Nuno André Coelho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nuno André da Silva Coelho | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Paredes | ||
| 1998–2004 | Penafiel | ||
| 2004–2005 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Porto B | 9 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Maia (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Porto | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Portimonense (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Estrela Amadora (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Sporting CP | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Braga | 42 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Balıkesirspor | 10 | (1) |
| 2016– | Sporting Kansas City | 22 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2007 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Portugal U21 | 14 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016. | |||
Nuno André da Silva Coelho (Portuguese: [ˈnunu ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ kuˈeʎu]; born 7 January 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for North American club Sporting Kansas City as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Penafiel, Coelho reached FC Porto from northern neighbours F.C. Penafiel aged 18, and spent his first professional months with the reserve side, being loaned shortly after to F.C. Maia in the second division. Subsequently, he spent the following three seasons in the same predicament – during 2007–08 he played for Portimonense S.C. alongside namesake Nuno Miguel Coelho, also in the second level.
On 24 August 2008, Coelho made his Primeira Liga debut with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, playing 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra. In July 2009, he returned to Porto following the retirement of veteran Pedro Emanuel, appearing only once during the league campaign, the 4–1 win at U.D. Leiria in the last matchday (adding four Taça da Liga games and the first half of the 0–5 away loss against Arsenal for the UEFA Champions League round-of-16 second leg[1]).
On 4 July 2010, Coelho signed a four-year contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal for €1million, as part of the deal that sent João Moutinho in the opposite direction. The northerners retained 50% of the player's rights.[2][3] His first official game came on 13 August in a 0–1 loss at F.C. Paços de Ferreira; on the 26th he scored a rare goal, shooting from 40 metres as the Lions defeated Brøndby IF 3–0 after losing 0–2 at home, thus qualifying for the UEFA Europa League's group stage.[4]
After the end of 2010–11 – where he was used sparingly, often not being selected for matches even when healthy – on 7 June 2011, Coelho was sold to S.C. Braga as an installment deduction on the deals of João Pereira and Evaldo Fabiano transfers, agreeing to a four-year deal.[5] His three-year spell in Minho was marred by several injury problems.
On 5 July 2014, Coelho joined Balıkesirspor from Turkey for three seasons.[6] On 26 January 2016, after several months without a club, he moved to the Major League Soccer with Sporting Kansas City,[7] scoring from 30 yards in his debut in a 1–0 away win against the Seattle Sounders FC.[8]
International career
During roughly two years, Coelho played for the Portugal under-21 team.[9] On 29 August 2010 he was first called to the senior side, for two UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Cyprus and Norway, but did not make his debut.
Honours
- Porto
- Braga
References
- ↑ "Bendtner leads Arsenal stroll". UEFA.com. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ Moutinho swaps Sporting for Porto; UEFA.com, 5 July 2010
- ↑ "Comunicado (rectificado)" [Announcement (corrected)] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ↑ "Sporting come back from the dead to make Europa League group stage". PortuGOAL. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ "Nuno André Coelho confirmado até 2015" [Nuno André Coelho confirmed until 2015] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ↑ "Nuno Andre Coelho Balıkesirspor'da" [Nuno Andre Coelho to Balıkesirspor] (in Turkish). Balıkesirspor. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Sporting KC signs Portuguese defender Nuno André Coelho". Sporting Kansas City. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Recap: Nuno Andre Coelho's long-range strike lifts Sporting KC past Sounders FC 1–0 in 2016 season opener". Sporting Kansas City. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ Antunes earns Portugal promotion; UEFA.com, 1 February 2007
External links
- Nuno André Coelho at thefinalball.com
- Nuno André Coelho profile at ForaDeJogo
- Nuno André Coelho profile at Soccerway