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Nani

Nani

Attack - Left Winger  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipPortugal Cape Verde
Height1.77 m
Footboth
BornNovember 17, 1986
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 24/25 4.8 Average
Left Winger Attack

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.21
goals / match
Manchester United
top club · 230 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#1439
goals rank
#1636
assists rank
129
season goals
141
season assists

Among 1,755 Attack - Left Wingers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€36.50m
peak value · 2012
€25.50m
top transfer fee · 07/08
12
best season · 14/15
124 / 24
int'l caps / goals
617Appearances
129Goals
141Assists
86Yellow cards
4Red cards
126Full matches (90′)
Full nameNani
Name in home countryLuís Carlos Almeida da Cunha
Date of birth1986-11-17 (39 yrs)
Place of birthAmadora, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal Cape Verde
PositionAttack - Left Winger (main: Attack)
Footboth
Height177.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-12-08
Contract expires
AgentPPSM
Dec 2024
Transfer: Estrela Amadora → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Estrela Amadora
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — CF Estrela Amadora
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2024
Transfer: Adana Demirspor → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2023
Transfer: Melb. Victory → Adana Demirspor
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Adana Demirspor
34 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Venezia → Melb. Victory
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Melbourne Victory
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — Melbourne Victory
9 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2022
Transfer: Orlando → Venezia
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Orlando City SC
30 matches · 10 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Venezia FC
10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Orlando City SC
25 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Orlando City SC
33 matches · 12 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
May 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2019
Transfer: Sporting CP → Orlando
18/19 · Transfer
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
Transfer: Valencia → Sporting CP
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sporting CP
28 matches · 9 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2018
Transfer: Lazio → Valencia
17/18 · Return from loan
Nov 2017
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Aug 2017
Transfer: Valencia → Lazio
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — SS Lazio
25 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2017
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
Transfer: Fenerbahce → Valencia
16/17 · Transfer · €8.50m
Jul 2016
16/17 — Valencia CF
26 matches · 5 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
May 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Mar 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2015
Transfer: Man Utd → Fenerbahce
15/16 · Transfer · €6.00m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Fenerbahce
47 matches · 12 G · 13 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2015
Transfer: Sporting CP → Man Utd
14/15 · Return from loan
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2014
Transfer: Man Utd → Sporting CP
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Sporting CP, Manchester United
38 matches · 12 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Manchester United
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Manchester United
21 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Manchester United
40 matches · 10 G · 13 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Manchester United
49 matches · 10 G · 18 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Manchester United
34 matches · 7 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Manchester United
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
08/09 — Manchester United
30 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Sporting CP → Man Utd
07/08 · Transfer · €25.50m
Jul 2007
07/08 — Manchester United
41 matches · 4 G · 13 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Sporting CP
38 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Sporting CP
34 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Sporting U19 → Sporting CP
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2003
Transfer: Real SC U17 → Sporting U19
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Real SC U155 → Real SC U17
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Real Formação → Real SC U155
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €36.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 894 other Attack - Left Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.19/90
30
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.19/90
11
Yellow cards3 total · 0.58/90
20
11,325 min
Minutes played by club
CF Estrela Amadora 4.1%
Adana Demirspor 2.0%
Melbourne Victory 0.0%
Venezia FC 0.0%
Orlando City SC 9.1%
Manchester United 42.6%
Sporting CP 28.0%
SS Lazio 1.1%
Valencia CF 3.3%
Fenerbahce 9.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
CF Estrela Amadora 1 24/25 24/25 10 1 0 465
Adana Demirspor 1 23/24 23/24 34 4 3 231
Melbourne Victory 2 2022 22/23 10 0 2 0
Venezia FC 1 21/22 21/22 10 0 1 0
Orlando City SC 3 2019 2021 88 31 18 1,025
Manchester United 9 07/08 2009 230 41 66 4,825
Sporting CP 4 05/06 18/19 137 32 27 3,169
SS Lazio 1 17/18 17/18 25 3 3 123
Valencia CF 1 16/17 16/17 26 5 8 369
Fenerbahce 1 15/16 15/16 47 12 13 1,118

