Nurio Fortuna

Nurio Domingos Matias Fortuna (born 24 March 1995) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Belgian club K.A.A. Gent as a left back.

Club Career

Braga

Fortuna was born in Luanda. Having played for five Portuguese clubs as a youth, he finished his development at S.C. Braga.

Fortuna spent three full seasons in the Segunda Liga with the reserve team. He made his debut in the competition on 21 August 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 home win against C.F. Uniao.

In one week in February 2014, Fortuna played his first match with the main squad in three different competitions. He started in the Taca de Portugal against C.D. Aves (3–1 win, after extra time), doing the same in the 4–1 Primeira Liga victory over Gil Vicente F.C. and the 1–2 away loss to Rio Ave F.C. in the semi-finals of the Taca da Liga.

On 14 June 2016, Fortuna was loaned to AEL Limassol of the Cypriot First Division.

Belgium

In the summer of 2017, Fortuna signed a three-year contract with R. Charleroi S.C. with a two-year option. He scored his first goal in the Belgian First Division A on 4 May 2019, in the 2–0 home defeat of Sint-Truidense VV.

Fortuna joined K.A.A. Gent of the same country and league on 25 June 2020, for a fee of €6 million.