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Nelson Monte
Nelson Macedo Monte
Defenders
Date of birth
Place of birth
Vila do Conde (Portugal)
Nationality
Height
187 cm
Weight
77 kg
Strongest foot
Right
Debut year
26/08/2023: CD Castellón 2 - Málaga CF 1
LALIGA HYPERMOTION
Minutes
2595
Starts
29 (100%)
Substitute
0 (0.00%)
Games played
29 (100%)
Starts
29 (100%)
Substitute
0 (0.00%)
Substituted
2 (6.90%)
Unused
0 (0.00%)
Goals
3
Right foot
1 (33.33%)
Left foot
0 (0.00%)
Headed goals
2 (66.67%)
Goal ratio
0.10
Penalty goals taken
0 (0.00%)
Others
0 (0.00%)
Discipline
Distribution
Attack
Defence
Bio
An experienced center-back who developed in the academy of the historic Benfica before embarking on a long spell at Rio Ave, earning international appearances for Portugal's youth teams. He played for Ukrainian side Dnipro, which loaned him to UD Almería (2021/22) and Chaves in his native Portugal (2022/23), before joining Málaga CF, where he played a key role in the team's promotion to LaLiga Hypermotion (2023/24). His contract runs until 2026.
Career
2008-12: SL Benfica -Academy- (POR); 2012-14: Rio Ave FC -Academy- (POR); 2014-21: Rio Ave FC (POR); 2021-22: SC Dnipro-1 (UKR) / UD Almería; 2022-23: GD Chaves (POR); 2023-Present: Málaga CF
M36 SD Eibar - Málaga CF