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€9.1M14€18.3M21€27.4M28€36.5M05/06 — 5 goals (Sporting CP)05/06 — 6 assists1105/0606/07 — 6 goals (Sporting CP)06/07 — 6 assists1206/0707/08 — 4 goals (Manchester United)07/08 — 13 assists1707/0808/09 — 6 goals (Manchester United)08/09 — 3 assists908/0909/10 — 7 goals (Manchester United)09/10 — 13 assists2009/1010/11 — 10 goals (Manchester United)10/11 — 18 assists2810/1111/12 — 10 goals (Manchester United)11/12 — 13 assists2311/1212/13 — 3 goals (Manchester United)12/13 — 6 assists912/1313/14 — 1 goals (Manchester United)113/1414/15 — 12 goals (Sporting CP)14/15 — 8 assists2014/1515/16 — 12 goals (Fenerbahce)15/16 — 13 assists2515/1616/17 — 5 goals (Valencia CF)16/17 — 8 assists1316/1717/18 — 3 goals (SS Lazio)17/18 — 3 assists617/1818/19 — 9 goals (Sporting CP)18/19 — 7 assists1618/192019 — 12 goals (Orlando City SC)2019 — 6 assists1820192020 — 9 goals (Orlando City SC)2020 — 5 assists1420202021 — 10 goals (Orlando City SC)2021 — 7 assists17202121/22 — 1 assists121/2222/23 — 2 assists222/2323/24 — 4 goals (Adana Demirspor)23/24 — 3 assists723/2424/25 — 1 goals (CF Estrela Amadora)124/2505/06 — €300K06/07 — €7M07/08 — €25M08/09 — €19M09/10 — €18M10/11 — €17M11/12 — €29M12/13 — €36.5M13/14 — €27M14/15 — €16M15/16 — €16M16/17 — €16M17/18 — €15M18/19 — €5M21/22 — €2.5M22/23 — €1M23/24 — €500K24/25 — €275KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 5505/0606/07: 6606/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 6608/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 101010/1111/12: 101011/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 121214/1515/16: 121215/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 9918/192009: 0020092019: 121220192020: 9920202021: 101020212022: 00202221/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 1124/25

