SOCCER PLAYER

Nélson Oliveira

1991 - Today

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Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira (European Portuguese: [ˈnɛlsõ ɔliˈvɐjɾɐ]; born 8 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães. He began his career at S.L. Benfica, making 24 appearances and scored three goals for the club, while spending most of his time out on loan. He represented four clubs in English football, and also played in France, Spain and Greece. Oliveira earned 70 caps for Portugal across all youth levels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Nélson Oliveira is the 9,900th most popular soccer player (down from 8,016th in 2024), the 519th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 480th in 2019) and the 147th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nélson Oliveira ranks 9,900 out of 21,273. Before him are Mitsutoshi Tsushima, Jonathan Ikoné, Danny Carvajal, Jonathas de Jesus, Souleymane Diawara, and Peter Utaka. After him are Nuno Assis, Ricardo Rocha, Vitaliy Mykolenko, José Luis Oltra, Federico Higuaín, and Daichi Matsuyama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Nélson Oliveira ranks 318. Before him are Renato Steffen, Haji Aliyev, Abdoulay Diaby, Abdul Majeed Waris, Łukasz Teodorczyk, and Polona Hercog. After him are Lee Jung-shin, Jung In-sun, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Mateus Uribe, Alexandra Shipp, and Matilda Lutz.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Nélson Oliveira ranks 519 out of 633. Before him are João Vieira (1976), Rúben Micael (1986), Luísa Sobral (1987), Domingos Castro (1963), José Sá (1993), and Catarina Martins (1973). After him are Nuno Assis (1977), Ricardo Rocha (1978), Paulo Sérgio (1968), Mimicat (1984), Lucílio Batista (1965), and Nuno Tavares (2000).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Nélson Oliveira ranks 147. Before him are Carlos Martins (1982), Zé Castro (1983), Nuno Frechaut (1977), Renato Veiga (2003), Rúben Micael (1986), and José Sá (1993). After him are Nuno Assis (1977), Ricardo Rocha (1978), Paulo Sérgio (1968), Nuno Tavares (2000), Ricardo Horta (1994), and Emílio Peixe (1973).

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