João Nuno Duarte Viana (born 13 January 1992) is a
Portuguese professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays for Swiss club
FC Stade Nyonnais as a
right back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Football career
Born in
Maia
Maia (; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, ; la, Maia), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus.
Family
Maia is the daugh ...
,
Porto District, Viana played for three clubs as a youth, including
Boavista F.C.
Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista (), is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903 by British entrepreneurs and Portuguese textile workers (thus the "FC" being appended – the British way as oppos ...
where he had several spells. In
2011–12 he made his senior debuts with
C.D. Trofense
Clube Desportivo Trofense (), commonly known as Trofense, is a Portuguese football club based in Trofa, Portugal. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda Liga, holding home games at '' Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense'', with a capacity of 5,0 ...
, in the
Segunda Liga.
Viana appeared in his first professional game on 7 August 2011, starting against
F.C. Penafiel
Futebol Clube de Penafiel ( or ) is a Portuguese Association football, football club founded on 8 February 1951 and based in the city of Penafiel, Portugal, Penafiel.
Brief history
Penafiel first reached the Portuguese Liga, first division in Po ...
in
the season's
League Cup.
References
External links
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Portuguese League profile
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1992 births
Living people
People from Maia, Portugal
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
Boavista F.C. players
C.D. Trofense players
C.D. Feirense players
Leixões S.C. players
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Footballers from Porto District