Nuno Henrique Pina Nunes (born 31 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional

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, who plays for Torreense.

Club career

Pina joined the under-19 squad of the Italian club

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in the early 2019. He made his professional

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debut for Chievo on 21 September 2019 in a game against

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, replacing Joel Obi in the 89th minute. He made his first starting lineup appearance on 25 September 2019 against

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and was sent off for two cautions in the 77th minute. On 31 January 2020, Pina was loaned to Belenenses SAD until 30 June 2021. On 27 August 2020 he moved to Switzerland on loan to

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. On 16 August 2021, Pina switched teams and countries again, after signing a three-year contract with Spanish

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team

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. The following 28 January, after being rarely used, he terminated his link.

International career

Born in Portugal, Pina is of Cape Verdean descent. He played in 2 games (including the full game in the finals against Italy) at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which Portugal won. He was included in Portugal's squad for the

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and made one appearance as a substitute as Portugal was eliminated in group stage.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pina, Nuno 1999 births Living people Footballers from Lisbon Portuguese footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent Men's association football midfielders A.C. ChievoVerona players B-SAD players Grasshopper Club Zürich players CF Fuenlabrada footballers Primeira Liga players Serie B players Swiss Challenge League players Segunda División players Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Spain