Nuno Daniel Costeira Valente (born 22 November 1991) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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 ...

Club career

Born in Adaúfe,

Braga District The district of Braga ( pt, Distrito de Braga ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, Spain ( Galicia) ...

, Valente came through the ranks of

S.C. Braga Sporting Clube de Braga () (), commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Braga. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese f ...

. He made his senior debut on loan to

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal Bwin, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity for 6,100 spect ...

in the third division in 2010, and the following January he was lent to

S.C. Covilhã Sporting Clube da Covilhã, commonly known as just Sporting da Covilhã, is Portuguese association football, football club from the city of Covilhã that plays in the second-tier Liga Portugal 2. The club was founded in 1923. Their nickname is the ...

of the Segunda Liga. He made his professional bow in one of two substitute appearances for the latter, replacing Niamien Rodolph Amessan for the last five minutes of a 1–0 away win against

Leixões SC The Port of Leixões ( pt, Porto de Leixões, ) is one of Portugal's major seaports, located 4 km north of the mouth of the Douro River, in Matosinhos municipality, near the city of Porto. Leixões Sport Club The Port of Leixões ( pt, P ...

. After being told that he was not in the manager's plans, Valente was loaned again to Vizela in 2011. He subsequently represented Braga's reserves in the second tier, making just one first-team appearance in the

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on 5 April 2014, the final 18 minutes of a 2–0 away victory over

S.C. Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

in place of Rodrigo Battaglia. In his final season in the

Minho Province Minho () was a former province in Portugal, established in 1936 and dissolved in 1976. It consisted of 23 municipalities, with its capital in the city of Braga. Today, the area would include the districts of Braga and Viana do Castelo. Minho has ...

he scored a career-best ten goals for the B team, starting with two in a 4–2 home defeat of

Atlético Clube de Portugal Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese club, located in the city of Lisbon, more precisely in the parish of Alcântara. It was founded on 18 September 1942 due to the merger of two clubs of Alcântara (Carcavelinhos Football Club) and Santo ...

on 21 September 2014. Valente joined fellow top-flight club

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 ...

on 22 June 2015, on a three-year contract. In his third match on 30 August, he scored his first goal in the competition to seal a 1–1 draw at

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal s ...

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Valente signed a three-year deal with

Vitória de Setúbal Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória (b ...

of the same league on 29 May 2018. He netted twice in 23 games in his debut campaign, helping to a 13th-place finish. Valente moved to second-tier

Varzim S.C. Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since it was founded. The club pl ...

in November 2020. He scored his only goal on 7 August 2021 to open the 2–2 home draw against

G.D. Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as Chaves (), is a Portuguese association football, football football team, club from Chaves, Portugal, Chaves currently playing in the Primeira Liga. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Está ...

, being relegated in 2022. On 13 June 2022, aged 30, Valente signed for

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, t ...

side

Paris 13 Atletico Paris 13 Atletico is a French football club based in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It competes in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football. The club was founded in 1968 as ''Football Club Gobelins''. It was renamed ''F ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valente, Nuno 1991 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Braga Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Liga 3 (Portugal) players S.C. Braga players F.C. Vizela players S.C. Covilhã players S.C. Braga B players F.C. Arouca players Vitória F.C. players Varzim S.C. players U.D. Oliveirense players C.D. Trofense players Championnat National players Paris 13 Atletico players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France