Assists by season

05/06: 6605/0606/07: 6606/0707/08: 131307/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 131309/1010/11: 181810/1111/12: 131311/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 131315/1616/17: 8816/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 7718/192009: 0020092019: 6620192020: 5520202021: 7720212022: 00202221/22: 1121/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Liga Portugal CF Estrela Amadora 9 1 0 3 0 465
24/25 Taça de Portugal CF Estrela Amadora 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Süper Lig Adana Demirspor 28 4 2 5 0 231
23/24 Türkiye Kupasi Adana Demirspor 1 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 UECL Quali Adana Demirspor 5 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 A-League Men Melbourne Victory 9 0 2 2 0 0
21/22 Serie A Venezia FC 10 0 1 1 0 0
2022 Australia Cup Melbourne Victory 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Leagues Cup Orlando City SC 1 0 0 1 0 0
2021 MLS Orlando City SC 28 10 7 2 0 184
2021 MLS Cup Playoffs Orlando City SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 MLS Orlando City SC 16 5 2 3 1 231
2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Orlando City SC 2 1 0 1 0 210
2020 MLS is Back Orlando City SC 7 3 3 1 0 210
2019 MLS Orlando City SC 30 12 5 4 0 190
2019 US Open Cup Orlando City SC 3 0 1 0 0 0
2009 Club World Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 2 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Europa League Sporting CP 5 1 1 0 0 432
18/19 Liga NOS Sporting CP 18 7 4 4 0 193
18/19 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 3 1 2 0 0 270
17/18 Europa League SS Lazio 6 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Italy Cup SS Lazio 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Serie A SS Lazio 18 3 3 2 0 123
16/17 Copa del Rey Valencia CF 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 LaLiga Valencia CF 25 5 8 6 0 369
15/16 Champions League Qu. Fenerbahce 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Europa League Fenerbahce 9 1 1 3 0 681
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Fenerbahce 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 28 8 9 5 0 277
15/16 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 6 3 3 1 0 160
14/15 Champions League Sporting CP 5 4 2 1 0 112
14/15 Europa League Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Liga NOS Sporting CP 27 7 6 11 0 327
14/15 Premier League Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 3 1 0 1 0 300
13/14 Champions League Manchester United 1 1 0 0 0 90
13/14 League Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League Manchester United 11 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Champions League Manchester United 4 0 1 0 1 0
12/13 FA Cup Manchester United 5 1 2 0 0 325
12/13 League Cup Manchester United 1 1 0 1 0 120
12/13 Premier League Manchester United 11 1 3 1 0 629
11/12 Champions League Manchester United 6 0 2 0 0 0
11/12 Community Shield Manchester United 1 2 0 0 0 45
11/12 Europa League Manchester United 3 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Premier League Manchester United 29 8 10 2 0 264
10/11 Champions League Manchester United 12 1 0 1 0 750
10/11 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premier League Manchester United 33 9 17 1 0 296
09/10 Champions League Manchester United 8 2 5 0 0 319
09/10 Community Shield Manchester United 1 1 0 0 0 62
09/10 League Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Premier League Manchester United 23 4 8 1 1 397
08/09 Champions League Manchester United 7 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Manchester United 2 2 0 0 0 90
08/09 League Cup Manchester United 6 3 0 0 0 190
08/09 Premier League Manchester United 13 1 3 1 0 545
08/09 UEFA Super Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League Manchester United 11 0 3 2 0 0
07/08 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Manchester United 2 1 2 0 0 180
07/08 League Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premier League Manchester United 26 3 8 2 1 523
06/07 Champions League Sporting CP 6 1 0 1 0 428
06/07 Liga Bwin Sporting CP 29 5 6 4 0 469
06/07 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 3 0 0 2 0 0
05/06 Champions League Qu. Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Liga Bwin Sporting CP 29 4 4 2 0 442
05/06 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 3 1 2 1 0 196
05/06 UEFA Cup Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
99/00 1999-07-01 Real Formação Real SC U155 Transfer 0
01/02 2001-07-01 Real SC U155 Real SC U17 Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Real SC U17 Sporting U19 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 Sporting U19 Sporting CP Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-02 Sporting CP Man Utd Transfer 25000000 €25.50m
14/15 2014-08-19 Man Utd Sporting CP Loan 12000000
14/15 2015-06-30 Sporting CP Man Utd Return from loan 16000000
15/16 2015-07-07 Man Utd Fenerbahce Transfer 15000000 €6.00m
16/17 2016-07-05 Fenerbahce Valencia Transfer 16000000 €8.50m
17/18 2017-08-31 Valencia Lazio Loan 10000000
17/18 2018-06-30 Lazio Valencia Return from loan 5000000
18/19 2018-07-11 Valencia Sporting CP Transfer 5000000
18/19 2019-02-18 Sporting CP Orlando Transfer 5000000
21/22 2022-01-14 Orlando Venezia Transfer 2000000
22/23 2022-07-12 Venezia Melb. Victory Transfer 700000
23/24 2023-07-13 Melb. Victory Adana Demirspor Transfer 500000
23/24 2024-05-08 Adana Demirspor Without Club Transfer 275000
24/25 2024-07-31 Without Club Estrela Amadora Transfer 200000
24/25 2024-12-08 Estrela Amadora Retired Transfer 200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 Thigh problems 2014-12-06 2014-12-26 21 4
14/15 muscular problems 2015-03-02 2015-03-07 6 1
15/16 flu 2016-01-22 2016-01-28 7 2
15/16 Rest 2016-03-05 2016-03-07 3 1
15/16 unknown injury 2016-05-01 2016-05-06 6 2
16/17 muscular problems 2016-10-13 2016-10-20 8 1
16/17 muscular problems 2016-11-30 2017-01-07 39 4
16/17 Hamstring injury 2017-02-23 2017-04-15 52 10
17/18 Knee injury 2017-07-25 2017-09-20 58 6
17/18 Hamstring injury 2017-11-23 2017-12-21 29 7
18/19 Muscle injury 2018-12-17 2018-12-25 9 2
18/19 unknown injury 2019-02-05 2019-02-18 14 4
18/19 Calf injury 2019-05-10 2019-05-17 8 2
22/23 Partial damage to the cruciate ligament 2023-01-07 2023-06-05 150 16
23/24 unknown injury 2023-10-23 2023-11-08 17 3
Current€200k
Peak€36.50m
Low
Δ since start−€100k
€9.13m€18.25m€27.38m€36.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €27.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €36.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €36.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €29.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €19.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53246 1 0 former national player
Team #16374 #17 11 1 former national player
Team #3300 #17 112 23 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
João Moutinho 2 3 0
Cristiano Ronaldo 2 14 0
Chicharito 2 7 0
Robin Jansson 2 1 0
Chris Mueller 2 8 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2019 MLS Orlando City SC 12 30
2021 MLS Orlando City SC 10 28
10/11 Premier League Manchester United 9 33

