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Nuno Santos

Nuno Santos

Defender - Left-Back  at Sporting CP
Age31
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.77 m
Footleft
BornFebruary 13, 1995
at Sporting CP 2,103 days · joined 2020-08-21
👕200+ Apps ⚽50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €9.00m
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.16
goals / match
Sporting CP
top club · 196 apps

Career highs

€14.00m
peak value · 2023
€4.15m
top transfer fee · 20/21
10
best season · 21/22
38 / 6
int'l caps / goals

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Shares 1995-02-13 · 6 players total

362Appearances
58Goals
73Assists
39Yellow cards
1Red cards
74Full matches (90′)
Full nameNuno Santos
Name in home countryNuno Miguel Gomes dos Santos
Date of birth1995-02-13 (31 yrs)
Place of birthTrofa, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height177.00 m
Current clubSporting CP
Joined2020-08-21
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentGestifute
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
41 games missed
Jul 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Sporting CP
10 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Sporting CP
50 matches · 6 G · 18 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sporting CP
49 matches · 9 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sporting CP
50 matches · 10 G · 10 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Rio Ave → Sporting CP
20/21 · Transfer · €4.15m
Jul 2020
20/21 — Sporting CP
37 matches · 8 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Rio Ave FC
38 matches · 5 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
35 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Rio Ave FC
8 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — Rio Ave FC
32 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Benfica B → Rio Ave
17/18 · Transfer
Jun 2017
Transfer: Vitória Setúbal → Benfica B
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Vitória Setúbal FC
32 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Benfica B → Vitória Setúbal
16/17 · Loan
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
24 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — SL Benfica, SL Benfica B
8 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — SL Benfica B
36 matches · 8 G · 7 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: Benfica U19 → Benfica B
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — SL Benfica UEFA U19, SL Benfica U19
12 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Rio Ave FC U19 → Benfica U19
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: FC Porto U17 → Rio Ave FC U19
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: Padroense U17 → FC Porto U17
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: FC Porto U15 → Padroense U17
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: FC Porto Youth → FC Porto U15
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 2005
Transfer: Trofense Yth → FC Porto Youth
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €14.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 951 other Defender - Left-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.55/90
96
Assists2 total · 1.10/90
99
G+A3 total · 1.65/90
99
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
96
6,641 min
Minutes played by club
Sporting CP 51.8%
Rio Ave FC 36.6%
Vitória Setúbal FC 0.0%
SL Benfica 0.0%
SL Benfica B 8.4%
SL Benfica U19 0.0%
SL Benfica UEFA U19 3.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sporting CP 5 20/21 24/25 196 34 49 3,440
Rio Ave FC 3 17/18 19/20 78 10 11 2,431
Vitória Setúbal FC 1 16/17 16/17 32 0 3 0
SL Benfica 1 15/16 15/16 2 0 0 0
SL Benfica B 2 14/15 15/16 42 10 8 561
SL Benfica U19 1 13/14 13/14 2 0 0 0
SL Benfica UEFA U19 1 13/14 13/14 10 4 2 209

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€3.5M12€7M18€10.5M24€14M13/14 — 4 goals (SL Benfica UEFA U19)13/14 — 2 assists613/1414/15 — 8 goals (SL Benfica B)14/15 — 7 assists1514/1515/16 — 2 goals (SL Benfica B)15/16 — 1 assists315/1616/17 — 3 assists316/1717/18 — 2 goals (Rio Ave FC)17/18 — 3 assists517/1818/19 — 3 goals (Rio Ave FC)18/19 — 1 assists418/1919/20 — 5 goals (Rio Ave FC)19/20 — 7 assists1219/2020/21 — 8 goals (Sporting CP)20/21 — 10 assists1820/2121/22 — 10 goals (Sporting CP)21/22 — 10 assists2021/2222/23 — 9 goals (Sporting CP)22/23 — 9 assists1822/2323/24 — 6 goals (Sporting CP)23/24 — 18 assists2423/2424/25 — 1 goals (Sporting CP)24/25 — 2 assists324/2515/16 — €600K16/17 — €850K17/18 — €1M18/19 — €900K19/20 — €2M20/21 — €4M21/22 — €7M22/23 — €10M23/24 — €14M24/25 — €14MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

