Luis Nani - Winger - Manchester United (4 Viewers)

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Full name : Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha
Date of birth : 17 November 1986 (age 24)
Place of birth : Praia, Cape Verde
Height : 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position : Winger


Early life

Nani was born on 17 November 1986 in Praia, Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa. Nani emigrated with his family to Portugal at an early age. Nani was raised by his aunt Antonia in the Santa Filomena estate in the Amadora district of Lisbon after being abandoned by his parents. At the age of five, his father left for a holiday in Cape Verde but never returned and when he was 12 years old his mother left Portugal to start a new life in Holland.Nani has eight siblings from his mother, of which he is the youngest, and five from his father. Nani gained his nickname from an elder sister at a young age.

Nani's older brother taught him how to play football and he played with his childhood friend, midfielder Manuel Fernandes. Around the age of 14, Nani's older brother took him to train with Real Massamá.They were Nani's first club and gave him money, food, and helped him obtain an ID Card and a passport.At the age of 16, Nani was training on alternate days with Sporting and Benfica.Nani sometimes walked miles to and from practice before Sporting offered him pre-season training. Despite growing up in Lisbon, Nani and his brother supported Porto as a boy and his footballing hero was Luis Figo .


Club career


Sporting CP - Nani joined Sporting CP from his first club Real Massamá.After two seasons in the youth team, where he won the National Junior Championship in 2004–05, Nani was promoted to the first team early in the 2005–06 season. On 10 August 2005, Nani made his Sporting debut, coming on as a substitute for Custódio in the 73rd minute in a 1–0 home defeat to Udinese in their third-round qualifier in the UEFA Champions League.Nani made his Portuguese Liga debut on 28 August,replacing Deivid in the 76th minute of a 2–1 victory over Marítimo at the Estádio dos Barreiros. Nani scored his first Sporting goal on 30 October, opening the scoring in a 2–2 draw away to Boavista. Nani ended the first season of his career with 36 appearances and five goals in all competitions.

Nani first came into the spotlight after scoring in the Champions League against Spartak Moscow, netting Sporting's goal in a 1–1 group stage tie on 27 September 2006. Nani helped Sporting win the 2006–07 Portuguese Cup, lifting the trophy after a 1–0 win over Belenenses on 27 May 2007 in the final. Nani was then named as the SJPF Young Player of the Month for May 2007. Nani's second season with Sporting ended with similar league statistics and 40 appearances and six goals in all competitions.


Manchester United - Nani was sold to Manchester United for €25.5 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 Manchester United career—at the club.

Nani scored on his debut in a pre-season friendly against Shenzhen, netting the third in a 6–0 win.[26] He also scored in the following game against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical with a chip off the right post from the left side of the penalty area in a 3–0 win.[27] On 5 August 2007, Nani made his competitive debut for United, coming on as a substitute in the Community Shield against Chelsea. He marked his debut with a trophy after they won 3–0 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw during normal time.[28] This was followed up by Nani's third goal for the club three days later, when he scored against Glentoran in another 3–0 pre-season win.[29]

Nani's Premier League debut came in United's opening match at home to Reading on 12 August as a substitute for Wayne Rooney, who had suffered a foot injury.Two weeks later, on 26 August, Nani scored his first competitive goal for United, netting a 30-yard winner in the 69th minute against Tottenham Hotspur. Nani also set up crucial goals for Louis Saha and Nemanja Vidić allowing United to beat both Sunderland and Everton 1–0. He returned to his previous club, Sporting, in a Champions League tie in September, though it was team-mate and fellow former Sporting man Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner in a 1–0 victory. Nani opened the scoring in a 4–1 home victory over Middlesbrough on 27 October.

On 16 February 2008, Nani put in a man of the match performance against Arsenal in the FA Cup Fourth Round, his goal and two assists helping United to a 4–0 win over their rivals. During the match, Nani was involved in an altercation with Arsenal captain William Gallas who felt that the Portuguese was "showboating".After the match, Arsène Wenger was equally displeased, while Gilberto Silva said that Nani had a "big head". On 23 March, Nani set up the second and scored the final goal in a 3–0 victory over rivals Liverpool, in the 79th and 81st minutes respectively, after coming onto the pitch as a substitute. On 3 May, towards the end of a 4–1 win over West Ham United, Nani was sent off for the first time in his United career for a headbutt on West Ham defender Lucas Neill.On 21 May, Nani came on as a substitute for Wayne Rooney in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final as United defeated Chelsea 6–5 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. Nani took and scored Manchester United's crucial fifth penalty in the shootout.

