Nani

Nani Biography

Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha, better known as Nani, was born on November 17 1986 in Praia, Cape Verde. Nani is a Portuguese player, who at present plays for Portugal and Manchester United. He plays as a winger, which is his most predominant position.

Actually, Nani was born in Praia, but later on, he immigrated with his family to Portugal. He was brought up by his aunt in the Amadora district of Lisbon. He passed his childhood with friend Manuel Fernandes, midfielder of Everton FC, would often play together. Nani started his career in junior football at the club of Massama. However, Nani made his debut for the Sporting in 2005-06 sessions, in which he made 29 appearances as well as scored 5 goals. Moreover, he played 3 games in the Portuguese Cup in which Sporting won, 6 Champion Leagues.

Sporting and United agreed an undisclosed fee for Nani to sign for the Manchester United Club. The fee was believed to around £17m. Tottenham Hotspur was also reported to have made a bid for the player. Nani passed his medical treatment on 6th June 2007, and on 2nd July, he joined Manchester United. It has been heard that Nani had signed a 5 years contact with the club. On 9th July, Nani came in front of the press where he was handed the number 17 shirt for the session 2007-08. In the debut pre-season friendly match with Shenzhen FC, Nani scored his first goal for the United. In that match, Manchester United won by 6-0. However, Nani made his competitive debut for the United Club on 5th August 2007 against Chelsea. This followed up by Nani’s 3rd goal for the Club 3 days later against Glentoran. His debut at the Premier League came in the opening match on 12th August as a substitute for Wayne Rooney, who suffered injury on his foot. On 23rd March, he scored the 3rd and the final goal in a 3-0 victory over Liverpool.

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