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Tuesday, 13 November 2012

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Amadora
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Attard
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Aveiro, Portugal
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Belgium
Belgium (, ), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, as well as those of several other major international organizations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of , and it has a population of about 10.8 million people.
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Brussels
Brussels (, pronounced ; , pronounced ), officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region (, Dutch: ), is the de facto capital city of the European Union (EU) and the largest urban area in Belgium. It comprises 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels proper, which is the constitutional capital of Belgium, the seat of the French Community of Belgium and of the Flemish Community.
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Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde (; , ; ) is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 15 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa. The islands, covering a combined area of slightly over , are of volcanic origin and while three of them (Sal, Boa Vista and Maio) are fairly flat, sandy and dry, the remaining ones are generally rockier and have more vegetation. Due to the infrequent occurrence of rainfall the overall landscape is not particularly green, as the country's name suggests (verde is Portuguese for "green"). The name of the country stems instead from the nearby Cap Vert, on the Senegalese coast.
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen (, , , or ; or ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,181,239 (2010) and a metropolitan population of 1,894,521 (2010). Copenhagen is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager. With around 2.7 million inhabitants within a 50 km radius, Copenhagen is one of the most densely populated areas in Northern Europe.
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Denmark
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Estádio da Luz
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Euroborg
Euroborg is the stadium of football club FC Groningen, with a capacity of 22,329 seats. Located to the south-east of Groningen, the Euroborg site houses a casino and a movie theatre, a school, a supermarket and a fitness centre. A temporary railway station at the Euroborg has opened in late 2007. A permanent one is slated to open in 2010. The stadium seats are completely in the club's colours: green and white. 1000 seats are available for the supporters of the away team.
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Glentoran F.C.
Glentoran F.C. is a Northern Irish football club. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.
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Groningen (city)
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Guimarães
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Holland
Holland
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Israel
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Malta
Malta , officially the Republic of Malta (), is a southern European country and consists of an archipelago situated centrally in the Mediterranean, 93 km south of Sicily and 288 km east of Tunisia, with the Strait of Gibraltar 1,826 km to the west and Alexandria 1,510 km to the east.
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Netherlands
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Portugal
Portugal (, ), officially the Portuguese Republic (; ), is a country located 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 Azores and Madeira are also part of Portugal.
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Praia
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an independent country wholly surrounded by South African territory.
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Agostinho Oliveira
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Alex Ferguson
Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, Knight Bachelor, CBE, popularly known as Sir Alex or Fergie (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986.
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Anders Lindegaard
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Antonio Valencia
Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera (born 4 August 1985), commonly known as Antonio Valencia, is an Ecuadorian football winger who currently plays for Manchester United and the Ecuadorian national team.
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Arsène Wenger
http://wn.com/Arsène_Wenger
Ashley Cole
Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980) is an English professional footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He plays as a left-back and has been named one of the best in the world.
http://wn.com/Ashley_Cole
Ashley Young
Ashley Simon Young (born 9 July 1985) is an English footballer. He plays as a winger or second striker for Aston Villa. His brother, Lewis.
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Bacary Sagna
Bacary Sagna (; born 14 February 1983 in Sens) is a French international football defender of Senegalese descent, who plays as a first team right-back for Premier League club Arsenal. His cousin Ibrahima Sonko also plays in England, for Portsmouth. Sagna is called Bac by the majority of his teammates.
http://wn.com/Bacary_Sagna
Ben Amos
Benjamin Paul "Ben" Amos (born 10 April 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United.
http://wn.com/Ben_Amos
Brede Hangeland
Brede Paulsen Hangeland (born 20 June 1981) is a Norwegian footballer, currently playing for Fulham and the Norwegian national team, of which he is the captain. The son of a Norwegian oil company worker, Hangeland was born in Houston, Texas during his parents' two-year spell in the United States, but grew up in Stavanger . He plays as a central defender. The tall Norwegian with his characteristic calm nature is known for combining great aerial ability and physical strength with elegant technique, passing ability and pace. He has a strong passion for music, sharing a passion for Stereophonics and visits live concerts as much as he can.
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Bruno Alves
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Bruno Amaro Sousa
Bruno Amaro Sousa Barros, known as Amaro (born February 17, 1983 in Penafiel), is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional, mainly as a central midfielder.
http://wn.com/Bruno_Amaro_Sousa
Bruno Vale
Bruno Miguel Esteves Vale (born April 8, 1983 in Mafamude, Vila Nova de Gaia) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for U.D. Oliveirense, as a goalkeeper.
http://wn.com/Bruno_Vale
Carlos Queiroz
Carlos Manuel Brito Leal Queiroz ComIH (; born 1 March 1953) is a Portuguese football coach. He was Alex Ferguson's assistant manager at English club Manchester United, where he has enjoyed two spells.
http://wn.com/Carlos_Queiroz
Carlos Tévez
Football biography 2
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Chris Smalling
Christopher Lloyd "Chris" Smalling (born 22 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United as a defender.
http://wn.com/Chris_Smalling
Custódio Castro
http://wn.com/Custódio_Castro
Danny Welbeck
Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah "Danny" Welbeck (born 26 November 1990) is an English footballer, who plays for Sunderland on loan from Manchester United. His regular position is as a winger or a striker. Due to his height and running style, he has been compared to Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Nigerian striker Nwankwo Kanu.
http://wn.com/Danny_Welbeck
Darren Fletcher
Darren Barr Fletcher (born 1 February 1984 Dalkeith, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester United. A product of United's youth academy, Fletcher initially struggled to break into the first- team but now regularly features in the midfield. He usually plays in central midfield or right midfield but can provide cover for the defence as well. The industrious player also captained the Scotland national team in the absence of then regular captain Barry Ferguson, making Fletcher one of the youngest players ever to captain Scotland at full international level. With Ferguson banned from international football after a breach of regulations, Fletcher was given the captain's armband in August 2009.
http://wn.com/Darren_Fletcher
Darron Gibson
Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson (born 25 October 1987) is a footballer who plays for Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland. He has also played, on loan, for Royal Antwerp and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
http://wn.com/Darron_Gibson
David de Gea
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Deco
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Deivid de Souza
Deivid de Souza (born October 22, 1979), commonly known as Deivid, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo.
http://wn.com/Deivid_de_Souza
Dimitar Berbatov
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Diogo Valente
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Eduardo Carvalho
Eduardo dos Reis Carvalho (born 19 September 1982 in Mirandela), simply Eduardo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Serie A club Genoa CFC, as a goalkeeper.
http://wn.com/Eduardo_Carvalho
Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history.
http://wn.com/Edwin_van_der_Sar
Federico Macheda
Federico "Kiko" Macheda (; born 22 August 1991 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United. He joined Manchester United from Lazio in September 2007.
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Fernando Meira
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Filipe Oliveira
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Gareth Bale
Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Tottenham Hotspur and the Wales national team.
