Arsénio Martins Lafuente Nunes (born 30 August 1989), known simply as Arsénio, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for

F.C. Arouca Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a football club based in Arouca, Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,000-seat capacity. History Founde ...

as a winger.

Club career

Born in

Esposende Esposende () is a city and a municipality in Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 34,254, in an area of 95.41 km². The city itself (the parish Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra) had a population of 9,197 in 2001. It gained city ...

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, Arsénio began playing football with local A.D. Esposende, signing with

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at the age of 12 and completing his development with Leixões SC. He spent his first four years as a senior in the lower leagues, with

Padroense FC Padroense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese football club that competes in the Portuguese Second Division. They were founded in 1922. History The first field of Padroense F. C. was the "Saibreira" before moving to the "stray field" (what is now Hi ...

, C.S. Marítimo B and G.D. Ribeirão. Arsénio signed with

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...

in summer 2012, playing his first match as a professional on 11 August and scoring once in a 3–1 home win against

C.D. Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chair ...

in the Segunda Liga. He contributed 42 games and five goals during the season, helping the

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club to return to the

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after three years. Arsénio made his debut in the top tier on 18 August 2013, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute in a 0–3 home loss to

Rio Ave FC Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlant ...

. In the following

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, he was loaned to

Moreirense F.C. Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

of division two, scoring three times to help his team achieve promotion as champions. Subsequently, the move was made permanent for two years. On 18 June 2015, Arsénio joined Bulgarian side

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. His first competitive appearance took place on 2 July, as he featured 77 minutes in a 1–1 draw at

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in the

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of the

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. He scored his first goal in

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late in that month, helping his team to a 2–2 away draw against

PFC Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...

. On 1 July 2017, Arsénio returned to Portugal, its top division and Moreirense by signing a two-year contract.

Honours

Belenenses * Segunda Liga:

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Moreirense *Segunda Liga: 2013–14

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arsenio Nunes 1989 births Living people People from Esposende Sportspeople from Braga District Portuguese footballers Association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Padroense F.C. players C.S. Marítimo players G.D. Ribeirão players C.F. Os Belenenses players Moreirense F.C. players F.C. Arouca players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Litex Lovech players PFC CSKA Sofia players Saudi Professional League players Al-Fayha FC players Portugal youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia