João Nunes (footballer, born 1995)


João Aniceto Grandela Nunes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia as a central defender.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Setúbal, Nunes finished his youth career with S.L. Benfica after joining the club's youth academy at the age of 9. On 6 January 2013, while still a junior, he played his first Segunda Liga match with the reserves, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Santa Clara.
On 27 March 2014, Nunes renewed his contract until 2019. He scored his first goal in the second division on 20 September 2015, in a 1–0 home victory over Gil Vicente FC.

Lechia Gdańsk

On 29 August 2016, Nunes signed a three-year deal with Lechia Gdańsk of the Polish Ekstraklasa. He made his league debut on 9 September, playing the entire 1–0 win at KS Cracovia alongside compatriots Flávio Paixão and Marco Paixão.
On 2 May 2019, Nunes also started in the Polish Cup final, as the club won the tournament for the second time in its history after beating Jagiellonia Białystok by the odd goal.

Panathinaikos

On 23 July 2019, free agent Nunes joined Panathinaikos F.C. on a three-year contract.

Puskás Akadémia FC

On 1 July 2020 Nunes joined Puskás Akadémia.

International career

Nunes represented Portugal at the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. In 2015, he appeared in all the games as vice-captain as the under-20 team were ousted in the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup by eventual finalists Brazil.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Benfica Youth
Lechia Gdańsk
Individual