http://wn.com/Gareth_Bale
Gilberto Silva
Gilberto Aparecido da Silva, (; born 7 October 1976) commonly known as Gilberto Silva, is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays in Panathinaikos F.C. as a defensive midfielder.
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Graham Poll
Graham Poll (born 29 July 1963 in Tring, Hertfordshire) is an English former football referee in the FA Premier League and is counted amongst the top 100 referees of all time in a list maintained by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).. With 26 years of experience, he was regarded as one of the most prominent referees in the Premiership, often taking charge of the highest profile games. His final domestic game in a career spanning 1544 matches was the Championship play-off final on May 28, 2007 between Derby County and West Bromwich Albion.
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Heurelho Gomes
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Hugo Almeida
Hugo Miguel Pereira de Almeida (born 23 May 1984) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for SV Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga, as a centre forward.
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Hugo Viana
Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana (; born 15 January 1983 in Barcelos) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting de Braga, as a central midfielder.
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Hélder Postiga
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Jack Wilshere
Jack Andrew G. Wilshere (born 1 January 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal as an Centre midfielder. He is a product of the Arsenal Academy who came to prominence in the 2008–09 season. Wilshere made his debut for the senior England national team in a friendly against Hungary at Wembley Stadium on 11 August 2010.
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Jamie Carragher
James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher (born 28 January 1978) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool. He is the current vice-captain and is one of the club's longest-serving players; he made his 600th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions in December 2009.
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Jonny Evans
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Jorge Ribeiro
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José Couceiro
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José Gonçalves
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João Moreira
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João Moutinho
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Lomana LuaLua
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Louis Saha
Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978 in Paris) is a French footballer who currently plays as a forward for Everton in the Premier League and the France national team.
http://wn.com/Louis_Saha
Lucas Neill
Lucas Edward Neill (born 9 March 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Galatasaray. He is a right back who can also play at centre back. Neill had spent almost 15 years of his career playing in England. He represented Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2007 Asian Cup. On October 6, 2006 he was named the 50th captain of the Australian national team.
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Luiz Felipe Scolari
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Luís Figo
http://wn.com/Luís_Figo
Manuel Almunia
Manuel Almunia Rivero (born 19 May 1977) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Arsenal.
http://wn.com/Manuel_Almunia
Mark Clattenburg
Mark Clattenburg (born 13 March 1975 in Consett, County Durham) is an English football referee, who operates in the Football League and the Premier League, and for FIFA. He is based in Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He trained as an electrician and is of part-Canadian ancestry. He is best known for disallowing a goal by Pedro Mendes for Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in 2005, which replays showed had clearly crossed the line.
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Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick (born 28 July 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United as a midfielder. He previously played for West Ham United and more recently Tottenham Hotspur. Distinctive features of his play identified at the time of his move to Manchester United included his inventive distribution of the ball and his passing and crossing abilities. He has so far played in 22 games for England, and was included in the English squads for the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups.
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Michael Owen
Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.
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Miguel Monteiro
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Miguel Veloso
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Nani
Nani may refer to:
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Nemanja Vidić
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Nuno Espírito Santo
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Nuno Gomes
Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro (born 5 July 1976), commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Portuguese first division, as a striker.
http://wn.com/Nuno_Gomes
Nuno Morais
Nuno Miguel Barbosa Morais (born January 29, 1984 in Penafiel) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for APOEL F.C. in Cyprus.
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Nélson Marcos
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Nélson Oliveira
http://wn.com/Nélson_Oliveira
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born October 28, 1984) is a Nigerian football player who plays as a forward for the Nigeria national team, and Russian side Rubin Kazan.
http://wn.com/Obafemi_Martins
Patrice Evra
Patrice Latyr Evra (; born 15 May 1981) is a Senegalese-born French footballer, who plays for English Premier League side Manchester United, and is the currently suspended for 5 matches by the French national team. He is a left wingback who can also operate on the left wing.
http://wn.com/Patrice_Evra
Paulo Bento
Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (born 20 June 1969 in Lisbon; ) is a former Portuguese footballer, and the current manager of the Portuguese national team.
http://wn.com/Paulo_Bento
Paulo Ferreira
Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira (born 18 January 1979 in Cascais, Portugal) is a Portuguese footballer. He currently plays as a defender at full back for Chelsea in the Premier League.
http://wn.com/Paulo_Ferreira
Paulo Machado
Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado (born March 31, 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Toulouse FC in the French first division, as a central midfielder.
http://wn.com/Paulo_Machado
Paulo Ribeiro
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Raul Meireles
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Ricardo Batista
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Ricardo Carvalho
Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH (; born 18 May 1978 in Amarante, Portugal), is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid, and for the Portuguese national team.
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Ricardo Pereira
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Ricardo Quaresma
http://wn.com/Ricardo_Quaresma
Ricardo Vaz Tê
http://wn.com/Ricardo_Vaz_Tê
Ruben Amorim
Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim (born 27 January 1985 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica, as a midfielder.
http://wn.com/Ruben_Amorim
Rui Patrício
http://wn.com/Rui_Patrício
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973) is a Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United for his entire professional career. He established himself as a left-winger during the 1990s and continued in this position well into the 2000s, but he has been increasingly used in a deeper playmaking role in his later years.
http://wn.com/Ryan_Giggs
Rúben Micael
http://wn.com/Rúben_Micael
Samir Nasri
Samir Nasri (born 26 June 1987) is a French professional footballer of Algerian heritage who plays for Arsenal in the Premier League and for the French national team.
http://wn.com/Samir_Nasri
Sergio Agüero
Football biography 2
http://wn.com/Sergio_Agüero
Silvestre Varela
http://wn.com/Silvestre_Varela
Simão Sabrosa
http://wn.com/Simão_Sabrosa
Stiliyan Petrov
Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov (sometimes transliterated 'Stilian') () (born 5 July 1979 in Montana, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently captains Aston Villa in the Premier League and the Bulgarian national team. He won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 2003 when he was playing for Celtic. Petrov had become known for his solid performances in midfield for both Celtic and Aston Villa and also for Bulgaria. He captained the national team at Euro 2004 where he was sent off during a match against Denmark. He has appeared over 90 times for his country.
http://wn.com/Stiliyan_Petrov
Sérgio Organista
http://wn.com/Sérgio_Organista
Vincent Kompany
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany (born 10 April 1986 in Uccle) is a Belgian footballer, currently playing for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry.
http://wn.com/Vincent_Kompany
Vitorino Antunes
Vitorino Gabriel Pacheco Antunes (born April 1, 1987 in Freamunde) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for A.S. Roma in Serie A, as a left defender.
http://wn.com/Vitorino_Antunes
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
http://wn.com/Wayne_Rooney
William Gallas
William Gallas (; born 17 August 1977) is a French footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
http://wn.com/William_Gallas
Yannick Djaló
http://wn.com/Yannick_Djaló
Zé Castro
http://wn.com/Zé_Castro