13/14: 4413/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 5519/2020/21: 8820/2121/22: 101021/2222/23: 9922/2323/24: 6623/2424/25: 1124/25

Assists by season

13/14: 2213/1414/15: 7714/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 7719/2020/21: 101020/2121/22: 101021/2222/23: 9922/2323/24: 181823/2424/25: 2224/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Champions League Sporting CP 2 1 0 0 0 164
24/25 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 7 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 1 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 1 1 0 0 265
23/24 Europa League Sporting CP 9 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 31 4 12 6 0 518
23/24 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 7 1 5 2 0 420
22/23 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 5 0 2 0 0 0
22/23 Champions League Sporting CP 6 1 0 1 0 299
22/23 Europa League Sporting CP 6 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 31 8 6 5 0 284
22/23 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 1 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 4 1 1 0 0 259
21/22 Champions League Sporting CP 7 1 0 0 0 217
21/22 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 32 6 9 4 0 352
21/22 Supertaça Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 6 2 0 1 0 136
20/21 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Europa League Qualifying Sporting CP 1 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 Liga NOS Sporting CP 31 7 6 4 0 274
20/21 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 3 1 3 1 0 252
19/20 Allianz Cup Rio Ave FC 3 2 0 0 0 96
19/20 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 32 2 6 4 1 1,261
19/20 Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 3 1 1 0 0 191
18/19 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 8 3 1 0 0 198
17/18 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 26 1 0 2 0 645
17/18 Taça CTT Rio Ave FC 4 0 2 0 0 0
17/18 Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 2 1 1 0 0 40
16/17 Allianz Cup Vitória Setúbal FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Liga NOS Vitória Setúbal FC 26 0 3 2 0 0
16/17 Taça de Portugal Vitória Setúbal FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Champions League SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ledman LigaPro SL Benfica B 6 2 1 0 0 242
15/16 Liga NOS SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 36 8 7 2 0 319
13/14 UEFA Youth League SL Benfica UEFA U19 10 4 2 2 0 209
13/14 Viareggio Cup SL Benfica U19 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2005-01-01 Trofense Yth FC Porto Youth Transfer 0 —
08/09 2008-07-01 FC Porto Youth FC Porto U15 Transfer 0 —
10/11 2010-07-01 FC Porto U15 Padroense U17 Transfer 0 —
11/12 2011-07-01 Padroense U17 FC Porto U17 Transfer 0 —
12/13 2012-07-01 FC Porto U17 Rio Ave FC U19 Transfer 0 —
13/14 2013-07-01 Rio Ave FC U19 Benfica U19 Transfer 0 —
14/15 2014-07-01 Benfica U19 Benfica B Transfer 0 —
16/17 2016-07-01 Benfica B Vitória Setúbal Loan 750000 —
16/17 2017-06-30 Vitória Setúbal Benfica B Return from loan 1000000 —
17/18 2017-07-01 Benfica B Rio Ave Transfer 1000000 —
20/21 2020-08-21 Rio Ave Sporting CP Transfer 4000000 €4.15m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Tendonitis 2015-10-15 2015-10-22 8 1
15/16 Cruciate ligament tear 2015-12-21 2016-06-30 193 24
18/19 Cruciate ligament tear 2018-07-16 2019-03-20 248 35
19/20 unknown injury 2019-11-20 2019-12-05 16 2
20/21 Muscle injury 2021-03-18 2021-03-30 13 1
22/23 unknown injury 2022-11-03 2022-11-20 18 2
23/24 Injury to the ankle 2023-08-01 2023-08-16 16 1
24/25 Knee injury 2024-07-25 2024-08-20 27 3
24/25 Patellar tendon rupture 2024-10-27 2025-05-31 217 41
Current€9.00m
Peak€14.00m
Low€600k
Δ since start+€8.40m
€600k€3.95m€7.30m€10.65m€14.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53807 — 0 0 — — former national player
Team #31372 #18 2 0 — — former national player
Team #16374 #23 2 0 — — former national player
Team #16373 #11 9 2 — — former national player
Team #16372 #11 15 3 — — former national player
Team #16371 #17 10 1 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Sebastián Coates 2 5 0
Antonio Adán 2 0 0
Paulinho 2 11 0
Ricardo Esgaio 2 0 0
Marcus Edwards 2 2 0
Pedro Porro 2 6 0
João Palhinha 2 0 0
Manuel Ugarte 2 1 0
Matheus Nunes 2 1 0
Pedro Rebocho 2 1 0
Nélson Monte 2 0 0
Viktor Gyökeres 2 8 0
Bruno Varela 1 0 0
João Nunes 2 0 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 8 31
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 8 36
20/21 Liga NOS Sporting CP 7 31

