Nuno Reis

Nuno Reis
Nuno Reis
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Pereira Reis
Date of birth 31 January 1991 (1991-01-31) (age 20)
Place of birth Murten, Switzerland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre Back
Club information
Current club Cercle Brugge
(on loan from Sporting)
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2003 Vasco da Gama
2003-2010 Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010– Sporting 0 (0)
2010- → Cercle Brugge (loan) 33 (1)
National team‡
2010–2011 Portugal U20[1] 19 (0)
2011– Portugal U21[2] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09 September 2011

Nuno Reis (born 31 January 1991 in Murten) is a Swiss-born Portuguese footballer who plays as a central defender. He is currently playing for Cercle Brugge, on loan from Sporting.

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Career

Nuno Reis started his career in a small team based in Fátima, Vasco da Gama, where he was spotted by Sporting scouting team. At Sporting's Academy, Nuno Reis came through the several youth ranks, where he won eight titles (five of them National Championships) in seven seasons Sporting junior squad.[3] He was also part of Sporting's junior team that became champions three times in a row, where he was team's captain during the last year. In addition, he was also called up for several main squad home matches, against Belenenses and Atlético Madrid (UEFA Europa League).

After graduating from Sporting's Academy, Nuno Reis was loaned out to Cercle Brugge, alongside Renato Neto.

International Career

Nuno Reis captained the Portuguese Under-20 team to their second-place finish at the 2011 U-20 World Cup. Soon after, the defender made his debut for the Portuguese Under-21 team in a friendly against France on 9/5/11.

References

  1. ^ "Footballportugal.net player statistics". footballportugal.net. http://footballportugal.net/player.php?player=199101310002. Retrieved 06 September 2011. 
  2. ^ "Footballportugal.net player statistics". footballportugal.net. http://footballportugal.net/player.php?player=199101310002. Retrieved 06 September 2011. 
  3. ^ "Jornal belga cita Academia de Talentos(Belgian newspaper quotes Academia de Talentos)(Portuguese)". Academia de Talentos. 26 June 2010. http://www.academia-de-talentos.com/artigo/2010/6/26/jornal-belga-cita-academia-de-talentos. 

External links

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