Nani scored his first goal of the 2008–09 season on 23 September 2008, scoring United's third goal in a 3–1 win over Middlesbrough in the last minute to secure passage to the Fourth Round of the Carling Cup.[40] On 18 October, he scored from a Wayne Rooney assist to complete the 4–0 rout of West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford. On 20 January 2009, he opened the scoring for United in their 4–2 win at home to Derby County in the second leg of their League Cup semi-final.


2010–11 season


On 22 August 2010, Nani missed a penalty in the 87th minute away to Fulham, and they then equalised two minutes later through Brede Hangeland to end the game 2–2.Six days later in a 3–0 home victory over West Ham United, Nani netted his first goal of the season and assisted Dimitar Berbatov in a Man of the Match display. Nani scored and assisted Michael Owen in a 2–2 away draw away to Bolton Wanderers on 26 September. On 16 October, Nani scored United's second in a 2–2 home draw against West Bromwich Albion. Four days later Nani scored his first Champions League goal of the season, netting the solitary strike in a 1–0 home victory over Bursaspor. Nani scored a controversial second goal as United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 at home on 30 October.Nani scored into an empty net after Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes rolled the ball out to take a free-kick that he thought had been given for handball, however, play was allowed to go on as referee Mark Clattenburg did not blow his whistle. On 27 November, Nani scored United's fifth goal in a 7–1 home win over Blackburn Rovers. Nani netted his first goal of 2011 as he scored the winning strike in a 2–1 home victory over Stoke City on 4 January.

On 22 January, Nani scored the final goal of a 5–0 home victory over Birmingham City.Nani netted United's only goal in their first league loss of the season, a 2–1 defeat at Wolves on 5 February. Seven days later Nani scored his first Manchester derby goal, opening the scoring in a 2–1 home victory over Manchester City. On 6 March, during United's 3–1 loss against Liverpool at Anfield, Nani was stretchered off the field following a challenge from Jamie Carragher just before half-time. It was thought that Nani would miss up to three weeks as a result of this tackle and would return in April, however, he recovered in time to play 61 minutes of a 2–1 victory over Marseille on 15 March. He was revealed as a contender for the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Young Player of the Year award alongside teammate Javier Hernández on 8 April. However, many people, including Nani, expressed their surprise that he was not nominated for the main award. Following this nomination, he assisted both goals in a 2–0 home win over Fulham on 9 April. Nani lost out to Jack Wilshere for the PFA Young Player of the Year award on 18 April but he was however included into the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for the first time. He was awarded for his outstanding season as he was voted Players' Player of the Year at the club's awards night on 18 May.
 

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  • Thread Starter #2
    It seems Conte doesn't like Vargas or Bastos and there are some roumors for Nani , Marchisio + cash .
     
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    Anything over 15 mln for Nani is a joke. 15 mln + Marchisio is surely a big joke.
    :shocked: - You don't rate him , for me he is on 2-3 best wingers in the world he would be awesome in the left flank .
     

    juveloverr

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    Anything over 15 mln for Nani is a joke. 15 mln + Marchisio is surely a big joke.
    Well Nani is a lot better than Marchisio, although they play different positions. Marchisio is limited and overrated by some Juve fans, he isn't anything special. So i would swap him for Nani, besides we will sign Inler, and with Pirlo, he'll probably won't be starting much for us next season, we need to better ourselves IMO.

    :shocked: - You don't rate him , for me he is on 2-3 best wingers in the world he would be awesome in the left flank .
    I don't think he is yet, but has the ablity to do so.
     
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    I don't rate him as well as a winger as an AM. But 15 mln would be overpricing him.
    But for sure they won't sell him for 15 mln E they bought him for 25 mln E and it's not like he floped or something like this .
     
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    Anything over 15 mln for Nani is a joke. 15 mln + Marchisio is surely a big joke.
    Nani is worth at least 20m€ .. I'm sure Sir Alex would not let him leave for anything under that price no matter what..

    I'm one of the guys here who defend Marchisio alot, but for Nani I would do it..
     

    Gagi

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    There's no way Marchisio will leave the club, he just signed a new contract, it doesn't make sense and we'd send wrong message to our players and targets. Dude, sign the contract and you're safe. Well, at least for a week or two.
     
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