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This article is about the Portuguese footballer. For other uses, see Nani (disambiguation).

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Almeida and the second or paternal family name is Cunha.

Nani
Personal information

Full name	Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha^[1]
Date of birth	(1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 25)^[1]
Place of birth	Praia, Cape Verde^[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[2]^[3]
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Manchester United
Number	17
Youth career
2000–2003	Real Massamá^[4]
2003–2005	Sporting CP^[4]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2007	Sporting CP	58	(9)
2007–	Manchester United	124	(25)
National team^‡
2006–2007	Portugal U21	10	(1)
2006–	Portugal	52	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:51, 22 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:06, 1 March 2012

Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani, is a Portuguese footballer currently playing as a winger for English club Manchester United in the Premier League and the Portugal national team. Although predominantly right-footed, he has been utilised on the left-wing on many occasions.

Nani was born in Cape Verde and emigrated to Europe with his family at an early age. He was raised in Portugal and began his football career playing for local side Real Massamá. At the age of 16, he began training with Sporting Clube de Portugal and S.L. Benfica on alternate days, eventually joining Sporting's youth squad after they offered him pre-season training. In 2005, he made his professional debut with the club and won the Portuguese Cup during his second season with them. Nani was named the SJPF Young Player of the Month for May 2007 and his performances with Sporting culminated into a move to English club side Manchester United in July 2007 for a fee of €25 million.^[5] Nani won the Community Shield on his competitive debut at the club and has since added a number of trophies which included the Premier League and Champions League during his debut season at the club. He has established himself as first-choice winger at Manchester United and has won a further Premier League title, the Football League Cup, one FIFA Club World Cup, and three Community Shield titles. Individually, Nani has been included into the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Premier League Team of the Year on one occasion and was a nominee for the PFA Young Player of the Year in 2011.

Nani is also a Portugal international. Prior to playing at senior level, he played at under-21 level. He made his senior international debut in September 2006 in a friendly match against Denmark and scored his first international goal during the 4–2 defeat in Copenhagen. Since his debut, he has made 52 appearances and scored 12 goals for Portugal.

Early life [link]

Nani was born on 17 November 1986 in Praia, Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa.^[6] Nani emigrated with his family to Portugal at an early age. Nani was raised by his aunt Antonia in the Santa Filomena estate in the Amadora district of Lisbon after being abandoned by his parents.^[7] At the age of five, his father left for a holiday in Cape Verde but never returned and when he was 12 years old his mother left Portugal to start a new life in Holland.^[7] Nani has nine siblings from his mother, of which he is the youngest, and five from his father.^[8] Nani gained his nickname from an elder sister at a young age.^[9]

Nani's older brother taught him how to play football and he played with his childhood friend, midfielder Manuel Fernandes.^[6]^[8] Around the age of 14, Nani's older brother took him to train with Real Massamá.^[9] They were Nani's first club and gave him money, food, and helped him obtain an ID Card and a passport.^[8] At the age of 16, Nani was training on alternate days with Sporting and Benfica.^[9] Nani sometimes walked miles to and from practice before Sporting offered him pre-season training.^[9] Despite growing up in Lisbon, Nani and his brother supported Porto as a boy and his footballing hero was Luís Figo.^[7]^[10]

Club career [link]

Sporting CP [link]

Estádio José Alvalade, home of Sporting CP, where Nani began his playing career

Nani joined Sporting CP from his first club Real Massamá.^[7] After two seasons in the youth team, where he won the National Junior Championship in 2004–05, Nani was promoted to the first team early in the 2005–06 season.^[11] On 10 August 2005, Nani made his Sporting debut, coming on as a substitute for Custódio in the 73rd minute in a 1–0 home defeat to Udinese in their third-round qualifier in the UEFA Champions League.^[11]^[12] Nani made his Portuguese Liga debut on 28 August,^[11] replacing Deivid in the 76th minute of a 2–1 victory over Marítimo at the Estádio dos Barreiros.^[13] Nani scored his first Sporting goal on 30 October, opening the scoring in a 2–2 draw away to Boavista.^[14] Nani ended the first season of his career with 36 appearances and five goals in all competitions.^[15]

Nani first came into the spotlight after scoring in the Champions League against Spartak Moscow,^[16] netting Sporting's goal in a 1–1 group stage tie on 27 September 2006.^[17] Nani helped Sporting win the 2006–07 Portuguese Cup,^[16] lifting the trophy after a 1–0 win over Belenenses on 27 May 2007 in the final.^[18] Nani was then named as the SJPF Young Player of the Month for May 2007.^[19] Nani's second season with Sporting ended with similar league statistics and 40 appearances and six goals in all competitions.^[20]

Manchester United [link]

Early years [link]

Nani was sold to Manchester United F.C. for €25.5 million,^[21]^[22] five percent of which was paid to Real de Massamá.^[23] He passed his medical on 6 June 2007,^[24] and signed a five-year contract a month later, joining Portugal team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo—with whom he lived for a time at the start of his Manchester United career—at the club.^[25]^[26]

Nani with Gilberto Silva

Nani scored on his debut in a pre-season friendly against Shenzhen, netting the third in a 6–0 win.^[27] He also scored in the following game against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical with a chip off the right post from the left side of the penalty area in a 3–0 win.^[28] On 5 August 2007, Nani made his competitive debut for United, coming on as a substitute in the Community Shield against Chelsea. He marked his debut with a trophy after they won 3–0 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw during normal time.^[29] This was followed up by Nani's third goal for the club three days later, when he scored against Glentoran in another 3–0 pre-season win.^[30]

Nani's Premier League debut came in United's opening match at home to Reading on 12 August as a substitute for Wayne Rooney, who had suffered a foot injury.^[31] Two weeks later, on 26 August, Nani scored his first competitive goal for United, netting a 30-yard winner in the 69th minute against Tottenham Hotspur. Nani also set up crucial goals for Louis Saha and Nemanja Vidić allowing United to beat both Sunderland and Everton 1–0.^[32]^[33] He returned to his previous club, Sporting, in a Champions League tie in September, though it was team-mate and fellow former Sporting man Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner in a 1–0 victory.^[34] Nani opened the scoring in a 4–1 home victory over Middlesbrough on 27 October.^[35]

Nani playing for United in 2008

On 16 February 2008, Nani put in a man of the match performance against Arsenal in the FA Cup Fourth Round, his goal and two assists helping United to a 4–0 win over their rivals. During the match, Nani was involved in an altercation with Arsenal captain William Gallas who felt that the Portuguese was "showboating".^[36] After the match, Arsène Wenger was equally displeased, while Gilberto Silva said that Nani had a "big head".^[37] On 23 March, Nani set up the second and scored the final goal in a 3–0 victory over rivals Liverpool, in the 79th and 81st minutes respectively, after coming onto the pitch as a substitute.^[38] On 3 May, towards the end of a 4–1 win over West Ham United, Nani was sent off for the first time in his United career for a headbutt on West Ham defender Lucas Neill.^[39] On 21 May, Nani came on as a substitute for Wayne Rooney in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final as United defeated Chelsea 6–5 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. Nani took and scored Manchester United's crucial fifth penalty in the shootout.^[40]

