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Nani

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Portuguese association football player

OverviewAI-generated

Nani, born Luis in Praia, Portugal, on November 17, 1986, is a male association football player. He plays as a wing half and has been a member of Manchester United F.C., Sporting CP, Fenerbahçe Istanbul, and the Portugal national under-21 football team. His career began in 2005, and he has competed in the Premier League and Major League Soccer.

The Portuguese citizen speaks his native language, Portuguese. He participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, UEFA Euro 2012, and UEFA Euro 2016. Physical records list his height at 175 and mass at 66. He has played one match with zero career goals.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Open Library, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1935
Works
26

Top works

  • Ñān̲iyin̲ meyyiyal kaṭṭuraikaḷ
  • Putiya Kāḷi
  • Putiya Ēvāḷ
  • Peṇkaḷ vāl̲viyalum paṭaippum
  • Ul̲avu māṭukaḷ

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
ID
Active from
1965-11-26

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
13,899
Total plays
70,109

Tags

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<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Nani">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Nani

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Aktobe
Position
Left Wing
Nationality
Portugal

via TheSportsDB

~32 min read

Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026

Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (pronounced [luˈiʃ ˈkaɾluʃ alˈmɐjdɐ dɐ ˈkuɲɐ]) ComM (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani ( Portuguese pronunciation: [naˈni]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kazakhstan Premier League club Aktobe. He is known for his pace, flair and work ethic.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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