Gevaro Giomar Magno Nepomuceno (born 10 November 1992) is a Curaçaoan professional

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who plays as a winger for

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and the Curaçao national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Curaçao and raised in the Netherlands, Nepomuceno started playing football when he was 12 years old, with his friends. In the next two years, it became "something important", as he said. After playing for multiple clubs in the Netherlands, Nepomuceno joined Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești during the summer of 2014, at the age of 21. The manager who brought him,

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, revealed that they were initially scouting Patrick N'Koyi, the centre forward who was also transferred by Petrolul from the same team,

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. He made his debut in a UEFA Europa League qualifying phase match against Flamurtari Vlorë of

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, also scoring for an eventual 2–0 win at home. On 9 April 2015, in the

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, Nepomuceno netted a late winning goal against defending champions Steaua București. On 5 September 2017, Nepomuceno signed a one-year contract, with an option for a further year, with

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side

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. He was released by the Oldham club in July 2020 and signed for

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side

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on 3 October 2020. On 2 January 2021, Nepomuceno was released by

following the end of his short-term contract. In January 2021, he signed a six-months contract with an option for two further years with Romanian club

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. In January 2023, he signed with Australian semi-pro outfit

International career

In September 2014, Nepomuceno was called up for the first time to the senior Curaçaoan national team, to take part at the Caribbean Cup qualification campaign. He scored his first goal on the 5th, against Grenada. Curaçao won the match 2–1. On 13 November, Nepomuceno scored against

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, but his team lost 2–3 and eventually failed to progress to the

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of the Caribbean Cup.

International stats

International goals

:''As of match played 19 November 2018. Curaçao score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nepomuceno goal.''

Personal life

Nepomuceno was born in

, Curaçao. He is of Curaçaoan origin, and has one brother and two sisters.

Career statistics

Honours

International

;Curaçao *

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* King's Cup:

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References

External links

Voetbal International profile
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Gevaro Nepomuceno Interview
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