Nani scored his first goal of the 2008–09 season on 23 September 2008, scoring United's third goal in a 3–1 win over Middlesbrough in the last minute to secure passage to the Fourth Round of the Carling Cup.^[41] On 18 October, he scored from a Wayne Rooney assist to complete the 4–0 rout of West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford.^[42] On 20 January 2009, he opened the scoring for United in their 4–2 win at home to Derby County in the second leg of their League Cup semi-final.^[43]

Breakthrough [link]

After Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Real Madrid in the 2009 close season, the weight of expectation was on Nani to step up from bit part player and replace his fellow Portuguese.^[44] Nani's first contribution to United's new season was opening the scoring in the 10th minute of the 2009 FA Community Shield, but United eventually lost the match on penalties after a 2–2 draw. Nani suffered a dislocated shoulder during the match, which was originally expected to keep him out of the start of the season.^[45] He recovered in time to play 17 minutes for Portugal against Liechtenstein on 12 August, however,^[46] and started the match against Birmingham City on 16 August. Although he provided the assist for Rooney's winning goal in the 34th minute, Nani was replaced by Ryan Giggs at half-time.^[47] On 22 August, Nani scored his first league goal of the 2009–10 season, netting a free-kick against Wigan Athletic in a 5–0 away win.^[48]

Following several poor performances, Nani criticised Sir Alex Ferguson for his lack of confidence in him.^[49] Despite this outburst Nani was given a chance to shine and provided an assist for Rooney in the 4–0 league win over Hull City.^[50] Soon after this positive display he put in another good performance in their League Cup semi-final victory over derby rivals Manchester City, revealing a heart-to-heart with Sir Alex Ferguson had resulted in a better display of form.^[51] On 31 January 2010, Nani scored the first goal and set up Rooney's 100th career Premier League strike in a 3–1 league victory over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.^[52] Nani's goal was first thought of as a Manuel Almunia own-goal by many sources, but was confirmed as belonging to Nani on 26 March by the Dubious Goals Panel.^[53]^[54] Following this performance, Nani then set up the second of a 5–0 home win over Portsmouth.^[55]

"Maturity is why we're seeing the best of him now, his last three games have been absolutely first class but today was his best."

– Sir Alex Ferguson praises Nani after his performance in the 3-1 victory over Arsenal on 31 January 2010.^[56]

Just four days later, however, he was sent off for a lunge at Stiliyan Petrov against Aston Villa, which resulted in a three match ban and ruled him out of the League Cup final.^[57] On 10 March, Nani set up Rooney's second in a 4–0 win over Milan,^[58] before providing another assist for Rooney four days later in the 3–0 league victory over Fulham.^[59]

On 26 March, Nani signed a new four-year contract with United, committing himself until 2014.^[60] A day later, Nani took his assist tally in the league for the season to nine as he set up two goals in a 4–0 win over Bolton at the Reebok Stadium, providing goals for Dimitar Berbatov and Darron Gibson.^[61] On 7 April, Nani scored his first ever European goals for United, netting two strikes in a 3–2 victory over Bayern Munich. Despite United winning the game, they were eliminated from the competition due to the away goals rule when the aggregate score was 4–4.^[62] On 24 April, Nani scored his first league goal at Old Trafford for 18 months, netting United's second in a 3–1 home victory over Tottenham Hotspur.^[63] On 2 May, Nani scored for the second game in a row, netting the only goal in a 1–0 away victory over Sunderland.^[64] Nani's third season with Manchester United ended with 34 appearances and seven goals in all competitions.^[65]

2010–11 season [link]

Nani celebrates scoring against West Bromwich Albion in a 2–2 draw on 16 October 2010

On 22 August 2010, Nani missed a penalty in the 87th minute away to Fulham, and they then equalised two minutes later through Brede Hangeland to end the game 2–2.^[66] Six days later in a 3–0 home victory over West Ham United, Nani netted his first goal of the season and assisted Dimitar Berbatov in a Man of the Match display.^[67] Nani scored and assisted Michael Owen in a 2–2 away draw away to Bolton Wanderers on 26 September.^[68] On 16 October, Nani scored United's second in a 2–2 home draw against West Bromwich Albion.^[69] Four days later Nani scored his first Champions League goal of the season, netting the solitary strike in a 1–0 home victory over Bursaspor.^[70] Nani scored a controversial second goal as United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 at home on 30 October.^[71] Nani scored into an empty net after Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes rolled the ball out to take a free-kick that he thought had been given for handball, however, play was allowed to go on as referee Mark Clattenburg did not blow his whistle.^[72] On 27 November, Nani scored United's fifth goal in a 7–1 home win over Blackburn Rovers.^[73] Nani netted his first goal of 2011 as he scored the winning strike in a 2–1 home victory over Stoke City on 4 January.^[74]

On 22 January, Nani scored the final goal of a 5–0 home victory over Birmingham City.^[75] Nani netted United's only goal in their first league loss of the season, a 2–1 defeat at Wolves on 5 February.^[76] Seven days later Nani scored his first Manchester derby goal, opening the scoring in a 2–1 home victory over Manchester City.^[77] On 6 March, during United's 3–1 loss against Liverpool at Anfield, Nani was injured following a challenge from Jamie Carragher just before half-time. Nani came to tears after the challenge and subsequently he was stretched off the pitch. Following post-match comments to the press from Manchester United it was believed Nani had suffered a broken leg. However this was not the case as he started training the following week.^[78] It was thought that Nani would miss up to three weeks as a result of this tackle and would return in April,^[79] however, he recovered in time to play 61 minutes of a 2–1 victory over Marseille on 15 March.^[80] He was revealed as a contender for the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Young Player of the Year award alongside teammate Javier Hernández on 8 April.^[81] However, many people, including Nani, expressed their surprise that he was not nominated for the main award.^[82]^[83] Following this nomination, he assisted both goals in a 2–0 home win over Fulham on 9 April.^[84] Nani lost out to Jack Wilshere for the PFA Young Player of the Year award on 18 April but he was however included into the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for the first time.^[85] He was awarded for his outstanding season as he was voted Players' Player of the Year at the club's awards night on 18 May.^[86]

2011–12 season [link]

