Nélson Oliveira

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Nélson Oliveira

Oliveira playing for Portugal in 2013
Personal information
Full nameNélson Miguel Castro Oliveira
Date of birth (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991
Place of birthBarcelos, Portugal
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubRennes
Number11
Youth career
1999–2002Santa Maria
2003–2006Braga
2003–2004→ Bairro Misericórdia (loan)
2006–2009Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–Benfica12(0)
2010→ Rio Ave (loan)10(0)
2010–2011→ Paços Ferreira (loan)23(4)
2012–2013→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)30(4)
2013–2014→ Rennes (loan)20(7)
National team‡
2006–2007Portugal U169(3)
2007–2008Portugal U1711(3)
2009–2010Portugal U1927(9)
2010–2011Portugal U2019(9)
2011–Portugal U214(2)
2012–Portugal14(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 October 2013

Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira (born 8 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Stade Rennais F.C. on loan from S.L. Benfica as a striker.

Club career

Born in Barcelos,[1][2] Oliveira finished his youth career at S.L. Benfica having arrived at age 15 from Sporting de Braga, and was a prolific scorer for both clubs. He made his first-team debut in a 2008–09 pre-season friendly against G.D. Estoril Praia, courtesy of manager Quique Flores, and was even called to a UEFA Cup match against S.S.C. Napoli, but eventually returned to the juniors.

The same happened to Oliveira in 2009–10. However, in January 2010, he made his professional – and first division – debuts, being loaned until June to Rio Ave FC; his first game came on 7 February, as he played the last 10 minutes of the 2–0 home win against Leixões SC.

Oliveira's loan was initially extended for the entirety of the 2010–11 season but, on 12 August 2010, he moved to F.C. Paços de Ferreira, in the same predicament.[3] He scored on his debut on 12 September, a 1–1 draw at C.S. Marítimo and, the following month, helped Paços come from behind at Associação Naval 1º de Maio (2–1) by netting the winning goal from a direct free kick.

On 14 October 2011 Oliveira made his official debut for Benfica, playing 45 minutes in a 2–0 away win against Portimonense S.C. for the season's Portuguese Cup.[4] On 18 January of the following year, he playing the entire game against C.D. Santa Clara for the League Cup group stage, and scored in a 2–0 home win;[5] the following month, for the same competition – the Portuguese Football Federation ruled that, for the tournament, at least two national players would have to appear in a game for 45 minutes – he opened the score against Marítimo (3–0, home).[6]

On 6 March 2012 Oliveira made his Champions League debut, playing only ten minutes but scoring the final goal in a 2–0 home win against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, with Benfica qualifying to the last-eight 4–3 on aggregate.[7] On 31 July he moved to Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain in a season-long loan, alongside several compatriots.[8]

On 20 August, in the La Liga opener against CA Osasuna, Oliveira scored his first goal for the Galicians, netting from a counter-attack in the 90th minute to make it 2–0 for the hosts.[9] During his spell, he acted as backup to veteran Riki.

On 26 July 2013 Oliveira was loaned to Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais F.C. on a season-long move, with the French having the option to make the deal permanent afterwards.[10] He scored his first goal in only his second appearance, but in a 1–2 loss at OGC Nice.[11]

Oliveira netted a brace for Rennes on 24 August 2013, as they recorded a 2–1 away win against Evian Thonon Gaillard FC.[12]

International career

Youth

Oliveira represented the Portuguese under-17 team in the qualification for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship. In 2009 he was named in the squad for the European Under-19 Championship qualifying tournament, but the country failed to ensure a place in the finals in Ukraine; the following year, in the same category, he represented the nation at European Championship, scoring one goal in the 2–0 win against Italy.[13]

On 22 May 2011 Oliveira was selected by the under-20s for the 2011 Toulon Tournament,[14] where he played three matches and netted once. He also helped the team finish second in that year's FIFA World Cup held in Colombia, scoring four goals – including one in the final against Brazil, a 2–3 extra time loss – and providing two assists. He received the Man of the match award twice in addition to the Silver Ball for the second best player in the tournament.

Oliveira playing for Portugal at Euro 2012.

Oliveira made his debut for the under-21 team on 6 October 2011, in a Euro 2013 qualification match against Poland. On 11 November, for the same competition, he scored a brace against Moldova (5–0 home win).

Senior team

On 24 February 2012, Oliveira was called up for the first time to the senior team, for a friendly match with Poland.[15] He replaced Nani for the last ten minutes of the 0–0 draw in Warsaw,[16] and eventually made it to the list of 23 for UEFA Euro 2012.[17]

Oliveira played 20 minutes in the group stage opener against Germany after coming on for Hélder Postiga, in an eventual 0–1 loss.[18] He made three other substitute appearances in the tournament, in an eventual semifinal exit.

In Portugal's next game after Euro 2012, Oliveira scored his first international goal, in a 2–0 win against Panama.[19]

Honours

Club

Benfica
Paços de Ferreira

Country

Individual

Statistics

Club

Correct as of 27 October 2013

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rio Ave 2009–10 1002000-120
Total 1002000-120
Paços Ferreira 2010–11 2341071-315
Total 2341071-315
Benfica 2011–12 120304221213
Total 120304221213
Deportivo 2012–13 30410--314
Total 30410--314
Rennes 2013–14 1870000-187
Total 1870000-187
Career total 9315701132111319

International

National team Club Year Apps Goals
Portugal Benfica 2012 8 0
Deportivo 2012 1 1
Rennes 2013 1 0
Total 10 1

References

  1. ↑ "Nélson Oliveira". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Barcelenses premiados e distinguidos na Mostra de Artesanato" [Barcelos-born people awarded and distinguished at the Handicraft Exhibit] (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Barcelos. August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2013. 
  3. ↑ Nélson Oliveira assegurado (Nélson Oliveira confirmed); A Bola, 12 August 2010 (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ "Taca: Portimonense 0–2 Benfica" [Cup: Portimonense 0–2 Benfica]. PortuGOAL. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Taca da Liga round-up". PortuGOAL. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Taca da Liga semi-finals set". PortuGOAL. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Benfica progress at Zenit's expense". UEFA.com. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Nélson Oliveira: "El Deportivo es una gran oportunidad para mí"" [Nélson Oliveira: "Deportivo is a big chance for me"] (in Spanish). ABC. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Depor start with a win". ESPN Soccernet. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Nelson Oliveira, nouvel attaquant du SRFC" [Nelson Oliveira, new SRFC forward] (in French). Rennes' official website. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Nélson Oliveira marca na derrota do Rennes em Nice para a Liga francesa" [Nélson Oliveira scores in Rennes defeat at Nice in French League] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Evian 1–2 Rennes". ESPN FC. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Sub-19: Portugal bate Itália na estreia do Europeu" [U-19: Portugal beats Italy in Euro debut] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Torneio Toulon: Rodolfo Lourenço e Thierry Moutinho em estreia" [Toulon Tournament: Debut for Rodolfo Lourenço and Thierry Moutinho] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2012. 
  15. ↑ Paulo Bento promove estreia de Nélson Oliveira (Paulo Bento promotes debut of Nélson Oliveira); A Bola, 24 February 2012 (Portuguese)
  16. ↑ "Poland mark Warsaw milestone with Portugal draw". UEFA.com. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012. 
  17. ↑ "Nélson Oliveira, Miguel Lopes e Custódio na lista para o Euro-2012" [Nélson Oliveira, Miguel Lopes and Custódio in Euro-2012 list] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012. 
  18. ↑ Gomez gives Germany edge over Portugal; UEFA.com, 9 June 2012
  19. ↑ "Ronaldo on target as Portugal beats Panama 2–0". Sports Illustrated. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012. 

External links

Stade Rennais F.C. – current squad
Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2012 semi-finalists
Portugal
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