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 Premier League Manchester United 17 33
11/12 Premier League Manchester United 10 29
15/16 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 9 28

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 Lazio Valencia Return from loan €5.00m
17/18 2017-08-31 Valencia Lazio Loan €10.00m
14/15 2015-06-30 Sporting CP Man Utd Return from loan €16.00m
14/15 2014-08-19 Man Utd Sporting CP Loan €12.00m

Teams faced most often by Nani's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chelsea FC 33 9 11 13 36 43 -7 27%
Liverpool FC 30 17 6 7 44 35 +9 57%
Manchester City 29 12 4 13 36 45 -9 41%
Tottenham Hotspur 29 15 7 7 46 30 +16 52%
Arsenal FC 28 13 8 7 42 32 +10 46%
Everton FC 28 16 6 6 46 30 +16 57%
West Ham United 26 16 5 5 48 21 +27 62%
FC Barcelona 25 2 6 17 23 55 -32 8%
Newcastle United 25 15 6 4 53 24 +29 60%
Sunderland AFC 22 16 4 2 37 11 +26 73%
Sevilla FC 22 9 8 5 29 18 +11 41%
Aston Villa 22 17 4 1 50 14 +36 77%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal
12/13 Goal #50 (career)
2019 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 10 465 3 0 0 0.58
23/24 34 231 6 0 0 2.34
22/23 9 0 2 0 0 0
21/22 10 0 1 0 0 0
2021 30 184 3 1 0 1.96
2020 25 651 5 0 1 0.83
2019 33 190 4 0 0 1.89
18/19 28 895 5 0 0 0.5
17/18 25 123 2 0 0 1.46
16/17 26 369 6 0 0 1.46
15/16 47 1,118 11 1 0 0.97
14/15 38 739 13 1 0 1.71
12/13 21 1,074 2 0 1 0.25
11/12 40 309 3 0 0 0.87
10/11 49 1,046 2 0 0 0.17
09/10 34 778 2 0 1 0.35
08/09 30 825 2 0 0 0.22
07/08 41 703 4 0 1 0.64
06/07 38 897 7 0 0 0.7
05/06 34 638 3 0 0 0.42

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

MLS
74 apps
27 G
14 A
Premier League
147 apps
26 G
49 A
Liga Portugal
112 apps
24 G
20 A
Süper Lig
56 apps
12 G
11 A
Champions League
60 apps
9 G
13 A
LaLiga
25 apps
5 G
8 A
FA Cup
13 apps
4 G
4 A
League Cup
11 apps
4 G
0 A
Taça de Portugal
13 apps
3 G
4 A
Türkiye Kupasi
7 apps
3 G
4 A

Frequently asked about Nani

Who is Nani?

Nani is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Retired.

How old is Nani?

Nani is 39 years old. He was born on November 17, 1986 in Amadora.

What position does Nani play?

Nani plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).

What club does Nani play for?

Nani currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Nani scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nani has scored 129 goals in 617 appearances.