Nani began the new season by putting in a man of the match performance and scoring twice against derby rivals Manchester City in the 2011 Community Shield, including a 94th minute winner, as United came from two goals down to win 3–2 on 7 August 2011.^[87] He scored his first league goal of the 2011–12 season by netting United's fifth goal in an 8–2 victory over Arsenal on 28 August.^[88] Nani made his 100th Premier League appearance on 18 September as he scored in a 3–1 home win over Chelsea.^[89] He scored with a long range strike after cutting inside from the right wing. He was also awarded with the man of the match. In United's following league game at the Britannia Stadium, Nani scored his third goal of the season in a 1-1 draw with Stoke City. He played a neat one-two with Darren Fletcher before slaloming his way through the defense and firing a low shot inside the left post. Nani started the match against Manchester city where they fell victim to a 1-6 beating at home to their neighbours. On 1 November, Nani was shortlisted for the prestigious FIFA Ballon d'Or one of just four Premier League players Luis Suarez, Sergio Agüero and fellow Manchester United player Wayne Rooney.^{[citation needed]} On the 10 December, the first match after United's elimination from the UEFA Champions League, Nani scored a brace in a home game against Wolves. He opened the scoring in the 17th minute to put them 1-0 up. He carried the ball in from the sideline and pulled a shot from the middle of the D back across his body, and into the bottom left corner. He scored his second goal in the 56th minute, tapping in from Antonio Valencia's drilled cross across the six yard box to extend the lead to 3-1. He was later replaced by another winger Ashley Young as the game finished 4-1 to the home side. Nani scored his sixth league goal of the season and provided two assists in a 5-0 away win at Fulham on 21 December. He first advanced on a run down the left flank before crossing for Danny Welbeck to slot home. He then met a Ryan Giggs cross with his head, to glance United into a 2-0 lead. He then returned the compliment, squaring for Giggs to put United 3-0 up before half time. Nani sustained a foot injury from a tackle by Arsenal defender Laurent Kolscielny in the 75th minute and was replaced by fellow winger Ashley Young during United's match against Arsenal on 22 January, which resulted in a 2-1 win. After scanning his foot, Nani was feared that he may have suffered a metatarsal injury, thus not being able to play for 2 months. Nani returned to football on April 15 at United's match against Aston Villa as a substitute, replacing Ashley Young on the left wing. He scored a goal in stoppage time (93rd minute) with a low shot pass Villa keeper Shay Given from Evans' assist with a good through pass, resulting in a 4-0 win over Villa. Nani then followed this up with another goal in a 4-4 draw at Old Trafford against Everton ^[90]

International career [link]

Portugal under–21 [link]

Nani was the youngest member of the Portugal squad at the 2006 UEFA Under-21 Championship, making his debut on 23 May 2006 in a 0–1 defeat to France U21.^[91] He appeared in all three games, scoring no goals, before Portugal bowed out in group stages.^[92] During the 2007 European Under-21 Football Championship, he made four appearances,^[93] scoring one goal in a 4–0 victory against Israel U21 in a group stage match on 16 June 2007,^[94] and had to be taken off during the match after a right ankle injury.^[95]

Portugal senior team [link]

Nani in action for Portugal

Nani made his first appearance for the senior Portuguese team on 1 September 2006, and marked his debut with a goal in Portugal's 4–2 friendly defeat to Denmark.^[6] Nani was omitted from Portugal's 1-1 draw with Armenia, but was recalled for Euro 2008 qualifiers against Poland and Serbia in September.^[96] He also provided the assist for Ricardo Quaresma's goal in a friendly against Italy on 6 February 2008.^[97] Nani was ruled out of Portugal's friendly with Greece in March 2008 due to injury.^[98]

Euro 2008 [link]

Nani was a regular member of the Portuguese squad in Euro 2008 qualification, and scored one of the goals in the 2–1 away win over Belgium on 2 June 2007.^[99] Nani received a call-up to Luiz Felipe Scolari's 23-man squad for Euro 2008 alongside Manchester United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.^[100] During the campaign Nani played three games and started just one,^[92] but did provide the assist for Hélder Postiga's goal during a substitute appearance in the 3–2 quarter-final defeat to Germany on 19 June.^[101]

Post Euro 2008–2010 [link]

Nani's fourth international goal came in Portugal's final friendly game before their World Cup qualifying campaign started, a 5-0 victory over the Faroe Islands on 20 August 2008.^[102] Nani scored the final goal of a 4–0 victory over Malta as Portugal started qualification for the 2010 World Cup on 6 September.^[103] He opened the scoring in the 3-2 home loss against Denmark four days later.^[104] Nani helped Portugal book a play-off place for the World Cup as he netted in the 4-0 home win over Malta on 14 October 2009.^[105] Nani was influential in the play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina, setting up Bruno Alves for the only goal in the first leg.^[106] Raul Meireles' goal in the second-leg sealed Portugal's place at the World Cup in South Africa.^[107] On 1 June 2010, Nani netted Portugal's third in a 3–1 victory over Cameroon.^[108] Following that game Nani was named in Carlos Queiroz 23-man squad for the tournament,^[109] However on 8 June, Nani was ruled out of the tournament through a shoulder injury and was replaced by Benfica midfielder Ruben Amorim.^[110]

Euro 2012 qualifying [link]

Nani scored twice and assisted once in Paulo Bento's first game in charge of Portugal in a 3–1 Euro 2012 qualifying win over Denmark on 8 October 2010.^[111]

Nani scored twice and set up another again in a 5-3 win over Iceland on October 7, 2011.

International goals [link]

Under–21 [link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 June 2007	Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands	Israel U21	0–4	0–4	2007 European Under-21 Football Championship

Senior team [link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 September 2006	Brøndby Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	2–2	4–2	Friendly
2.	2 June 2007	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	0–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
3.	20 August 2008	Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal	Faroe Islands	5–0	5–0	Friendly
4.	6 September 2008	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta	Malta	0–4	0–4	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
5.	10 September 2008	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Denmark	1–0	2–3	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
6.	14 October 2009	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal	Malta	1–0	4–0	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.
7.	1 June 2010	Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal	Cameroon	3–1	3–1	Friendly
8.	8 October 2010	Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal	Denmark	1–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2012 Qual.
9.	8 October 2010	Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal	Denmark	2–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2012 Qual.
10.	7 October 2011	Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal	Iceland	1–0	5–3	UEFA Euro 2012 Qual.
11.	7 October 2011	Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal	Iceland	2–0	5–3	UEFA Euro 2012 Qual.
12.	15 November 2011	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0	6–2	UEFA Euro 2012 Qual. Play-offs

Style of play [link]

"Nani's got the potential to do what he wants. He's one of the sharpest players around, has a great strike with both feet - he's got the potential to be a top, top player."

– Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand on Nani^[112]

In the early stages of his career at Manchester United, Nani often invited comparison in playing style and ability with club and international colleague Cristiano Ronaldo, for whom he often deputised at club level.

