Nani Soares

Nani Soares

Personal information
Full name	Nanissio Justino Mendes Soares
Date of birth	(1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender midfielder
Team information
Current team	AEZ Zakakiou
Number	31
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)
2024-2025	Peyia 2014	1	(0)
2025-	AEZ Zakakiou	1	(1 [1] )
International career‡
2016–	Guinea Bissau	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31/12/25 @ 12:49(AEST) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 January 2017

Nanissio Justino Mendes Soares (born 17 September 1991), better known as Nani, is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who played for AEZ Zakakiou as a midfielder.

International career

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

References

1. Soares, Nanissio. "Nanissio Soares". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
2. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.