Nuno Pina Explained

Nuno Pina
Fullname:Nuno Henrique Pina Nunes[1]
Birth Date:31 March 1999
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Height:1.82 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2008–2009
Youthclubs1:Al. Op. Outurela
Youthyears2:2009–2010
Youthclubs2:Linda-a-Velha
Youthyears3:2010–2013
Youthclubs3:Casa Pia
Youthyears4:2013–2015
Youthclubs4:Martigny-Sports
Youthyears5:2015–2018
Youthclubs5:Sion
Youthyears6:2018–2019
Youthclubs6:Genoa
Youthyears7:2019
Youthclubs7:Chievo
Years1:2019–2021
Clubs1:Chievo
Caps1:4
Goals1:0
Years2:2020
Clubs2:Belenenses SAD (loan)
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Grasshoppers (loan)
Caps3:25
Goals3:3
Years4:2021–2022
Clubs4:Fuenlabrada
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:2022–2023
Clubs5:Torreense
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2018
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2018–2019
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:13 November 2021

Nuno Henrique Pina Nunes (born 31 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer.

Club career

Pina joined the under-19 squad of the Italian club Chievo in the early 2019. He made his professional Serie B debut for Chievo on 21 September 2019 in a game against Pisa, replacing Joel Obi in the 89th minute.[2] He made his first starting lineup appearance on 25 September 2019 against Salernitana and was sent off for two cautions in the 77th minute.

On 31 January 2020, Pina was loaned to Belenenses SAD until 30 June 2021.[3] On 27 August 2020 he moved to Switzerland on loan to Grasshoppers.[4]

On 16 August 2021, Pina switched teams and countries again, after signing a three-year contract with Spanish Segunda División team CF Fuenlabrada.[5] The following 28 January, after being rarely used, he terminated his link.[6]

International career

Born in Portugal, Pina is of Cape Verdean descent.[7] He played in 2 games (including the full game in the finals against Italy) at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which Portugal won.[8]

He was included in Portugal's squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and made one appearance as a substitute as Portugal was eliminated in group stage.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal . FIFA . 16 . 13 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf . 6 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Soccerway. Chievo v Pisa game report. 21 September 2019.
  3. Chievo. CHIUSO IL MERCATO INVERNALE 2019/20: LE OPERAZIONI GIALLOBLÙ. 31 January 2020. Italian.
  4. Grasshoppers. NUNO PINA ZU GC. 27 August 2020. German.
  5. Web site: El Fuenla ficha a Nuno Pina. Fuenla sign Nuno Pina. CF Fuenlabrada. es. 16 August 2021. 16 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Comunicado oficial Nuno Pina. Official announcement Nuno Pina. CF Fuenlabrada. es. 28 January 2022. 30 January 2022.
  7. Web site: SAPO . Futebolista de origem cabo-verdiana Nuno Henrique na selecção sub-20 de Portugal para o Mundial da Polónia . SAPO Notícias . 2019-05-20 . pt . 2020-06-26.
  8. Web site: UEFA. Italy U19 v Portugal U19 game report. 29 July 2018.
  9. Web site: FIFA. Portugal U20 v South Korea U20 game report. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517053749/https://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/match/400010606/. dead. May 17, 2019. 25 May 2019.