Nuno Reis

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Nuno Reis
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Reis with Levski Sofia in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Pereira Reis [1]
Date of birth (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth Murten, Switzerland [1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Melbourne City
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2003 ADRC Vasco da Gama
2003–2010 Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2015 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2010–2012Cercle Brugge (loan) 56 (1)
2012–2013Olhanense (loan) 21 (0)
2013–2015 Sporting CP B 54 (1)
2014Cercle Brugge (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2016 Metz 27 (0)
2016–2018 Panathinaikos 25 (0)
2018 Vitória Setúbal 15 (0)
2018–2020 Levski Sofia 44 (1)
2021– Melbourne City 63 (0)
International career
2006–2007 Portugal U16 12 (1)
2007–2008 Portugal U17 11 (1)
2008 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2008–2010 Portugal U19 29 (6)
2010–2011 Portugal U20 19 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2011 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023

Nuno Miguel Pereira Reis CvIH [2] (born 31 January 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays mainly as a centre-back but also as a defensive midfielder for Australian club Melbourne City FC.

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Formed at Sporting CP, where he was only a reserve, he spent most of his career abroad in Belgium, France, Greece, Bulgaria and Australia, winning three A-League Premierships and a Championship with Melbourne City. [3]

Reis earned 75 caps and scored eight goals for Portugal across all youth levels, captaining the under-20 team to second place at the 2011 World Cup.

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Murten, Switzerland to Portuguese immigrants, Reis was raised in Santa Catarina da Serra near Leiria, [4] joining Sporting CP's youth ranks in 2003 at the age of 12 from Fátima-based Associação Desportiva Recreativa Cultural Vasco da Gama. During his formative years with the Lisbon club he won eight titles (including five national championships), [5] going on to be part of the junior sides that conquered three consecutive leagues and being captain during the last year. In addition, he was called up for two first-team games, against C.F. Os Belenenses and Atlético Madrid (the latter in the UEFA Europa League). [6]

After graduating from Sporting's academy, Reis was loaned out to Cercle Brugge K.S.V. in Belgium alongside teammate Renato Neto. In his first season in the Pro League he scored one goal [7] in 32 appearances (all starts), helping the team to finish in ninth position.

On 29 January 2014, after one season with S.C. Olhanense – with which he made his Primeira Liga debut [8] – and five months with Sporting B, Reis returned to Cercle Brugge on loan for the remainder of the campaign. [9]

Later career

Reis left Sporting on 27 June 2015, signing a two-year deal at FC Metz which was orchestrated by the former's director Carlos Freitas. [10] He played 30 competitive matches as the campaign ended in promotion to Ligue 1, before he and compatriot André Santos were released. [11]

On 5 July 2016, Reis penned a three-year contract at Panathinaikos F.C. of the Super League Greece, on the recommendation of their director Gilberto Silva. [12] He left the club in January 2018 after making 37 appearances in all competitions, [13] his only goal coming in a 4–0 win against Asteras Tripolis F.C. in the domestic cup. [14]

Reis returned to his country of adoption on 28 January 2018, signing with Vitória F.C. until June 2020. [15] On 5 September, however, he moved abroad again after agreeing to a three-year deal at PFC Levski Sofia. [16]

On 18 January 2021, Reis signed with A-League's Melbourne City FC for three years. [17] He played 20 games in his first season, ending with a 3–1 final win over Sydney FC on 27 June. [4]

International career

Reis captained the Portugal under-20 side to the second place at the 2011 FIFA World Cup, playing all the matches and minutes in Colombia. [18] [19] He made his debut for the under-21s on 5 September 2011, coming on as a substitute for João Pereira in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 friendly victory over France. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 June 2023 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP B 2013–14 LigaPro 230230
2014–15 311311
Total541000000541
Cercle Brugge 2014–15 First Division A 12000120
Metz 2015–16 Ligue 2 27020290
Panathinaikos 2016–17 Super League Greece 2108100291
2017–18 40202080
Total2501010020371
Vitória Setúbal 2017–18 Primeira Liga 1200000120
2018–19 30000030
Total150000000150
Levski Sofia 2018–19 First League 2512000271
2019–20 1902040250
Total441400040521
Melbourne City 2020–21 A-League 200200
2021–22 2203040290
2022–23 21020230
Total630500040720
Career total2402211001002603

Honours

Melbourne City

Portugal

Orders

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