Nuno Reis
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2010–2012 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 56 (1)
2012–2013 → Olhanense (loan) 21 (0)
2013–2015 Sporting CP B 54 (1)
2014 → Cercle 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 73 (1)
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  Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2011 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2024

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.

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
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP B 2013–14 LigaPro 23 0 – – – 23 0
2014–15 31 1 – – – 31 1
Total 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 1
Cercle Brugge 2014–15 First Division A 12 0 0 0 – – 12 0
Metz 2015–16 Ligue 2 27 0 2 0 – – 29 0
Panathinaikos 2016–17 Super League Greece 21 0 8 1 – 0 0 29 1
2017–18 4 0 2 0 – 2 0 8 0
Total 25 0 10 1 0 0 2 0 37 1
Vitória Setúbal 2017–18 Primeira Liga 12 0 0 0 0 0 – 12 0
2018–19 3 0 0 0 0 0 – 3 0
Total 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Levski Sofia 2018–19 First League 25 1 2 0 – 0 0 27 1
2019–20 19 0 2 0 – 4 0 25 0
Total 44 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 52 1
Melbourne City 2020–21 A-League 20 0 – – – 20 0
2021–22 22 0 3 0 – 4 0 29 0
2022–23 21 0 2 0 – – 23 0
Total 63 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 72 0
Career total 240 2 21 1 0 0 10 0 260 3

Honours

Melbourne City

Portugal

Orders

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nuno Reis" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Presidente Cavaco Silva condecorou selecção nacional de futebol sub-20" [President Cavaco Silva decorated national under-20 football team] (in Portuguese). Arquivo Presidência. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ Marques, David (13 January 2022). "Nuno Reis: o ex-Sporting que reencontrou a felicidade nos antípodas" [Nuno Reis: the former Sporting man who found happiness again down under] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Leiriense sagra-se campeão de futebol na Austrália" [Leiria's own crowned football champion in Australia]. Região de Leiria (in Portuguese). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Jornal belga cita Academia de Talentos" [Belgian newspaper quotes Academia de Talentos] (in Portuguese). Academia de Talentos. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Carriço treina sem limitações" [Carriço trains without restraints] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Zulte Waregem pakt volle buit bij Cercle Brugge" [Zulte Waregem take full booty from Cercle Brugge] (in Dutch). Sporza. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Nuno Reis emprestado ao Olhanense" [Nuno Reis loaned to Olhanense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Nuno Reis in Cercle Brugge". Sporting CP. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Le Portugais Nuno Reis signe à Metz" [Portuguese Nuno Reis signs for Metz]. L'Équipe (in French). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  11. ^ "André Santos e Nuno Reis deixam o Metz" [André Santos and Nuno Reis leave Metz]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  12. ^ Kaperonis, Sarantos (5 July 2016). "Nuno Reis signs with Panathinaikos". Agona Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  13. ^ Tsimpidas, Babis (26 January 2018). Έμεινε ελεύθερος από τον Παναθηναϊκό ο Ρέις [Reis released by Panathinaikos] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  14. ^ "VÍDEO: "golo raro" de Nuno Reis começa goleada do Panathinaikos" [VIDEO: "rare goal" from Nuno Reis starts Panathinaikos rout] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Nuno Reis reforça meio-campo do Vitória de Setúbal até 2020" [Nuno Reis bolsters Vitória de Setúbal midfield until 2020]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Нуно Рейш подписа с Левски" [Nuno Reis signed with Levski] (in Bulgarian). Levski Sofia. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Melbourne City FC signs Portuguese defender Nuno Reis". Melbourne City FC. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Reis: I'm proud to captain Portugal". FIFA. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  19. ^ Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (14 January 2021). "Caetano desistiu aos 29 anos. E os outros heróis do Mundial2011 sub20?" [Caetano called it quits at the age of 29. What about the other under20 World Cup2011 heroes?] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Sub-21: Portugal-França, 1–0" [Under-21: Portugal-France, 1–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 September 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  21. ^ Nuno Reis at Soccerway
  22. ^ Lynch, Joey (17 April 2023). "Melbourne City quietly make history with third-straight A-League title". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil". FIFA. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  24. ^ "Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Portuguese Honorary Orders] (in Portuguese). President of Portugal. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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