Nuno Santos

€5MMarket Value

Sporting CP•Defender•

Portugal

Nuno Santos

€5MMarket Value

Sporting CP•Defender•

Portugal

6.8

Season Score

Feb 13, 1995

177 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

6.8

Season Score

Feb 13, 1995

177 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: —
Goals: —
Assists: —
Goal Contributions: —
Mins/game: —
Avg Rating: —

rating

6.83+6.75(+0.0%)

Last 9 matches

Sep 26, 2025 — Sep 26, 2026

High

6.89

Low

6.73

Avg

6.83

G+A

Wins7

Draws1

Losses1

Month	Matches	Mins	A	G+A	Rating
May 2026	1	20	0	0	6.75
Apr 2026	1	3	0	0	-
Mar 2026	4	111	0	0	6.89
Feb 2026	3	46	1	1	6.73

4 months • 9 matches

Career

Club Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Sporting CP

2020/2021 - now

20233370.1612,5787.27

Rio Ave

2017/2018 - 2019/2020

Total

30842460.1418,835

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Benfica II

2014/2015 - 2016/2017

Club Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Sporting CP

25/26

8011540.58106.79

Sporting CP

24/25

101—6050.15007.41

Sporting CP

23/24

486143,1340.57707.27

Sporting CP

22/23

49983,3590.46607.42

Sporting CP

21/22

49972,8810.50507.23

Sporting CP

20/21

36872,3110.58507.24

Sporting CP

19/20

2001340.00006.36

Rio Ave

19/20

37552,7500.33417.35

Rio Ave

18/19

8315940.61007.60

Rio Ave

17/18

30118380.21206.86

Vitória Setúbal FC

16/17

31022,0750.09306.86

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Sporting CP II

25/26

10026—006.50

Benfica II

15/16

32———00-

Benfica II

14/15

306—2,1280.2530-

Benfica U19

13/14

93—8100.3320-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2014/2015	Liga Portugal 2	30	2128	6	0	0.25	—
2015/2016	Liga Portugal	1	18	0	0	—	6.53
2015/2016	Liga Portugal 2	3	—	2	—	—	—
2016/2017	Liga Portugal	26	1633	0	2	0.11	6.86
2017/2018	Liga Portugal	26	643	1	0	0.14	6.86
2018/2019	Liga Portugal	8	594	3	1	0.61	7.6
2019/2020	Liga Portugal	32	2520	2	5	0.25	7.35
2020/2021	Liga Portugal	31	1919	7	6	0.61	7.27
2021/2022	Liga Portugal	32	2108	6	7	0.56	7.37
2022/2023	Liga Portugal	31	2271	8	5	0.52	7.46
2023/2024	Liga Portugal	30	2070	4	3	0.3	7.44
2024/2025	Liga Portugal	7	353	0	0	0	7.35
2025/2026	Liga Portugal 2	1	26	0	0	—	6.5
2025/2026	Liga Portugal	4	57	0	1	—	6.72

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Nuno Santos — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2018/2019 · 7.6Liga Portugal
Lowest-rated season: 2016/2017 · 6.86Liga Portugal
Rating trend: +0.14last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them
Career involvement (league): 0.37 G+A per 9039 goals + 30 assists across 14 league seasons (per-90 from 16340 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 14 (2014–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 7

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 99thrating 7.44 vs 115 rated peers
Goals rank: #1 of 1154 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 97th0.3 per 90

Cohort: 115 Liga Portugal defenders, 2023/2024, min. 450 minutes.

How we calculate this

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A		Last
Belenenses	11	9	2	0	0	2	1	Feb 2022
Arouca	10	7	1	2	1	0	1	Mar 2024
Gil Vicente	9	7	1	1	1	1	1	Dec 2023
Chaves	8	4	3	1	1	1	0	May 2024
Farense	5	5	0	0	0	0	2	Aug 2024
Vizela	5	5	0	0	0	2	2	Jan 2024
Desportivo Aves	5	2	2	1	1	1	0	Feb 2020
Porto	4	2	1	1	1	0	1	—
Atalanta	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	Mar 2024
Vitória Setúbal FC	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	Nov 2019
Nacional	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	May 2021
Sporting Braga	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	—
Portimonense SAD	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	—
Sturm Graz	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	Oct 2024
Feirense	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	Oct 2017
Tottenham Hotspur	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	Oct 2022
Manchester City	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	—
Arsenal	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	Mar 2023
Olympique Marseille	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	Oct 2022
Borussia Dortmund	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	Nov 2021

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Last Transfer: €3.75M

Transfer History

Rio Ave

Sporting CP

Aug 21, 2020Transfer€4M

Jul 1, 2017Transfer

Jun 30, 2017End of loan

Jul 1, 2016Loan

Jul 1, 2014Transfer

Trophies & Awards

8 titles won

Championships

Liga Portugal

4x Winner

Taça da Liga

2x Winner(2020/2021, 2021/2022)

Player Information

Sporting CP

Current Team

Date of Birth

Feb 13, 1995

Place of Birth

Trofa, Portugal

Nationality

Portugal

Height

177 cm

Weight

72 kg

Shirt Number

#11

Age

31 years

Position

Defender

Preferred Foot

Left

Contract

Until Jun 30, 2027

Market Value

€5M

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.73

Highest: 7.0 | Lowest: 6.5

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

67%

Matches

Total played9

Started (Lineups)1

From Bench0

Total Minutes180

Minutes per game20

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists1

Key passes11

Pass accuracy67%

Total passes114

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses23

Accurate Crosses9

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles4

Interceptions4

Clearances-

Blocks1

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels10

Duels Won6

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles0

Cards

Yellow1

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

308

total appearances

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About Nuno Santos

Nuno Santos' average rating of 7.44 in 2023/2024 is in the top 2% of 115 rated Liga Portugal defenders. Nuno Santos' 0.3 goals plus assists per 90 in 2023/2024 is in the top 4% of 115 Liga Portugal defenders. Nuno Santos ranks 1st for goals among 115 Liga Portugal defenders in 2023/2024, with 4 goals.