In Ronaldo's absence, however, Nani's style has developed into a more classical winger's style, able to play on both wings though more comfortable on the right, utilising pace, ball control and trickery to create space. While capable of cutting off both wings to strike at goal from distance, Nani has substantially fewer goals, yet a substantially higher proportion of assists than his former colleague.He can also play in the more attacking position of forward or wing forward.^[113]

Celebration [link]

Nani celebrates with a mortal (English: Leap of death), similar to that of Obafemi Martins and Lomana LuaLua. The celebration derives from Nani's background in capoeira, which he used to practice as a child.^[114] For a while, it was reported that United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, had banned Nani's celebration due to fear for his safety.^[115] Nani denounced the reports in August 2007, stating that it was "not true" and that "Ferguson has never spoken to me about this subject and I am going to continue to celebrate goals in this way. The conversations he has had with me are normal conversations, like he has with all players."^[116]

Career statistics [link]

Club [link]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other^{[nb 1]}		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting CP	2005–06	29	4	5	1	–		2	0	–		36	5
	2006–07	29	5	5	0	–		6	1	–		40	6
	Total	58	9	10	1	–		8	1	–		76	11
Manchester United	2007–08	26	3	2	1	1	0	11	0	1	0	41	4
	2008–09	13	1	2	2	6	3	7	0	3	0	31	6
	2009–10	23	4	0	0	2	0	8	2	1	1	34	7
	2010–11	33	9	3	0	0	0	12	1	1	0	49	10
	2011–12	29	8	1	0	0	0	9	0	1	2	40	10
	Total	124	25	8	3	9	3	47	3	7	3	195	37
Career total		182	34	18	4	9	3	55	4	7	3	271	48

Statistics accurate as of match played 22 April 2012^[112]^[117]

International [link]

As of 29 February 2011.^[118]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Portugal	2006	4	1
	2007	7	1
	2008	11	3
	2009	11	1
	2010	8	3
	2011	10	3
	2012	1	0
Total		52	12

Honours [link]

Club [link]

Sporting CP

Taça de Portugal (1): 2006–07

Manchester United

Premier League (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
Football League Cup (1): 2008–09
FA Community Shield (4): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
UEFA Champions League (1): 2007–08
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Individual [link]

SJPF Young Player of the Month (1): May 2007
PFA Premier League Team of the Year (1): 2010–11
Manchester United Players' Player of the Year (1): 2010–11^[119]

Notes [link]

^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

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v t e 2010–11 Premier League PFA Team of the Year

GK: Edwin van der Sar DF: Bacary Sagna DF: Nemanja Vidić DF: Vincent Kompany DF: Ashley Cole MF: Nani MF: Samir Nasri MF: Jack Wilshere MF: Gareth Bale FW: Carlos Tévez FW: Dimitar Berbatov

Portugal squads

v t e Portugal squad – 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

1 Vale 2 Nélson 3 Meireles 4 Semedo 5 Pedro Ribeiro 6 Zé Castro 7 Quaresma 8 M. Fernandes 9 Almeida 10 Moutinho 11 Valente 12 Paulo Ribeiro 13 Rolando 14 Custódio 15 Morais 16 Amaro 17 Varela 18 Nani 19 Vaz Tê 20 Lourenço 21 F. Oliveira 22 D. Fernandes Coach: A. Oliveira

v t e Portugal squad – 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

1 Ribeiro 2 Amoreirinha 3 Pereira 4 Veloso 5 Semedo 6 Organista 7 Oliveira 8 Fernandes 9 Almeida 10 Moutinho 11 Gonçalves 12 Batista 13 Rolando 14 Machado 15 Amorim 16 Moreira 17 Vaz Tê 18 Nani 19 Varela 20 Yannick 21 Antunes 22 Da Costa 23 Botelho Coach: Couceiro

v t e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2008

1 Ricardo 2 Ferreira 3 Bruno Alves 4 Bosingwa 5 Meira 6 Meireles 7 C. Ronaldo 8 Petit 9 H. Almeida 10 J. Moutinho 11 Simão 12 Nuno 13 Miguel 14 Ribeiro 15 Pepe 16 Carvalho 17 Quaresma 18 Veloso 19 Nani 20 Deco 21 Nuno Gomes (c) 22 Patrício 23 H. Postiga Coach: Scolari

v t e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2012

1 Eduardo 2 Bruno Alves 3 Pepe 4 Veloso 5 Coentrão 6 Custódio 7 C. Ronaldo (c) 8 J. Moutinho 9 H. Almeida 10 Quaresma 11 N. Oliveira 12 Rui Patrício 13 R. Costa 14 Rolando 15 Micael 16 Meireles 17 Nani 18 Varela 19 M. Lopes 20 H. Viana 21 J. Pereira 22 Beto 23 Postiga Coach: Bento

Manchester United F.C. – current squad

1 De Gea
3 Evra
4 Jones
5 Ferdinand
6 Evans
8 Anderson
9 Berbatov
10 Rooney
11 Giggs
12 Smalling
13 Park
14 Hernández
15 Vidić (c)
16 Carrick
17 Nani
18 Young
19 Welbeck
20 Fábio
21 Rafael
22 Scholes
23 Cleverley
24 Fletcher
25 Valencia
27 Macheda
33 Bébé
34 Lindegaard
35 Brown
36 Vermijl
37 Brady
38 M. Keane
39 Thorpe
40 Amos
41 King
42 Pogba
44 McGinty
45 Petrucci
46 Tunnicliffe
47 Norwood
48 W. Keane
50 Johnstone
51 Fryers
52 Cole
53 Lingard
54 Fornasier
55 Giverin
Manager: Ferguson

Persondata
Name	Nani
Alternative names
Short description	Portuguese footballer
Date of birth	17 November 1986
Place of birth	Praia, Cape Verde
Date of death
Place of death

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Jonny Evans
Personal information
Evans pictured in 2009
Full name	Jonathan Grant Evans^[1]
Date of birth	(1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 24)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)^[2]^[3]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Manchester United
Number	6
Youth career
2004–2006	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–	Manchester United	75	(1)
2006	→ Royal Antwerp (loan)	11	(2)
2006-2008	→ Sunderland (loan)	33	(1)
National team^‡
2004–2005	Northern Ireland U17	7	(0)
2006	Northern Ireland U21	3	(0)
2006–	Northern Ireland	29	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:35, 15 April 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:12, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Jonathan Grant "Jonny" Evans (born 2 January 1988) is a Northern Irish^[4] footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United and Northern Ireland. Evans was born in Belfast and started his career at Greenisland FC, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. He progressed through Manchester United's football Academy to play in several foreign tours in the summer of 2006. He then went on loan to Royal Antwerp and had two spells with Sunderland. He made his Manchester United first team debut in the 2007–08 League Cup, becoming a regular first-team squad member the following season. While playing for United, he has been their only Northern Irish first team player.^[5]

1 Club career
- 1.1 Sunderland loans
- 1.2 Manchester United
  - 1.2.1 2011-12 season
2 International career
- 2.1 International goals
3 Personal life
4 Career statistics
- 4.1 Club
- 4.2 International
5 Honours
- 5.1 Club
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links

Club career [link]

Evans was scouted while playing for Greenisland FC, the same club that his brother, Corry, and Craig Cathcart played for before moving to Manchester United.^[6]^[7] At the age of nine, he was invited to attend the Manchester United Centre of Excellence in Belfast, before being invited for a trial in Manchester a year later. Rule changes within The Football Association at the time meant that clubs were limited to players who lived within an hour and a half of the club, so Evans' opportunities were limited. However, the Evans family soon relocated to Manchester, allowing Jonny to train with Manchester United full-time. Evans progressed through Manchester United's Academy, featuring in two of the club's three games during the 2006 summer tour of South Africa, as well as domestic friendlies against Celtic and Preston North End. Evans also made a surprise appearance in the Amsterdam Tournament against Ajax. Evans spent the first half of the 2006–07 season on loan at Manchester United's Belgian feeder club Royal Antwerp, alongside fellow youngsters Darron Gibson, Danny Simpson and Fraizer Campbell.

