Nuno Valente (footballer, born 1991)

Nuno Daniel Costeira Valente (born 22 November 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Varzim S.C. as a midfielder.

Not to be confused with Nuno Valente.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Costeira and the second or paternal family name is Valente.
Nuno Valente
Personal information
Full name Nuno Daniel Costeira Valente[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991[1]
Place of birth Adaúfe, Portugal[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Varzim
Youth career
2003–2004 Braga
2004–2005 Bairro da Misericórdia
2005–2010 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Braga 1 (0)
2010–2011 → Vizela (loan) 11 (2)
2011 → Covilhã (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012 → Vizela (loan) 29 (2)
2012–2015 Braga B 107 (16)
2015–2018 Arouca 79 (7)
2018–2020 Vitória Setúbal 41 (2)
2020– Varzim 0 (0)
National team
2008 Portugal U18 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 July 2020

Club career

Born in Adaúfe, Braga, Valente came through the ranks of S.C. Braga. He made his senior debut on loan to F.C. Vizela in the third division in 2010, and the following January he was lent to S.C. Covilhã of the Segunda Liga.[2] He made his professional bow in one of two substitute appearances for the latter, replacing Niamien Rodolph Amessan for the last five minutes of a 1–0 away win against Leixões SC.[3]

After being told that he was not in the manager's plans,[4] Valente was loaned again to Vizela in 2011. He subsequently represented Braga's reserves in the second tier, making just one first-team appearance in the Primeira Liga on 5 April 2014, the final 18 minutes of a 2–0 away victory over S.C. Olhanense in place of Rodrigo Battaglia.[5] In his final season in the Minho Province he scored a career-best ten goals for the B team,[6] starting with two in a 4–2 home defeat of Atlético Clube de Portugal on 21 September 2014.[7]

Valente joined fellow top-flight club F.C. Arouca on 22 June 2015, on a three-year contract.[8] In his third match on 30 August, he scored his first goal in the competition to seal a 1–1 draw at F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[9]

Free agent Valente signed a three-year deal with Vitória F.C. of the same league on 29 May 2018.[10] He netted twice in 23 games in his debut campaign, helping to a 13th-place finish.[11]

References
  1. "Nuno Valente" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Covilhã com cinco reforços no mercado de Inverno" [Covilhã with five additions in the Winter transfer window]. O Interior (in Portuguese). 3 February 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. Moura, António (6 February 2011). "Futebol: Honra – Amessan marca e o Covilhã regressa às vitórias" [Football: Honour – Amessan scores and Covilhã return to winning ways] (in Portuguese). SIC Notícias. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. "SC Braga tenta rescindir com quatro atletas" [SC Braga tries to rescind contracts of four athletes] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "Sp. Braga vence em Olhão e mantém-se na luta pela Europa (vídeo)" [Sp. Braga win in Olhão and stay in the fight for Europe (video)] (in Portuguese). TSF. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. Bastos, André (1 September 2015). "Nuno Valente encantado" [Nuno Valente thrilled]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. "SC Braga "B" 4–2 Atlético" (in Portuguese). Atlético CP. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. "OFICIAL: Nuno Valente no Arouca" [OFFICIAL: Nuno Valente to Arouca] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. "Paços de Ferreira empata líder Arouca" [Paços de Ferreira draw with leaders Arouca]. Público (in Portuguese). 30 August 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. "V. Setúbal: Nuno Valente assinou por três temporadas" [V. Setúbal: Nuno Valente signed for three seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  11. "V. Setúbal começa nova época sem nenhum dos reforços contratados" [V. Setúbal start new season with none of the new signings]. Público (in Portuguese). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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