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
23/24 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 12 31
21/22 Liga Portugal Sporting CP 9 32
14/15 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 7 36

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-06-30 Vitória Setúbal Benfica B Return from loan — €1.00m
16/17 2016-07-01 Benfica B Vitória Setúbal Loan — €750k

Last 50 matches for Sporting CP while Nuno Santos was at the club (joined 2020-08-21). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-05-25 PO1 Sporting CP – SL Benfica INJURED Patellar tendon rupture
2025-04-22 PO1 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sporting CP INJURED Patellar tendon rupture
2025-04-03 PO1 Sporting CP 2–0 Rio Ave FC INJURED Patellar tendon rupture
2025-02-27 PO1 Gil Vicente 0–1 Sporting CP INJURED Patellar tendon rupture
2024-12-18 PO1 Sporting CP 2–1 CD Santa Clara INJURED Patellar tendon rupture
2023-12-14 EL Sporting CP 3–0 SK Sturm Graz Available
2023-11-30 EL Atalanta BC 1–1 Sporting CP Available
2023-11-09 EL Sporting CP 2–1 Raków Częstochowa Available
2023-10-26 EL Raków Częstochowa 1–1 Sporting CP Available
2023-10-05 EL Sporting CP 1–2 Atalanta BC Available
2023-09-21 EL SK Sturm Graz 1–2 Sporting CP Available
2023-05-26 PO1 FC Vizela 1–2 Sporting CP Available
2023-05-21 PO1 Sporting CP 2–2 SL Benfica Available
2023-05-13 PO1 Sporting CP 2–1 CS Marítimo Available
2023-05-07 PO1 Paços de Ferreira 0–4 Sporting CP Available
2023-04-30 PO1 Sporting CP 2–1 FC Famalicão Available
2023-04-24 PO1 Vitória Guimarães 0–2 Sporting CP Available
2023-04-16 PO1 Sporting CP 1–1 FC Arouca Available
2023-04-09 PO1 Casa Pia AC 3–4 Sporting CP Available
2023-04-05 PO1 Gil Vicente 0–0 Sporting CP Available
2023-04-01 PO1 Sporting CP 3–0 CD Santa Clara Available
2023-03-12 PO1 Sporting CP 3–0 Boavista Available
2023-03-04 PO1 Portimonense SC 0–1 Sporting CP Available
2023-02-27 PO1 Sporting CP 2–0 GD Estoril Available
2023-02-20 PO1 GD Chaves 2–3 Sporting CP Available
2023-02-12 PO1 Sporting CP 1–2 FC Porto Available
2023-02-06 PO1 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sporting CP Available
2023-02-01 PO1 Sporting CP 5–0 Sporting Braga Available
2023-01-20 PO1 Sporting CP 2–1 FC Vizela Available
2023-01-15 PO1 SL Benfica 2–2 Sporting CP Available
2023-01-08 PO1 CS Marítimo 1–0 Sporting CP Available
2022-12-29 PO1 Sporting CP 3–0 Paços de Ferreira Available
2022-11-13 PO1 FC Famalicão 1–2 Sporting CP INJURED unknown injury
2022-11-05 PO1 Sporting CP 3–0 Vitória Guimarães INJURED unknown injury
2022-11-01 CL Sporting CP 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Available
2022-10-29 PO1 FC Arouca 1–0 Sporting CP Available
2022-10-26 CL Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Sporting CP Available
2022-10-22 PO1 Sporting CP 3–1 Casa Pia AC Available
2022-10-12 CL Sporting CP 0–2 Olympique Marseille Available
2022-10-08 PO1 CD Santa Clara 1–2 Sporting CP Available
2022-10-04 CL Olympique Marseille 4–1 Sporting CP Available
2022-09-30 PO1 Sporting CP 3–1 Gil Vicente Available
2022-09-17 PO1 Boavista 2–1 Sporting CP Available
2022-09-13 CL Sporting CP 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Available
2022-09-10 PO1 Sporting CP 4–0 Portimonense SC Available
2022-09-07 CL Eintracht Frankfurt 0–3 Sporting CP Available
2022-09-02 PO1 GD Estoril 0–2 Sporting CP Available
2022-08-27 PO1 Sporting CP 0–2 GD Chaves Available
2022-08-20 PO1 FC Porto 3–0 Sporting CP Available
2022-08-13 PO1 Sporting CP 3–0 Rio Ave FC Available

