Miguel Fidalgo
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Nuno Miguel Fidalgo dos Santos (born 19 March 1982 in Caniçal
, Madeira
), known as Fidalgo, is a Portuguese
footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal
as a forward.
Afterwards, he served three consecutive loan stints, two of those with Madeira
n neighbours Associação Desportiva da Camacha
and União da Madeira (with the latter, in the third division
, he had a successful spell, netting 21 goals in 33 appearances). In between, he played in 2006–07 with Cyprus
' AEK Larnaca FC.
In 2009–10, another loan, now to Académica de Coimbra, alongside teammate Bruno Amaro
. For the following season the move was made permanent, and he scored on his league debut on 15 August 2010, helping shock-defeat title holders S.L. Benfica 2–1 away from home; he finished the campaign as the Students top scorer, in a narrow escape from relegation.
Caniçal
Caniçal is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. In 2001 the population was less than 4000 inhabitants, in an 11.85 km² area of islets and raised escarpments...
, Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
), known as Fidalgo, is a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal
Vitória F.C.
Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72...
as a forward.
Football career
A youth product of C.D. Nacional, Fidalgo moved into the first team in 2000, but only managed 18 appearances in his first two seasons combined.Afterwards, he served three consecutive loan stints, two of those with Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
n neighbours Associação Desportiva da Camacha
A.D. Camacha
Associação Desportiva da Camacha known as A.D.Camacha is a Portuguese football club from Madeira and founded in 1978. They currently play in the Portuguese Second Division Zona Norte and last season which was 2007/08 they finished 9th place in the division. They currently play their home games in...
and União da Madeira (with the latter, in the third division
Portuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
, he had a successful spell, netting 21 goals in 33 appearances). In between, he played in 2006–07 with Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
' AEK Larnaca FC.
In 2009–10, another loan, now to Académica de Coimbra, alongside teammate Bruno Amaro
Bruno Amaro Sousa
Bruno Amaro Sousa Barros, known as Amaro , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal mainly as a central midfielder.-Football career:...
. For the following season the move was made permanent, and he scored on his league debut on 15 August 2010, helping shock-defeat title holders S.L. Benfica 2–1 away from home; he finished the campaign as the Students top scorer, in a narrow escape from relegation.