João Aniceto Grandela Nunes (born 19 November 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Casa Pia A.C. as a central defender.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Setúbal, Nunes began his career with S.L. Benfica, joining the club's youth academy at the age of 9. On 6 January 2013, while still a junior, he played his first Segunda Liga match with the reserves, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Santa Clara. On 27 March 2014, Nunes renewed his contract until 2019. He scored his first goal in the second division on 20 September 2015, in a 1–0 home victory over

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Lechia Gdańsk

On 29 August 2016, Nunes signed a three-year deal with

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of the Polish Ekstraklasa. He made his league debut on 9 September, playing the entire 1–0 win at KS Cracovia alongside his compatriots Flávio Paixão and Marco Paixão. On 2 May 2019, Nunes also started in the Polish Cup final, as the club

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the tournament for the second time in its history after beating Jagiellonia Białystok.

Panathinaikos

On 23 July 2019, free agent Nunes joined Panathinaikos F.C. of the

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on a three-year contract. During his only season, he made 15 competitive appearances.

Puskás Akadémia

Nunes moved to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Puskás Akadémia FC on 1 July 2020.

International career

Nunes represented Portugal at the

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. In

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, he appeared in all the games as vice-captain as the under-20 team were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup by eventual finalists Brazil.

Career statistics

Honours

Benfica Youth * UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2013–14 Lechia Gdańsk * Polish Cup: 2018–19 Individual * UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunes, Joao 1995 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Setúbal Men's association football central defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica B players Casa Pia A.C. players Ekstraklasa players Lechia Gdańsk players Super League Greece players Panathinaikos F.C. players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Puskás Akadémia FC players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Hungary