Nuno Santos, born on 13 February 1995, is a thirty-year-old defender from Portugal who currently plies his trade as a left back for Sporting CP. Standing at 5ft 9in tall (or 1.76m for those who prefer metric measurements) and weighing in at a robust 11st 6lb (equating to 73kg), he can regularly be seen sporting the number 11 jersey.
As of recent estimates, Nuno Santos' current market value is pegged somewhere in the region of £8.5m, as per Transfermarkt, with his contract at Sporting CP poised to run till 30 June 2027, leaving him with 2 years and 1 month to run.
Santos' professional journey began with a debut season (2015 - 2016) at Benfica in Portugal, where he managed one first team appearance. Moving on the next season to Vitória Setúbal, he increased his first team appearances to 26. The following seasons saw Santos shifting to Rio Ave and improving his game further. From 2017 to 2020, he featured in a total of 66 first team games and netted 6 goals.
In the 2020 - 2021 season, Santos' career took a significant upturn as he joined his current team, Sporting CP. He rounded off his opening season with 31 first team appearances and 7 games. His form continued in the successive years, with statistics of: 32 games and 6 goals in 2021 - 2022, 31 games and 8 goals in 2022 - 2023, and 31 games and 4 goals in 2023 - 2024. The current season 2024 - 2025 has seen Santos feature in 7 first team games.
On the international stage, Santos took to field for Sporting CP in both the Europa League 2023 - 2024, where he started four times and was subbed on five times, and the Champions League 2024 - 2025, where he managed to find the back of the net in two of his starts.
