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Nuno Morais

Nuno Morais

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age42
CitizenshipPortugal Cyprus
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornJanuary 29, 1984
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Rating · 18/19 9.5 World class
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.1
goals / match
APOEL Nicosia
top club · 467 apps

Position rank · 18/19

#4
goals rank
#518
assists rank
49
season goals
8
season assists

Among 1,428 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€1.00m
peak value · 2006
—
top transfer fee
15
best season · 18/19
18 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Aurélien Rameau
Goalkeeper · Without Club
Mykhaylo Kopolovets
Attack - Left Winger · Retired
Álvaro Cejudo
Attack - Second Striker · Retired
José Luis Mendoza
Attack · Retired

Shares 1984-01-29 · 5 players total

499Appearances
49Goals
8Assists
76Yellow cards
0Red cards
149Full matches (90′)
Full nameNuno Morais
Name in home countryNuno Miguel Barbosa Morais
Date of birth1984-01-29 (42 yrs)
Place of birthPaço de Sousa, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal Cyprus
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2019-07-03
Contract expires—
Jul 2019
Transfer: APOEL Nicosia → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — APOEL Nicosia
37 matches · 15 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — APOEL Nicosia
47 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — APOEL Nicosia
49 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — APOEL Nicosia
46 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — APOEL Nicosia
38 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — APOEL Nicosia
45 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — APOEL Nicosia
33 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — APOEL Nicosia
45 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — APOEL Nicosia
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — APOEL Nicosia
41 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — APOEL Nicosia
36 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — APOEL Nicosia
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Chelsea → APOEL Nicosia
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Chelsea FC
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2006
Transfer: Marítimo → Chelsea
05/06 · Return from loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — CS Marítimo
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Chelsea → Marítimo
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Chelsea FC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Penafiel → Chelsea
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — FC Penafiel
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — FC Penafiel
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
Transfer: Penafiel U19 → Penafiel
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Penafiel U17 → Penafiel U19
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Penafiel U15 → Penafiel U17
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1997
Transfer: FC Penafiel You → Penafiel U15
97/98 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1138 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 18/19. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals15 total · 2.12/90
100
Assists1 total · 0.14/90
69
G+A16 total · 2.26/90
99
Yellow cards4 total · 0.56/90
28
13,442 min
Minutes played by club
APOEL Nicosia 100.0%
Chelsea FC 0.0%
CS Marítimo 0.0%
FC Penafiel 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
APOEL Nicosia 12 07/08 18/19 467 49 8 13,442
Chelsea FC 2 04/05 06/07 9 0 0 0
CS Marítimo 1 05/06 05/06 17 0 0 0
FC Penafiel 2 02/03 03/04 6 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€250K8€500K12€750K16€1M04/0506/0708/09 — 3 goals (APOEL Nicosia)308/0909/10 — 1 goals (APOEL Nicosia)109/1010/1111/12 — 2 goals (APOEL Nicosia)11/12 — 1 assists311/1212/13 — 4 goals (APOEL Nicosia)12/13 — 1 assists512/1313/14 — 6 goals (APOEL Nicosia)13/14 — 1 assists713/1414/15 — 2 goals (APOEL Nicosia)214/1515/16 — 4 goals (APOEL Nicosia)415/1616/17 — 3 goals (APOEL Nicosia)16/17 — 4 assists716/1717/18 — 9 goals (APOEL Nicosia)917/1818/19 — 15 goals (APOEL Nicosia)18/19 — 1 assists1618/1904/05 — €750K06/07 — €1M10/11 — €800K11/12 — €900K14/15 — €800K15/16 — €600K16/17 — €600K17/18 — €400K18/19 — €400KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 9917/1818/19: 151518/19

Assists by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/19
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
18/19 Champions League Qu. APOEL Nicosia 2 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 Champions Round APOEL Nicosia 8 3 0 1 0 182
18/19 Cypriot Super Cup APOEL Nicosia 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Qualifying APOEL Nicosia 6 2 0 0 0 285
18/19 Protathlima Cyta APOEL Nicosia 20 10 0 2 0 171
17/18 Champions League APOEL Nicosia 6 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Champions League Qu. APOEL Nicosia 6 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Champions Round APOEL Nicosia 10 2 0 2 0 438
17/18 Cypriot Super Cup APOEL Nicosia 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Protathlima Cyta APOEL Nicosia 24 7 0 4 0 296
16/17 Champions League Qu. APOEL Nicosia 6 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 Champions Round APOEL Nicosia 8 1 0 2 0 702
16/17 Cypriot Super Cup APOEL Nicosia 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League APOEL Nicosia 9 0 1 3 0 0
16/17 Protathlima Cyta APOEL Nicosia 25 2 2 2 0 1,089
15/16 Champions League Qu. APOEL Nicosia 6 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Champions Round APOEL Nicosia 9 1 0 3 0 787
15/16 Cypriot Super Cup APOEL Nicosia 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League APOEL Nicosia 6 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Protathlima Cyta APOEL Nicosia 24 3 0 5 0 715
14/15 Champions League APOEL Nicosia 6 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Champions League Qu. APOEL Nicosia 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Cypriot Super Cup APOEL Nicosia 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Meisterrunde APOEL Nicosia 9 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Protathlima ML APOEL Nicosia 18 2 0 5 0 790
13/14 Champions League Qu. APOEL Nicosia 2 0 1 1 0 0
13/14 Cypriot Super Cup APOEL Nicosia 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Cyprus League Championship Round APOEL Nicosia 9 2 0 1 0 374
13/14 Europa League APOEL Nicosia 6 1 0 0 0 495
13/14 Europa League Qualifying APOEL Nicosia 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Protathlima ML APOEL Nicosia 25 3 0 5 0 726
12/13 Cyprus League Championship Round APOEL Nicosia 5 1 0 2 0 450
12/13 Europa League Qualifying APOEL Nicosia 6 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Protathlima ML APOEL Nicosia 22 3 0 5 0 660
11/12 Champions League APOEL Nicosia 10 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Champions League Qu. APOEL Nicosia 6 1 0 1 0 540
11/12 Cypriot Super Cup APOEL Nicosia 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Meisterrunde APOEL Nicosia 4 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Protathlima ML APOEL Nicosia 24 1 1 4 0 1,998
10/11 Europa League Qualifying APOEL Nicosia 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Meisterrunde APOEL Nicosia 5 0 0 3 0 0
10/11 Protathlima ML APOEL Nicosia 25 0 0 4 0 0
09/10 Champions League APOEL Nicosia 6 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Champions League Qu. APOEL Nicosia 5 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Cypriot Super Cup APOEL Nicosia 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Meisterrunde APOEL Nicosia 5 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 Protathlima ML APOEL Nicosia 24 1 0 3 0 2,047
08/09 Meisterrunde APOEL Nicosia 6 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Protathlima ML APOEL Nicosia 24 3 0 3 0 697
08/09 UEFA Cup APOEL Nicosia 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation APOEL Nicosia 4 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League Qu. APOEL Nicosia 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Meisterrunde APOEL Nicosia 5 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Protathlima ML APOEL Nicosia 10 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Champions League Chelsea FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Cup Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Premier League Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Liga Bwin CS Marítimo 17 0 0 4 0 0
05/06 Taça de Portugal CS Marítimo 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Champions League Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Chelsea FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Premier League Chelsea FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Liga Portugal 2 FC Penafiel 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Taça de Portugal FC Penafiel 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Liga Portugal 2 FC Penafiel 3 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
97/98 1997-07-01 FC Penafiel You Penafiel U15 Transfer 0 —
99/00 1999-07-01 Penafiel U15 Penafiel U17 Transfer 0 —
01/02 2001-07-01 Penafiel U17 Penafiel U19 Transfer 0 —
02/03 2002-07-01 Penafiel U19 Penafiel Transfer 0 —
04/05 2004-07-01 Penafiel Chelsea Transfer 0 —
05/06 2005-07-01 Chelsea Marítimo Loan 750000 —
05/06 2006-06-30 Marítimo Chelsea Return from loan 1000000 —
07/08 2007-07-01 Chelsea APOEL Nicosia Transfer 900000 —
19/20 2019-07-03 APOEL Nicosia Retired Transfer 0 —

No recorded injuries.

Current—
Peak€1.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€750k
—€250k€500k€750k€1.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53246 — 1 0 — — former national player
Team #16374 #15 14 0 — — former national player
Team #16373 #19 3 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Georgios Merkis 2 0 0
Pieros Sotiriou 2 2 0
Vander 2 1 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
18/19 Protathlima Cyta APOEL Nicosia 10 20
17/18 Protathlima Cyta APOEL Nicosia 7 24
13/14 Protathlima ML APOEL Nicosia 3 25

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
16/17 Protathlima Cyta APOEL Nicosia 2 25
13/14 Champions League Qu. APOEL Nicosia 1 2
11/12 Protathlima ML APOEL Nicosia 1 24

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
05/06 2006-06-30 Marítimo Chelsea Return from loan — €1.00m
05/06 2005-07-01 Chelsea Marítimo Loan — €750k

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
02/03 Senior debut season
08/09 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
18/19 37 638 4 0 0 0.56
17/18 47 734 7 0 0 0.86
16/17 49 1,791 8 0 0 0.4
15/16 46 1,502 8 0 0 0.48
14/15 38 790 8 0 0 0.91
13/14 45 1,595 7 0 0 0.39
12/13 33 1,110 7 0 0 0.57
11/12 45 2,538 7 1 0 0.28
10/11 33 0 7 0 0 0
09/10 41 2,047 5 0 0 0.22
08/09 36 697 3 0 0 0.39
05/06 17 0 4 0 0 0
02/03 3 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Protathlima ML
265 apps
35 G
3 A
Meisterrunde
83 apps
10 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
17 apps
2 G
1 A
Champions League Qu.
39 apps
1 G
3 A
Europa League
21 apps
1 G
1 A
Cypriot Super Cup
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League
29 apps
0 G
0 A
Liga Bwin
17 apps
0 G
0 A

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Who is Nuno Morais?

Nuno Morais is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Nuno Morais?

Nuno Morais is 42 years old. He was born on January 29, 1984 in Paço de Sousa.

What position does Nuno Morais play?

Nuno Morais plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Nuno Morais play for?

Nuno Morais currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Nuno Morais scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nuno Morais has scored 49 goals in 499 appearances.