Sunderland loans [link]

In December 2006, Evans agreed to join Sunderland on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season,^[8] with Manchester United and Antwerp team-mate Danny Simpson joining on a similar deal in the January transfer window. The pair helped Sunderland clinch the Football League Championship title, with Evans winning the club's "Youth Player of the Year" award at the end of the season. Although manager Roy Keane was hopeful of re-signing Evans on loan following promotion to the Premier League, it was confirmed in June 2007 that Evans would be staying at Manchester United to push for a place in the first team.^[9]

On 4 January 2008, Evans rejoined Sunderland on loan for the second time, and was immediately drafted into the first team squad.^[10] Evans played the 90 minutes in his first game, losing 3–0 to Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup. Evans was criticised for granting Wigan the second goal of the game, for which he lost the ball on the edge of his own box, resulting in a deflected own goal by Paul McShane.^[11] His half-season with Sunderland was generally successful, however, and the team avoided relegation.

Manchester United [link]

Evans made his Manchester United debut on 26 September 2007 against Coventry City in the Football League Cup. Unfortunately, his debut ended in a 2–0 defeat. He then appeared as a late substitute for Gerard Piqué in a UEFA Champions League match at home to Dynamo Kyiv on 7 November 2007 to secure Manchester United's qualification to the knockout stage of the competition. He subsequently made his first Champions League start on 12 December 2007 against Roma.

Evans made his league debut for United against Chelsea on 21 September 2008, filling in for Nemanja Vidić who was unavailable due to suspension. The game ended 1–1.^[12] In December 2008, Evans made two substitute appearances for Manchester United at the FIFA Club World Cup, including one in the final after Nemanja Vidić was sent off shortly after half time. Evans continued to deputise throughout the rest of the season, appearing in a number of league games and in the League Cup final.

At the beginning of the 2010–11 football season, Evans became a regular fixture in the United team, partnering Nemanja Vidić in the centre of defence in the absence of the injured Rio Ferdinand. On 19 March 2011, Evans injured Bolton Wanderers and United States international Stuart Holden with a tackle which left Holden out for six months. Evans was given a straight red card however, Manchester United went on to win the game 1–0 with a Dimitar Berbatov goal.^[13]

2011-12 season [link]

Before the start of the 2011-12 season, Evans was handed the No. 6 shirt after Wes Brown was transferred to Sunderland.^[14] On 14 August, he wore his new shirt number for the first time in United's opening day 2-1 win at West Bromwich Albion, he came on for the injured Nemanja Vidić in the 52nd minute at The Hawthorns.^[15] On 23 October, he was sent off in United's 6-1 defeat against Manchester City after bringing down Mario Balotelli in a last-man challenge.^[16] Evans made his 100th appearance for the Red Devils on 30 November, he played the full 120 minutes as United lost 2-1 to Championship side Crystal Palace in the League Cup quarter final.^[17] On 18 March 2012, he scored his first goal for United after opening the scoring in the 5-0 league win at Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[18]

International career [link]

Despite having not yet made his senior debut for Manchester United, Evans was called up to the Northern Ireland squad for the first time in September 2006, making his debut in the memorable 3–2 victory over Spain. Evans has since retained his place in the squad.^[19]

International goals [link]

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 March 2009	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Poland	2–1	3–2	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.

Personal life [link]

Evans' younger brother, Corry, is a footballer who plays as midfielder for Hull City.

Evans attended Belfast High School in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, before moving to Ashton-on-Mersey High School in Manchester once he had been signed by Manchester United. He holds nine GCSEs, all A* or A grades.^[20]

On 19 December 2007, Evans was arrested in connection to an alleged rape that occurred at the hotel where Manchester United's Christmas party was held.^[21] On 8 March 2008, it was reported that Evans would not be prosecuted for any offence.^[22]

Career statistics [link]

Club [link]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other^{[nb 1]}		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Royal Antwerp (loan)	2006–07	11	2	3	0	–		–		–		14	2
Royal Antwerp (loan)	Total	11	2	3	0	–		–		–		14	2
Sunderland (loan)	2006–07	18	1	1	0	0	0	–		–		19	1
	2007–08	15	0	1	0	0	0	–		–		16	0
	Total	33	1	2	0	0	0	–		–		35	1
Manchester United	2006–07	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2007–08	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
	2008–09	17	0	3	0	5	0	7	0	2	0	34	0
	2009–10	18	0	1	0	5	0	3	0	1	0	28	0
	2010–11	13	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	21	0
	2011–12	27	1	1	0	1	0	8	0	1	0	38	1
	Total	75	1	7	0	14	0	23	0	5	0	124	1
Career total		119	4	12	0	14	0	23	0	5	0	173	4

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 April 2012.^[23]

International [link]

Northern Ireland national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	3	0
2007	5	0
2008	7	0
2009	5	1
2010	4	0
2011	4	0
2012	1	0
Total	29	1

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 February 2012.^[24]

Honours [link]

Club [link]

Sunderland

Football League Championship (1): 2006–07

Manchester United

Premier League (2): 2008–09, 2010–11
Football League Cup (2): 2008–09, 2009–10
FA Community Shield (2): 2010, 2011
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Notes [link]

^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

References [link]

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^ "Jonny Evans". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-And-Staff/First-Team/Jonny-Evans.aspx?section=Quote. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
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External links [link]

Profile at ManUtd.com
Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
Profile at redStat
Profile at irishfa.com
Jonny Evans career stats at Soccerbase

Manchester United F.C. – current squad

1 De Gea
3 Evra
4 Jones
5 Ferdinand
6 Evans
8 Anderson
9 Berbatov
10 Rooney
11 Giggs
12 Smalling
13 Park
14 Hernández
15 Vidić (c)
16 Carrick
17 Nani
18 Young
19 Welbeck
20 Fábio
21 Rafael
22 Scholes
23 Cleverley
24 Fletcher
25 Valencia
27 Macheda
33 Bébé
34 Lindegaard
35 Brown
36 Vermijl
37 Brady
38 M. Keane
39 Thorpe
40 Amos
41 King
42 Pogba
44 McGinty
45 Petrucci
46 Tunnicliffe
47 Norwood
48 W. Keane
50 Johnstone
51 Fryers
52 Cole
53 Lingard
54 Fornasier
55 Giverin
Manager: Ferguson

Persondata
Name	Evans, Jonathan Grant
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	2 January 1988
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death
Place of death

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Chris Smalling
Personal information

Full name	Christopher Lloyd Smalling^[1]
Date of birth	(1989-11-22) 22 November 1989 (age 22)
Place of birth	Greenwich, London, England
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)^[2]
Playing position	Centre back Right back
Club information
Current club	Manchester United
Number	12
Youth career
	Maidstone United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2008	Maidstone United	12	(1)
2008–2010	Fulham	13	(0)
2010–	Manchester United	35	(1)
National team^‡
2008	England Schools U18	5	(1)
2009	England U20	1	(0)
2009–2011	England U21	14	(1)
2011–	England	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:56, 18 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:33, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Christopher Lloyd "Chris" Smalling (born 22 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for Manchester United and the England national team.

