Miguel Nóbrega

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Raimundo and the second or paternal family name is Nóbrega.
Miguel Nóbrega
Personal information
Full name Miguel Raimundo Nóbrega[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000[1]
Place of birth Funchal, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Vitória Guimarães
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2010 Marítimo
2010–2012 Nacional
2010–2019 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Benfica B 27 (2)
2020–2021 → Grasshoppers (loan) 15 (0)
2022–2025 Rio Ave 34 (1)
2024–2025 → Piast Gliwice (loan) 5 (0)
2025– Vitória Guimarães 8 (1)
International career
2015–2016 Portugal U16 4 (0)
2018 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2019 Portugal U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:51, 18 January 2026 (UTC)

Miguel Raimundo Nóbrega (born 17 April 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Funchal, Madeira, started his development at local club C.S. Marítimo, joining S.L. Benfica's academy aged 10. He was part of the latter's squad that won the junior national championship in 2018.[2][3]

Nóbrega made his professional debut for Benfica B on 5 May 2019, playing the entire 1–1 home draw against FC Porto B in the LigaPro.[4] For the 2020–21 season, he was loaned to Grasshopper Club Zurich in the Swiss Challenge League.[5]

Nóbrega scored his first goal for Benfica's reserves on 16 January 2022, in a 3–0 second-division away win over C.D. Nacional.[6]

Rio Ave

On 15 July 2022, Nóbrega signed a three-year contract with Rio Ave F.C. of the Primeira Liga.[7] He played his first game in the competition on 6 August, in a 0–1 home loss to F.C. Vizela.[8]

Nóbrega scored his maiden Portuguese top-flight on 12 November 2023, opening an eventual 1–1 draw at Gil Vicente FC.[9][10] He spent the 2024–25 campaign on another loan abroad, at Polish Ekstraklasa side Piast Gliwice.[11]

Vitória Guimarães

On 28 June 2025, Nóbrega joined Vitória de Guimarães on a three-year deal.[12] On 16 August, he scored his team's first goal in a 3–2 home victory against G.D. Estoril Praia.[13] The following 10 January, he started and finished the 2–1 defeat of S.C. Braga in the final of the Taça da Liga, their first-ever win in the competition.[14]

Honours

Benfica

Grasshoppers

Vitória Guimarães

References

  1. ^ a b c "Miguel Nóbrega" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b Almeida Moreira, Tomás (28 February 2024). "«Miguel Nóbrega tem muito potencial, é muito inteligente»" [«Miguel Nóbrega has a lot of potential, he's very clever"]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. ^ Vieira, Orlando (13 June 2025). "Madeirense Miguel Nóbrega é reforço do Vitória de Guimarães" [Madeira-born Miguel Nóbrega is addition to Vitória de Guimarães]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Empate entre os "bês"" [The "Bs" draw] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Miguel Nóbrega cedido ao Grasshoppers" [Miguel Nóbrega loaned to Grasshoppers] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  6. ^ Fernandes, João Manuel (17 January 2022). "A crónica do Nacional-Benfica B, 0–3: Umaro Embaló para a vitória" [The Nacional-Benfica B, 0–3 match report: Umaro Embaló for the win]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Miguel Nóbrega oficializado no Rio Ave" [Miguel Nóbrega confirmed at Rio Ave]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Golo de Nuno Moreira vale triunfo ao Vizela" [Nuno Moreira goal gives win to Vizela]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  9. ^ Dantas, Nuno (12 November 2023). "Gil Vicente-Rio Ave, 1–1 (destaques)" [Gil Vicente-Rio Ave, 1–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Entrevista dos adeptos: Miguel Nóbrega" [The fans interview: Miguel Nóbrega] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  11. ^ Boroń, Jakub (6 September 2024). "Piast Gliwice ogłosił duże wzmocnienie. Prosto z Portugalii" [Piast Gliwice have announced a major signing. Straight from Portugal] (in Polish). Goal. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Miguel Nóbrega regressa a Portugal para jogar no V. Guimarães" [Miguel Nóbrega returns to Portugal to play in V. Guimarães]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 June 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Guimarães ganha jogo eletrizante" [Guimarães win electrifying match] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  14. ^ Ventura, Mário Rui (10 January 2026). "Não são Afonso Henriques mas foram heróis: Ndoye e Charles dão Taça da Liga ao Vitória" [They are not Afonso Henriques but they were heroes: Ndoye and Charles give League Cup to Vitória] (in Portuguese). Flash Score. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  15. ^ Ruch, Fabian (20 May 2021). "Nach dem Aufstieg in die Super League: Dem Grasshopper-Club bleibt viel Stoff zum Lernen" [Following promotion to the Super League: Grasshopper Club have a lot of stuff to learn]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  16. ^ Bhojwani, Sahir (10 January 2026). "Vitória 2–1 Braga: Party time in Guimarães as Vitória produce another dramatic comeback to win Taça da Liga". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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