Matheus Nunes

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Luiz and the second or paternal family name is Nunes.

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For the Brazilian footballer sometimes known as Matheus Nunes, see MT (footballer).

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Matheus Nunes
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Matheus Nunes with Sporting CP in 2021
Personal information
Full name Matheus Luiz Nunes[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1]
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 27
Youth career
2012–2016 Ericeirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Ericeirense 13 (2)
2018–2019 Estoril 6 (0)
2019–2022 Sporting CP 76 (7)
2022– Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 (1)
International career‡
2021– Portugal 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:08, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Matheus Luiz Nunes (European Portuguese: [mɐˈtewʒ ˈnunɨʃ]; born 27 August 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team.

Nunes started his career with Ericeirense, before moving to LigaPro side Estoril. During his time with the club, Nunes played mostly in the reserve team, before moving to Primeira Liga side Sporting CP in January 2019. With Sporting, Nunes won a Primeira Liga title and back-to-back Taças da Liga in 2021 and 2022, while being part of the squad that won a double in 2021, leading to him being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year in 2022. In August, Nunes signed with Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers for a club-record transfer worth €45 million (£38 million).

Born and raised in Brazil until 12 years old, Nunes opted to play for the Portugal national team, and made his senior international debut in 2021, representing the side at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, his father left his family,[3] Nunes moved to Ericeira, Lisbon District at the age of 12 with his mother and his Portuguese stepfather. He started playing football with local side Ericeirense in the 6th division, and also helped his family in their bakery for a short period while playing.[4]

Nunes made his senior debut for Ericeirense during the 2015–16 season, in the Lisbon Football Association. He started the 2017 pre-season on trial at Oriental, but was not signed due to a thigh injury, and subsequently returned to his first club.[5]

Estoril

Nunes signed with Estoril in the summer of 2018. He made his debut in the LigaPro on 14 October in a 2–2 draw against Varzim, starting but leaving injured shortly before the end of the first half.[6][7] During most of his spell, he was associated to the reserve team.[8]

Sporting CP

On 29 January 2019, Nunes joined Sporting CP of the Primeira Liga on a five-and-a-half-year contract for a €500,000 fee for half of his economic rights, and a €45 million buyout clause.[9][10] His performances against Sporting for Estoril in the Taça da Liga group stage in the 2018–19 season was noted by Sporting scouting team, who decided to sign him.[11]

After playing for the club's under-23 team, Nunes received his first call-up to the first team by manager Rúben Amorim on 4 June 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 2–2 draw at Vitória de Guimarães in the Primeira Liga.[12] On 23 October, he agreed to a contract extension by a further year, increasing his buyout clause from €45 million to €60 million, with the club deciding to pay Estoril €450,000 for the other half of his economic rights.[13][14]

Nunes scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 2 January 2021, closing the 2–0 home victory over Braga.[15] His second came the following 1 February, in injury time to help the hosts defeat Benfica 1–0 in the Derby de Lisboa, being named man of the match.[16] Following the departure of João Mário, he earned a permanent place in the starting eleven, and on 15 September, on in his UEFA Champions League debut, he provided an assist for Paulinho in a 5–1 away defeat to Ajax.[17] After helping Sporting on a run of six consecutive league wins, including the Derby de Lisboa against Benfica, where provided an assist and scored a goal in a 3–1 away victory, Nunes was named the league's Midfielder of the Month for the months of October and November.[18] On 15 February 2022, in the first leg of the round of 16 tie of the Champions League, despite his team 5–0 home loss to Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, who was impressed by the calibre of Nunes' performances, praised him as "one of the best players in the world".[19]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 17 August 2022, Nunes signed a five-year contract with English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers for a club-record transfer worth €45 million (£38 million), surpassing the former record signing compatriot Fábio Silva.[20][21]

Nunes made his Wolves debut three days later, as a starter in a 1–0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League on 20 August 2022.[22] Nunes made his home Premier League debut in a 1–1 draw with Newcastle United at Molineux on 28 August 2022.[23] Nunes scored his first goal for Wolves in their 1–0 home win against Chelsea on 8 April 2023.[24][25]

International career

On 8 August 2021, after living in the country for ten years, Nunes received his Portuguese passport.[26] Late in that month, on his 23rd birthday, he was called up by Brazil national team manager Tite as one of nine replacements for the players based in the United Kingdom, for three 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chile, Argentina and Peru;[27] He refused the call, as he would have had to quarantine on return due not having the complete COVID-19 vaccination.[28] Ultimately, Nunes decided not to represent his country of birth, after he was contacted by Portugal's national team manager Fernando Santos, who convinced him to represent Portugal.[29]

Nunes was called by Santos on 30 September 2021 for World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and a friendly with Qatar.[30] He won his first cap on 9 October, starting the 3–0 friendly win over Qatar in the Algarve.[31] He scored his first international goal the following 22 March in a 3–1 home win over Turkey in the semi-finals of the qualification play-offs.[32]

In October, he was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar,[33] being included in the final 26-man squad for the tournament.[34]

Style of play

Nunes is usually deployed in double pivot in 3–4–3 formation, operating as a number 8 looking to get forward and contribute to the attack and also has a good passing range, as he can make different types of passes whether he is looking to switch the play or try and break lines with penetrative passes or passes that split the opposition backline, which he is highly effective. He also has the ability to carry the ball and make progressive runs, using a combination of speed and strength to make these runs, while also displaying good technique on the ball. Nunes also posses a good anticipation and reading of the game, which allows him to make effective interceptions and challenges.[35]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2023[36][37]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ericeirense 2015–16 Lisbon FA 8 1 — — — — 8 1
2016–17 5 1 — — — — 5 1
Total 13 2 — — — — 13 2
Estoril 2018–19 LigaPro 6 0 0 0 2 0 — — 8 0
Sporting CP 2019–20 Primeira Liga 10 0 0 0 0 0 — — 10 0
2020–21 31 3 3 0 3 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 — 39 3
2021–22 33 3 6 1 4 0 6[lower-alpha 2] 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 50 4
2022–23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 1
Total 76 7 9 1 7 0 8 0 1 0 101 8
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022–23 Premier League 34 1 2 0 3 0 — — 39 1
Career total 129 10 11 1 12 0 8 0 1 0 161 11
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

As of match played 2 December 2022[38]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2021 3 0
2022 8 1
Total 11 1
As of match played 24 March 2022
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nunes goal.[38]
List of international goals scored by Matheus Nunes
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2022 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal  Turkey 3–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sporting CP

Individual

References

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  36. ↑ Matheus Nunes profile at ForaDeJogo
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External links

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