| Fábio Nunes | |
| Full Name: | Fábio Alexandre da Silva Nunes[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Portimão, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.80 m[2] |
| Position: | Left-back, winger |
| Currentclub: | Widzew Łódź |
| Clubnumber: | 92 |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Portimonense |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Youthclubs2: | Benfica |
| Youthyears3: | 2006–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Portimonense |
| Youthyears4: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs4: | → Porto (loan) |
| Youthyears5: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs5: | → Parma (loan) |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Portimonense |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | Latina |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Belenenses |
| Caps4: | 33 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Tondela |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | Belenenses |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs7: | Kerkyra |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Farense |
| Caps8: | 67 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Years9: | 2021– |
| Clubs9: | Widzew Łódź |
| Caps9: | 71 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam2: | Portugal U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam3: | Portugal U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam4: | Portugal U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam5: | Portugal U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:25, 4 June 2024 (UTC) |
Fábio Alexandre da Silva Nunes (born 24 July 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Polish club Widzew Łódź.
Born in Portimão, Algarve, Nunes played youth football for four clubs, including local Portimonense S.C. from ages 9 to 13 and 14 to 18. On 17 January 2010, whilst still a junior, he made his professional debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home win against G.D. Estoril Praia in the Segunda Liga. He spent the 2011–12 season on loan at Parma FC,[3] but only appeared for the Primavera side.
In the 2012 summer transfer window, Nunes signed a three-year contract with Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his debut in the Football League Championship on 22 August, starting in the 2–1 home victory over Hull City.[5]
On 24 January 2014, after only eight competitive appearances, Nunes returned to Italy by joining Serie B team U.S. Latina Calcio on a free transfer.[6] In July, he returned to his country and moved to C.F. Os Belenenses.[7]
Nunes appeared in 17 Primeira Liga games in his debut campaign,[8] having renewed his link in December 2014 until June 2017.[9] His first goal in the Portuguese top division came on 9 May 2015, as he scored a last-minute equaliser in a 1–1 away draw against Académica de Coimbra.[10]
In January 2017, following a very brief spell with C.D. Tondela, Nunes returned to the Estádio do Restelo.[11] In the ensuing summer, the free agent agreed to a two-year deal at PAE Kerkyra of the Super League Greece.[12]
Nunes returned to Portugal and its second tier on 17 July 2018, joining newly-promoted S.C. Farense.[13] He scored twice from 23 matches in 2019–20[14] [15] in a return to the top flight after an 18-year absence, subsequently penning a one-year extension.[16]
On 28 July 2021, Nunes signed with Polish I liga club Widzew Łódź on a two-year contract.[17]
All categories comprised, Nunes won 27 caps for Portugal at youth level. His first match with the under-21s occurred on 15 October 2012, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 friendly home loss to Ukraine.[18]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Portimonense | 2009–10 | Liga de Honra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Porto (loan) | 2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parma (loan) | 2011–12 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2012–13 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Latina | 2013–14 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Belenenses | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 4 | |||
| Tondela | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Belenenses | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Kerkyra | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| Farense | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | LigaPro | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 72 | 6 | ||||
| Widzew Łódź | 2021–22 | I liga | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 79 | 6 | |||||
| Career total | 204 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 237 | 19 | |||