Matheus Nunes

For the Brazilian footballer sometimes known as Matheus Nunes, see MT (footballer). For Brazilian footballer born in 2003, see Matheus Nunes (footballer, born 2003).

Matheus Nunes
Nunes training with Sporting CP in 2021
Personal information
Full name Matheus Luiz Nunes[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[3]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
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)
2022–2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 (1)
2023– Manchester City 20 (0)
International career‡
2021– Portugal 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:06, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:16, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Matheus Luiz Nunes (born 27 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City 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), before moving to fellow Premier League side Manchester City the following season.

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 and UEFA Euro 2024.

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Matheus Nunes". Premier League. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Matheus Nunes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 April 2021.