My Take
Matheus Nunes is one of those players who quietly snuck up on the football world and then suddenly everyone was talking about him. Born in Rio de Janeiro but developed through Portuguese football — starting out at Ericeirense and then Estoril — he carved his path the hard way, away from Brazil's famous academies. His breakthrough at Sporting CP turned heads across Europe, and Manchester City's decision to splash serious money on him in 2023 said everything about how highly the elite clubs rate his engine and technical quality. What I find genuinely fascinating is his positional reinvention: a central midfielder who shifted to right-back at City and actually made it work, which speaks to a football intelligence you can't coach. Still only in his mid-twenties as of 2024, he's got Portugal caps and a world-class club environment — the ceiling here is real.
Overview
Matheus Luiz Nunes (born 27 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or central midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugal national team. Initially only a midfielder, he switched to his current position of full-back in the 2024–25 season. Nunes started his career with Ericeirense, before moving to LigaPro side Estoril.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matheus Nunes
- Name (Japanese)
- マテウス・ルイス・ヌネス
- Reading
- まてうす・るいす・ぬねす
- Born
- August 27, 1998 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.