave before transferring to Braga on 26 July 2017 with his twin brother.[1] On 31 January 2018, he joined Gondomar on loan for the rest for the second half of 2017–18 season.[2]

Namora returned to Rio Ave in 2018, where he was initially assigned to their reserve and youth teams. On 31 July 2021, he was promoted to their senior team and extended his contract until 2024.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Rio Ave in a 1–0 Taça da Liga win over Arouca on 1 August 2021.[4] in January 2022, he went on a half-season loan to Leiria.[5] The following season, on 14 July 2022, he joined Felgueiras on a season-long loan.[6]

He returned to Rio Ave in preparation for the 2023–24 season in the Primeira Liga on 1 July 2023.[7]

Personal life

Namora is the twin brother of the footballer Manuel Namora.[1]

References
  1. "Sp. Braga contrata gémeos Namora". Maisfutebol.
  2. "Gondomar reforçado com gémeos que chegam do Sp. Braga". www.record.pt.
  3. "Nuno Namora renova e integra equipa principal". July 31, 2021.
  4. "Jogo Direto". www.abola.pt.
  5. "Rio Ave empresta Nuno Namora à União de Leiria". www.record.pt.
  6. "Nuno Namora emprestado ao Felgueiras". www.record.pt.
  7. "Nuno Namora regressa ao Rio Ave". www.ojogo.pt. June 10, 2023.
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