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Nani
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Nani, born Luis in Praia, Portugal, on November 17, 1986, is a male association football player. He plays as a wing half and has been a member of Manchester United F.C., Sporting CP, Fenerbahçe Istanbul, and the Portugal national under-21 football team. His career began in 2005, and he has competed in the Premier League and Major League Soccer.
The Portuguese citizen speaks his native language, Portuguese. He participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, UEFA Euro 2012, and UEFA Euro 2016. Physical records list his height at 175 and mass at 66. He has played one match with zero career goals.
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Aktobe
- Position
- Left Wing
- Nationality
- Portugal
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Luis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Portugal
- Place of birth
- Praia
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2016
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- C.F. Estrela da Amadora
- Position played
- wing half
- League
- Major League Soccer
- Country for sport
- Portugal
- 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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Encyclopedic overview
* 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.
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