Nelson Oliveira

Nelson Miguel Castro Oliveira CvIH (European Portuguese: [ˈnɛlso ɔliˈvɐjɾɐ]; born 8 August 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek club PAOK.

Formed at S.L. Benfica, he made 24 appearances and scored three goals for the club, while spending most of his time out on loan. He represented four clubs in English football, and also played in France, Spain and Greece.

Oliveira earned 70 caps for Portugal across all youth levels combined. He made his debut for the senior side in 2012, and later that year was part of the Portugal squad that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2012.

Club Career

Benfica

Born in Barcelos, Oliveira finished his youth career at Benfica having arrived at age 15 from Braga, and was a prolific scorer for both clubs. He made his first-team debut in a 2008–09 pre-season friendly against Estoril, courtesy of manager Quique Flores, and was even called to a UEFA Cup match against Napoli, but eventually returned to the juniors.

Loans in Portugal

The same happened to Oliveira in 2009–10. However, in January 2010, he made his professional – and first division – debuts, being loaned until June to Rio Ave; his first game came on 7 February, as he played the last 10 minutes of the 2–0 home win against Leixoes.

Oliveira's loan was initially extended for the entirety of the 2010–11 season but, on 12 August 2010, he was loaned to Pacos de Ferreira. He scored on his debut on 12 September, a 1–1 draw at Maritimo and, the following month, helped Pacos come from behind at Naval (2–1) by netting the winning goal from a direct free kick.

On 14 October 2011, Oliveira made his official debut for Benfica, playing 45 minutes in a 2–0 away win against Portimonense for the season's Portuguese Cup. On 18 January of the following year, he played the entire game against Santa Clara for the League Cup group stage, and scored in a 2–0 home win; the following month, for the same competition –

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