Manuel Maria Melo Machado Cerejeira Namora (born 12 February 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Boavista.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Maria Melo Machado Cerejeira Namora | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boavista | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Porto | ||
| 2010–2012 | Boavista | ||
| 2012–2017 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Braga B | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Gondomar (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Rio Ave B | 13 | (3) |
| 2021 | Rio Ave | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Boavista | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Felgueiras 1932 (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Leixões (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Vianense (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 23 August 2017, Namora made his professional debut with Braga B in a 2017–18 LigaPro match against Penafiel.[1]
On 3 September 2019 it was confirmed, that Namora had returned to Rio Ave.[2] He was registered for the club's U23-squad.
On 15 January 2021, Namora made his Primeira Liga debut with Rio Ave in a 1–1 away draw to Sporting CP.[3]
On 17 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Boavista.[4]
On 15 July 2022, Boavista sent Namora on a season-long loan to Liga 3 side Felgueiras 1932.[5]
On 8 August 2023, Boavista, again, sent Namora on a season-long loan, this time to Liga Portugal 2 side Leixões.[6] On 30 January 2024, after he made just three appearances in all competitions for the Matosinhos-based side, Namora's loan was cancelled and he returned to Boavista.[7] Subsequently, he joined Liga 3 club Vianense.[8]
Personal life
editNamora is the identical twin of the footballer Nuno Namora.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Penafiel - Sp.Braga B 2-1". ForaDeJogo. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ Manuel Namora regressa ao Rio Ave (sub23), reisdoave.blogspot.com, 3 September 2019
- ^ "Sporting CP vs. Rio Ave". Soccerway. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Manuel Namora assina pelo Boavista FC" (in Portuguese). Boavista. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Manuel Namora ruma ao Felgueiras e vai jogar com o irmão gémeo" [Manuel Namora heads to Felgueiras and will play with twin brother] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Oficial: Boavista cede Manuel Namora (Leixões)" [Official: Boavista loans Manuel Namora (Leixões)] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Leixões confirma as saídas de Fábio Baptista, Wakaso e Manuel Namora" [Leixões announces departures of Fábio Baptista, Wakaso and Manuel Namora]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Xavier, Pedro. "Kalunga e Manuel Namora já treinam no SC Vianense" [Kalunga and Manuel Namora already training at SC Vianense]. VianaTV (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Sp. Braga contrata gémeos Namora". Maisfutebol.
External links
edit- Manuel Namora at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Manuel Namora at Soccerway