Nuno Morais
Morais as a Chelsea player
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nuno Miguel Barbosa Morais | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder / Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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APOEL | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2002 | Penafiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Penafiel | 49 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Chelsea | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Marítimo (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2007– | APOEL | 274 | (20) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Portugal U21 | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2017. |
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Nuno Miguel Barbosa Morais (born 29 January 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club APOEL FC. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also appear as a central defender.
He was signed by Chelsea in 2004, but only stayed a few months with the club, going on to spend the vast majority of his career with APOEL and win thirteen major titles, including six national championships.
Born in Penafiel, Morais started his career at his hometown club F.C. Penafiel, but in August 2004 was signed by England's Chelsea for an undisclosed fee, in a three-year contract after a successful trial period. He made his Chelsea debut in an FA Cup win against Scunthorpe United in January 2005, playing the full 90 minutes. His first Premier League appearance occurred on 10 May 2005, as a late substitute in a 3–1 away success over Manchester United.
Due to the fact that Morais struggled to get first team action in his first season, he was loaned to C.S. Marítimo in 2005–06, alongside compatriot Filipe Oliveira. In that summer, he appeared twice for the Portuguese under-21s at the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship on home soil, with Oliveira.
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