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
CD Santa Clara 23 14 3 6 38 20 +18 61%
Portimonense SC 22 16 5 1 43 18 +25 73%
Vitória Guimarães 22 12 5 5 35 20 +15 55%
FC Porto 22 1 9 12 18 35 -17 5%
CS Marítimo 21 8 7 6 26 19 +7 38%
Moreirense FC 20 12 5 3 31 23 +8 60%
CD Tondela 20 8 7 5 31 24 +7 40%
SL Benfica 18 2 3 13 22 41 -19 11%
FC Famalicão 18 3 9 6 20 23 -3 17%
Paços de Ferreira 18 9 5 4 29 15 +14 50%
CD Nacional 18 11 3 4 34 20 +14 61%
Boavista 18 12 3 3 32 12 +20 67%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
13/14 Senior debut season
13/14 First senior goal
22/23 Goal #50 (career)

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 50 1,203 8 0 0 0.6
22/23 49 583 7 0 0 1.08
21/22 50 964 5 0 0 0.47
20/21 37 526 5 0 0 0.86
19/20 38 1,548 4 0 1 0.29
17/18 32 685 2 0 0 0.26
16/17 32 0 3 0 0 0
15/16 8 242 1 0 0 0.37
14/15 36 319 2 0 0 0.56
13/14 12 209 2 0 0 0.86

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga Portugal
225 apps
31 G
44 A
Liga Portugal 2
42 apps
10 G
8 A
Taça de Portugal
26 apps
6 G
11 A
Taça CTT
25 apps
4 G
6 A
UEFA Youth League
10 apps
4 G
2 A
Champions League
15 apps
3 G
0 A
Europa League
15 apps
0 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
1 apps
0 G
1 A

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Frequently asked about Nuno Santos

Who is Nuno Santos?

Nuno Santos is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Sporting CP.

How old is Nuno Santos?

Nuno Santos is 31 years old. He was born on February 13, 1995 in Trofa.

What position does Nuno Santos play?

Nuno Santos plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Nuno Santos play for?

Nuno Santos currently plays for Sporting CP.

How many career goals has Nuno Santos scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nuno Santos has scored 58 goals in 362 appearances.

What is Nuno Santos's market value?

Nuno Santos's most recent reported market value is €9.00m.