Nuno Santos · career
Nuno Miguel Gomes dos Santos
Full Back · Sporting CP · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2023/24) across 1 club — 137 appearances with 60 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Sporting CP — Season rating 50, 7 goals and 12 assists in 31 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (41 → 43). The gap to his peak is 7 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±4 points) across 4 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sporting CP B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Sporting CP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | Sporting CP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | Sporting CP | 32 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 43 |
| 2022/23 | Sporting CP | 31 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 40 |
| 2021/22 | Sporting CP | 32 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | Sporting CP | 31 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 50 |
| 2019/20 | Rio Ave | 32 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Rio Ave | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Rio Ave | 26 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Vitoria SetubalLoan | 26 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Benfica B | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Benfica B | 36 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Benfica U19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal U21 | 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 |
| Portugal U20 | 2015/16 | FIFA U20 World Cup | 4 | 2 |
| Portugal U19 | 2014/15 | UEFA U19 Championship | 6 | 3 |
Honours
Primeira Liga×5Taça da Liga×4Super Cup×2Taça de Portugal×2Super Cup×4Taça da Liga×3Júniores U19×2Primeira Liga×2Taça de Portugal×2UEFA U19 Championship×2UEFA Youth League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | 2 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Primeira Liga | 4 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Taça de Portugal | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2025/26
8 played1 unused sub· 202 min, 0g 1a
Played for Rio Ave.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5 | Taça de Portugal | H AVS | 3-2 | Played | 43 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 27 | Primeira Liga | H Estoril | 3-0 | Played | 12 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Mar 3 | Taça de Portugal | H FC Porto | 1-0 | Played | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 7 | Primeira Liga | A SC Braga | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 11 | UEFA Champions League | A Bodo/Glimt | 0-3 | Played | 27 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 17 | UEFA Champions League | H Bodo/Glimt | 5-0 | Played | 52 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 22 | Primeira Liga | A Alverca | 4-1 | Played | 27 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 29 | Primeira Liga | H Tondela | 2-2 | Played | 10 | 6.0 | ||
| May 4 | Primeira Liga | H Vitória SC | 5-1 | Played | 20 | 6.6 |