Duarte Cunha

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Duarte Cunha
Personal information
Full name Duarte Lopes Cunha
Date of birth (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Porto
Youth career
2017– Porto
International career‡
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Portugal U16 9 (0)
2024–2025 Portugal U17 18 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2025 Albania
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2025

Duarte Lopes Cunha (born 25 January 2008) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger for Porto.

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Club career

Born in Vila Nova de Cerveira, Cunha was trained by FC Porto, which he joined at the age of 9. He first distinguished himself in the youth teams with the Portuguese football club, before signing his first professional contract there in December 2024. [1] [2]

International career

Cunha was named in Portugal U17's squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [3] [4] Portugal reached the final of the competition after winning on penalties against Italy (after a 2-2 draw). [5] [6] While it was Romário Cunha (no relation) who took the spotlight during the penalty shootout with his saves, Duarte Cunha is also mentioned as the best player of this semi-final, notably the decisive pass for Stevan's goal to make it 1-1. [7] [8] The team then claimed the trophy by defeating France 3–0 in the final, with Cunha once again in the foreground, scoring his side's second goal. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Honours

Portugal U17

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FC Porto: jovem de 16 anos assina contrato profissional". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Pereira, Rafael (4 December 2024). "Duarte Cunha assinou o primeiro contrato profissional com o FC Porto". Altominho.tv (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Europeu sub-17: Bino chama 22 jogadores para estágio". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Convocatória para o Campeonato da Europa". FPF (in European Portuguese). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Portugal bate Itália nos penáltis e vai defrontar a França na final do Europeu sub-17". Record (in European Portuguese). 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Europeu de sub-17: Portugal está na final após bater a Itália nos penáltis. Recorde o jogo". O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Duarte Cunha brilhou no jogo de ontem frente à Itália: "estou a realizar um sonho"". Altominho.tv (in European Portuguese). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Portugal na final do Euro sub-17. Guarda-redes foi herói… mas Duarte Cunha (de Cerveira) foi o melhor em campo". Rádio Vale do Minho (in European Portuguese). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Portugal win 2025 U17 EURO: At a glance". UEFA . 2 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "La France s'écroule face au Portugal en finale de l'Euro U17". L'Équipe (in French). 1 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Conheça dez promessas que se destacaram no Europeu Sub-17". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 2 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Euro U17 : les 5 talents du Portugal qui ont illuminé la compétition". trivela.fr (in French). 2 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "2025 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA . 3 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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