Ricardo Nunes
Nunes playing for Žilina in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ricardo Nuno dos Santos Nunes | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Estoril | ||
| 2002–2005 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Benfica B | 23 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Lamia | 30 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | AEP | 25 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Aris Limassol | 32 | (7) |
| 2010 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Trofense | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Portimonense | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Žilina | 51 | (2) |
| 2014 | Levski Sofia | 9 | (0) |
| 2014– | Pogoń Szczecin | 68 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Portugal U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012– | South Africa | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 9 June 2013 (UTC) |
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Ricardo Nuno dos Santos Nunes (born 18 June 1986) is a South African professional footballer who plays for Polish club Pogoń Szczecin as a left back.
The son of Portuguese parents, Nunes was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and returned to the country of his ancestors where he started playing football. He first represented G.D. Estoril Praia, joining the club at the age of 12.
After unsuccessfully emerging through S.L. Benfica's youth system – he only represented its reserves, spending the 2005–06 campaign in the third division – Nunes continued playing as a senior in the lower leagues of Greece and Cyprus. It was in the latter country where he had his first taste of top flight football, appearing in the Cypriot First Division for AEP Paphos F.C. and Olympiakos Nicosia.
On 31 January 2012, after playing one-and-a-half seasons in the Portuguese second level, Nunes signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with MŠK Žilina. In February 2014 he moved clubs and countries again, joining Bulgaria's PFC Levski Sofia until June 2015.
Although Nunes was born in South Africa, he represented Portugal at under-17 level. This meant that he required permission from FIFA before he could switch allegiances to South Africa, after he had spoken with Gordon Igesund: "Coach Gordon Igesund phoned me [last month] and asked me if I would be interested to play for South Africa. My answer immediately was yes", he said.
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