Commonly known as Nani, born 17 November 1986 in Praia, Cape Verde. He is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger for English side Manchester United and the Portugal national team.
Nani grew up supporting Sporting CP and played junior football alongside Ricardo Vaz Tê at Massamá youth club Real Sport Clube, before joining the youth squad of Sporting CP.
Nani made his debut for Sporting in 2005–06, making 29 appearances and scoring four goals. In his second season, he had similar numbers with 29 appearances and five goals. He also played in six European games, scoring once.
Nani was sold to
Manchester United for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £14–17 million, five percent of which was paid to Real de Massamá. He passed his medical on 6 June 2007, and signed a five-year contract a month later, joining
Portugal team-mate
Cristiano Ronaldo with whom he lived for a time at the start of his
United career at the club.
Nani made his
Portugal debut in 2006, scoring his first goal in the process, and has since established himself as a key member for them. He heavily featured during Euro 2008 and throughout the 2010 FIFA
World Cup qualification process.
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