Nélson Oliveira

Nélson Oliveira is a striker I instinctively root for. Born in Barcelos in 1991 and standing a strong 186 centimeters, he came through the ranks at Benfica but spent his early career shuttling between loans, scoring only three goals in 24 appearances for the club. Plenty of players fade under that kind of stop-start treatment, yet he kept grinding and is still competing for Vitoria de Guimaraes. Being named a Knight of the Order of Prince Henry suggests his homeland values him beyond the stat sheet. I am partial to forwards who endure the unglamorous path, and his persistence makes him easy to respect.

Name (English)

Nélson Oliveira

Name (Japanese)

ネルソン・オリヴェイラ

Reading

ねるそん・おりゔぇいら

Born

August 8, 1991 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Goat

Origin

Barcelos, Braga, Portugal

Height

186 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• Knight of the Order of Prince Henry

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9

Tags

• Braga
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.