Angolan footballer
Núrio Fortuna Full name
Núrio Domingos Matias Fortuna[ 1] Date of birth
(1995-03-24 ) 24 March 1995 (age 29) [ 1] Place of birth
Luanda , Angola[ 1] Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[ 1] Position(s)
Left-back Current team
Gent Number
25 2005–2007
Núcleo Sintra 2008
Benfica 2008–2011
Real Massamá 2011–2012
Sporting CP 2012–2014
Braga Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2013–2016
Braga B
86
(1) 2014–2017
Braga
7
(0) 2016–2017
→ AEL Limassol (loan)
33
(0) 2017–2020
Charleroi
67
(1) 2020–
Gent
79
(4) 2019–
Angola
22
(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:36, 16 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:36, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
Núrio Domingos Matias Fortuna (born 24 March 1995) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian Pro League club K.A.A. Gent and the Angola national team .
Club career
Braga
Fortuna was born in Luanda . Having played for five Portuguese clubs as a youth, he finished his development at S.C. Braga .[ 2]
Fortuna spent three full seasons in the Segunda Liga with the reserve team . He made his debut in the competition on 21 August 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 home win against C.F. União .[ 3]
In one week in February 2014, Fortuna played his first match with the main squad in three different competitions. He started in the Taça de Portugal against C.D. Aves (3–1 win , after extra time ),[ 4] doing the same in the 4–1 Primeira Liga victory over Gil Vicente F.C. [ 5] and the 2–1 away loss to Rio Ave F.C. in the semi-finals of the Taça da Liga .[ 6]
On 14 June 2016, Fortuna was loaned to AEL Limassol of the Cypriot First Division .[ 7]
Belgium
In the summer of 2017, Fortuna signed a three-year contract with Royal Charleroi S.C. with a two-year option.[ 8] He scored his first goal in the Belgian Pro League on 4 May 2019, in the 2–0 home defeat of Sint-Truidense VV .[ 9]
Fortuna joined K.A.A. Gent of the same country and league on 25 June 2020, for a fee of €6 million.[ 10]
International career
In September 2015, shortly after having received his Portuguese passport , Fortuna was called by Portugal under-21 manager Rui Jorge for a 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifier against Albania .[ 2] He never played any matches for the country at that or any other level, however.
Fortuna won his first cap for Angola on 6 September 2019, featuring the entire 1−0 away win over Gambia for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying stage .[ 11]
Career statistics
As of match played 14 December 2023 [ 12] [ 13]
Honours
Gent
References
^ a b c d "Núrio Fortuna" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 15 September 2020 .
^ a b "Nurio Fortuna: "Chamada à seleção foi um sonho realizado" " [Nurio Fortuna: "Call-up to the national team was a dream come true"] (in Portuguese). SAPO . 1 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2020 .
^ "Sp. Braga B-U. Madeira, 2–0: Patrão "fechou" o jogo" [Sp. Braga B-U. Madeira, 2–0: Patrão "closed" the game]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 August 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2020 .
^ "Sp. Braga-Aves, 3–1: Rusescu desatou nó apertado por Paixão" [Sp. Braga-Aves, 3–1: Rusescu untied knot tied by Paixão]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 February 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2020 .
^ "Sp. Braga-Gil Vicente, 4–1: Música é logo outra com Rafa em ação" [Sp. Braga-Gil Vicente, 4–1: Different kind of tune with Rafa in action]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2020 .
^ "Rio Ave-Sp. Braga, 2–1: No batatal dos Arcos até nasceu um nabo" [Rio Ave-Sp. Braga, 2–1: In the Arcos potato field even a turnip (translation of "nabo", insult directed at referee by journalist) was born]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2020 .
^ "OFICIAL: Sp. Braga empresta Núrio ao AEL Limassol" [OFFICIAL: Sp. Braga loan Núrio to AEL Limassol] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2020 .
^ Van Snick, Glenn (23 June 2017). "Charleroi versterkt zich met linksachter Núrio Fortuna" [Charleroi strengthen with left-back Núrio Fortuna]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 September 2020 .
^ Wens, Nils (4 May 2019). "Charleroi wint van Sint-Truiden en komt daardoor aan de leiding in Groep A" [Charleroi beat Sint-Truiden and are therefore Group A leaders]. Voetbalkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 September 2020 .
^ Djellit, Nabil (24 June 2020). "Mercato: Nurio Fortuna, talentueux latéral gauche de Charleroi, va rejoindre La Gantoise" [Market: Nurio Fortuna, talented Charleroi left-back, will join La Gantoise] (in French). France Football . Retrieved 27 June 2020 .
^ "Futebol: Angola vence Gâmbia" [Football: Angola beat Gambia] (in Portuguese). Angola Press News Agency . 6 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020 .
^ Núrio Fortuna at Soccerway
^ Núrio Fortuna at WorldFootball.net
^ Walckiers, Johan (18 April 2022). "Slecht voetbal, spanning ten top, maar Gent pakt de Beker en Europees voetbal na strafschoppenserie" [Poor football, insurmountable tension, but Gent take Cup and European football on penalty shootout]. Voetbalkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 September 2023 .
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