Nani Soares

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Nani Soares
Personal information
Full name Nanissio Justino Mendes Soares
Date of birth (1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Guinea-Bissau
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Naval 16 (1)
2014–2015 Trofense 49 (2)
2015–2016 Gil Vicente 9 (0)
2016–2018 Felgueiras 1932 54 (1)
2018–2023 Olympiakos Nicosia 75 (3)
International career
2016– Guinea Bissau 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 January 2017

Nanissio Soares (born 17 September 1991), better known as Nani, is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who played for Olympiakos Nicosia as a midfielder. [1]

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International career

Nani was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national football team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Kenya in March 2016.[ clarification needed ] [2]

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References

  1. "Nani Soares :: Nanissio Justino Mendes Soares :: FC Felgueiras 1932". www.calciozz.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  2. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.