Nani

Portuguese association football player

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Nani is a Portuguese professional soccer player known for his career as a winger, most notably playing for major clubs including Sporting CP, Manchester United, and Valencia. He is notable as one of Portugal's prominent footballers of the 2000s and 2010s, contributing to his national team's performances during that era.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1935
Works: 26

Top works

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Peṇkaḷ vāl̲viyalum paṭaippum
Ul̲avu māṭukaḷ

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: ID
Active from: 1965-11-26

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 13,899
Total plays: 70,109

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Equilibrium and kinetic studies in adsorption of heavy metals using biosorbent: A summary of recent studies
· 2009 · cited 1,468x
Nanoparticle vaccines
· 2014 · cited 821x
Rivaroxaban with or without aspirin in patients with stable peripheral or carotid artery disease: an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
· 2018 · cited 757x
Performance of activated carbon and bentonite for adsorption of amoxicillin from wastewater: Mechanisms, isotherms and kinetics
· 2009 · cited 661x
Randomised controlled trial of doxorubicin-eluting beads vs conventional chemoembolisation for hepatocellular carcinoma
· 2014 · cited 518x

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Aktobe
Position: Left Wing
Nationality: Portugal

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 66
Image: New Zealand-Portugal Nani.jpg
Height: 175

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Commons category: Nani
date of birth: 1986-11-17
sport number: 17
start of work period: 2005-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 1
total goals in career: 0
social media followers: 3909972
pseudonym: Nani
birth name: Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha
name in native language: Nani
end of work period: 2024-00-00

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Article

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026

Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (pronounced [luˈiʃ ˈkaɾluʃ alˈmɐjdɐ dɐ ˈkuɲɐ]) ComM (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani ( Portuguese pronunciation: [naˈni]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kazakhstan Premier League club Aktobe. He is known for his pace, flair and work ethic.