Arsénio Martins Lafuente Nunes (born 30 August 1989), known simply as Arsénio, is a Portuguese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for
Liga 3 club
Lusitânia.
Club career
Born in
Esposende,
Braga District
The district of 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, Galicia (a Spanish autonomous commu ...
, Arsénio began playing football with local
A.D. Esposende, signing with
FC Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association footbal ...
at the age of 12 and completing his development with
Leixões SC. He spent his first four years as a senior in the lower leagues, with
Padroense FC,
C.S. Marítimo B and
G.D. Ribeirão.
Arsénio signed with
C.F. Os Belenenses in summer 2012, playing his first match as a professional on 11 August and scoring once in a 3–1 home win against
C.D. Feirense in the
Segunda Liga. He contributed 42 games and five goals during
the season, helping the
Lisbon
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club to return to the
Primeira Liga
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after three years.
Arsénio made his debut in the top tier on 18 August 2013, coming on as a 46th-minute
substitute in a 0–3 home loss to
Rio Ave FC. In the following
transfer window
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, he was loaned to
Moreirense F.C. of division two,
[ scoring three times to help his team achieve promotion as champions.]PFC Litex Lovech
FC Lovech (; formerly Litex Lovech) is a Bulgarian professional association football, football club based in Lovech, that competes in the Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Spor ...
. His first competitive appearance took place on 2 July, as he featured 77 minutes in a 1–1 draw at FK Jelgava
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in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League
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. He scored his first goal in the league
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later that month, helping his team to a 2–2 away draw against PFC Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was ...
.
On 1 July 2017, Arsénio returned to Portugal, its top division and Moreirense by signing a two-year contract.
International career
Arsénio represented Portugal at under-19 level. He was of Mozambican descent.
Honours
Belenenses
* Segunda Liga: 2012–13[
Moreirense
*Segunda Liga: 2013–14][
]
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
People from Esposende
Portuguese people of Mozambican descent
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
Portuguese men's footballers
Footballers from Braga District
Men's association football wingers
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
Liga 3 (Portugal) players
Padroense F.C. players
C.S. Marítimo players
G.D. Ribeirão players
C.F. Os Belenenses players
Moreirense F.C. players
F.C. Arouca players
U.D. Leiria players
Lusitânia F.C. players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
FC Lovech players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
Saudi Pro League players
Al-Fayha FC players
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia