Nimês Pina

Nimês Pina
Personal information
Full name Nimês Miguel Martins Lopes de Pina
Date of birth 4 February 1983
Place of birth Guinea-Bissau
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Dacia Chisinau 38 (14)
2008 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
2009/10 Othellos Athienou FC[1] 11 (1[1])
2010 Hibernians F.C. 8 (2)
2011–2012 S.U. Sintrense 23 (5)
Tires
2013 Zwekapin United FC
2013 Rakhine United F.C.[2]
2014 Tilbury F.C.
2017 AFC Totton
2017–2018 Blackfield & Langley F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nimês Miguel Martins Lopes de Pina (born 4 February 1983 in Guinea-Bissau) is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who is last known to have been dual-registered with AFC Totton and Blackfield & Langley in England.

Career

Moldova

Accepting an offer from Dacia Chisinau of the Moldovan National Division in 2006, Pina claimed that living conditions were poor there and that he had experienced racism there.[3] In view of this, he participated in the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[3]

Romania

Linked to SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea of the Romanian Liga II in 2008,[4] the Bissau-Guinean was announced in their list for 2008,[5] but was released that December with Slovakian Tomáš Labun.[6]

Malta

Introduced on a short-term contract to Hibernians of the Maltese Premier League in early 2010 through Mawete Júnior, the forward experienced racism as well in Malta,[7] debuting in a 2-4 collapse to Valletta[8] grabbing his first league goal in a 1-0 success over Qormi.[9]

Myanmar

Phoned by an agent of an injured footballer to come to the Myanmar National League with Zwekapin United in 2013, he swapped them for Rakhapura United that April[10] as their second foreigner[11] on a contract that lasted until the end of August before becoming a free agent.[10]

Based on the experience, Pina stated that he was surprised how the people were in Myanmar were very religious and were not condescending about it.[10]

England

First introduced for Tilbury in a 2–2 stalemate with Romford,[12] the attacker made his first start as Tilbury bettered Chatham Town 1–0.[13]

Dually registering for AFC Totton as well as Blackfield & Langley in winter 2017,[14] the frontman found the net on his debut for Totton as the Stags got the better of Barnstaple Town 3–1,[15] producing a goal again from 30 yards out in a 1–0 triumph over Larkhall Athletic.[16] Meanwhile, at Blackfield & Langley, he picked up an injury that December.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Σκόρερ Πρωταθλήματος Β' Κατηγορίας 2009 - 2010 Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου
  2. ^ Zwekapin United 2-4 Rakhine United Endirect24.com
  3. ^ a b Nimês Pina: vida atribulada de um avançado português na Moldávia Maisfutebol.iol.pt
  4. ^ Portughezul Lopez şi orădeanul Giura, pe lista sucevenilor ProSport
  5. ^ Lotul celor de la CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea ProSport
  6. ^ Labun şi Nimes, primii „disponibilizaţi”! Arena Vâlceană
  7. ^ Português jogou na Moldávia e Malta: «Ia até ao Sri Lanka!» Maisfutebol.iol.pt
  8. ^ Valletta Pick up title pace after remarkable fightback The Malta Independent
  9. ^ De Pina reignites Hibs' challenge Times of Malta
  10. ^ a b c Um português em Myanmar, entre milhares de pequenos Budas Maisfutebol.iol.pt
  11. ^ Football Business Burma News International
  12. ^ Romford 2 vs. 2 Tilbury - 6 September 2014 Tilbury Football Club - Pitchero
  13. ^ Chatham Town 2 vs. 2 Tilbury - 9 September 2014 Tilbury Football Club - Pitchero
  14. ^ week 17 league goals count Wessex League
  15. ^ AFC Totton 3-1 Barnstaple Town: Three new signings score for the Stags Daily Echo
  16. ^ AFC Totton buoyed by a Portuguese wonder goal at Larkhall Daily Echo
  17. ^ Blackfield & Langley's half-term report makes good reading Daily Echo