During his youth, Smalling played for the Millwall academy before joining local non-league side Maidstone United. He was selected for the Kent Schools Under 16 squad in 2005 before progressing to the Under 18's in 2007, and his performances for Kent Schools resulted in him being selected to play for the England Schools Under-18 squad in 2008. During this time Smalling had also established himself in the Maidstone United first team, and his impressive displays for club and country led to him signing a two year deal with Middlesbrough in May 2008.

Barely a month after signing for Middlesbrough however, Smalling had his contract with the club terminated after raising concerns with home sickness. Shortly after, in June 2008, he signed for Premier League side Fulham. He made his professional debut with them in May 2009 in the final game of the 2008–09 season and helped them reach the 2010 Europa League final the following season.

In January 2010, Smalling signed a pre-contract agreement with Manchester United and joined them officially on 1 July. He made his competitive debut in the 2010 Community Shield victory over Chelsea which earned him his first career medal. Since his debut, he has gone on to make more than 30 appearances for the club.

Smalling has represented England at various levels and is currently a member of the England senior squad. He played for the England Schools Under-18 team in early 2008 before making his debut for the Under-20 side and the Under-21 side in 2009. He made his debut for the England senior squad in the 3-0 win over Bulgaria on 2 September 2011.

1 Career
2 International career
- 2.1 England youth teams
- 2.2 England senior team
3 Career statistics
- 3.1 Club
- 3.2 International
4 Honours
- 4.1 Club
- 4.2 Individual
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links

Career [link]

Early life and Maidstone United [link]

Born in Greenwich, London, Smalling started playing football at the age of nine for Walderslade Boys. After a short spell at Millwall's academy and Bredhurst Juniors, a sixteen-year-old^[3] Smalling joined Maidstone United's youth set-up and continued his education at Chatham Grammar School for Boys.

After rising through Maidstone's youth and reserve team set-up under the tutelage of coaches Peter Nott and Tony Cornwell,^[4] Smalling made his first team debut for 'The Stones' on 11 April 2007 in a 4–1 loss against Tonbridge Angels in the Kent Senior Cup.^[5] After making further appearances in the FA Trophy and Isthmian League Cup, December 2007 saw Smalling made his league debut for the club playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Harlow Town.^[6] Smalling impressed and quickly established himself as a vital part of Maidstone's backline, however injury and international duty restricted him to making only 11 more appearances for the Kent side.^[7] Smalling scored one goal for Maidstone, scoring in a 4–2 win at East Thurrock United on 24 March 2008, a game which was also his last for the club.^[8]

Fulham [link]

Smalling with Fulham in August 2009

After attracting strong interest from Fulham, Gillingham, Charlton Athletic and Reading,^[9] Smalling signed for Middlesbrough on a two-year deal on 30 April 2008.^[9]^[10] However soon after his contract with Boro was cancelled with Smalling concerned about homesickness,^[11] and in June 2008 he signed for Premier League side Fulham.^[12] Smalling was not on a contract at Maidstone (as it would have prohibited him from playing for England Schoolboys), and as such the Isthmian League club were not entitled to a fee for the player, however Fulham struck a deal which saw Maidstone given £10,000 upon the transfer and £10,000 for every ten league games he played.^[13] He was made captain of the club's Development Squad by manager Billy McKinlay.^[14]

On 24 May 2009, Smalling made his Premier League debut for Fulham, replacing Aaron Hughes in the 77th minute in the final game of the 2008–09 season in a 2–0 home loss to Everton.^[15] Smalling made his first start for Fulham in on 17 September, in an away tie with CSKA Sofia in the UEFA Europa League with the match ending 1–1.^[16] On 28 December, Smalling made his first league start for Fulham, in a 2–1 loss against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in Fulham's final game of 2009 and scored a decisive own goal in the 75th minute of the match.^[17]

Manchester United [link]

On 27 January 2010, Manchester United announced that they had signed Smalling, for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £8 million, with the player staying at Fulham for the remainder of the 2009–10 season before joining United for the beginning 2010–11 campaign.^[18] The transfer officially went through on 1 July.^[19] He made his Manchester United debut in a 3–1 friendly win over Celtic on 16 July and conceded a penalty which led to Celtic's goal.^[20] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 friendly defeat against Chivas Guadalajara on 30 July, heading in a corner from Darron Gibson.^[21]

2010–11 season [link]

Smalling made his competitive debut for United on 8 August in the 2010 Community Shield, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 win over Chelsea.^[22] His Premier League debut for United came in their 3–0 home win over West Ham United on 28 August, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Jonny Evans.^[23] On 15 September, he made his Champions League debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw at home against Rangers.^[24] Eight days later Smalling scored his first goal for Manchester United, which was also his first senior career goal, in a 5–2 away win over Scunthorpe in the League Cup.^[25] Smalling then made his full Premier League debut for United on 4 January 2011, partnering Nemanja Vidić for the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against Stoke City.^[26] On 8 July 2011, Smalling signed a new five-year contract with United.^[27]

2011-12 season [link]

Smalling scored his first goal of the 2011–12 season in the 2011 Community Shield against United's local rivals Manchester City, volleying home an Ashley Young free kick from close range to reduce the deficit to 2–1. Manchester United went on to win the game 3–2 and take the shield. The new season also saw Smalling adapt to a new role, as early injuries to Nemanja Vidić, Rio Ferdinand and Rafael allowed Smalling, Jonny Evans and new signing Phil Jones to replace them. Evans and Jones played as central defenders whereas Smalling was deployed as a right full back. Smalling scored his first ever Premier League goal against title rivals Chelsea at Old Trafford on the 18th September 2011, rising unmarked to place a header into the far corner to open the scoring, in a game United went on to win 3–1. Chris Smalling has been ruled out of the last EPL fixture and also for England's Euro 2012 campaign with a groin injury which Smalling sustained during Manchester United's 2-0 win over Swansea in the penultimate week of the EPL 2011-2012 season. ^[28].

International career [link]

Smalling playing for the under-21 squad in November 2009

England youth teams [link]

At the age of 17 and studying for his A Levels, Smalling was selected to represent his county (Kent), and the Kent Schools' Football Association then nominated him for trials for the England Schoolboy international squad.^[29] His trial was successful, and Smalling was selected to represent England Schools against Australia in January 2008.^[30] England won 2–0,^[31] and Smalling went on to play for England in the Centenary Shield, playing all four matches which including 1–0 victory against Wales Schools in which he scored the only goal.^[32]

Smalling made his debut for the England Under–20 team 31 March 2009, playing 45 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Italy at Loftus Road.^[33] On 11 August, four months after his Under-20 debut, he made his debut for the Under–21 squad in a friendly fixture against the Netherlands, coming on as a substitute in the 58th minute of a 0–0 away draw.^[34] On 14 November, Smalling made first start for the Under-21's in a 2011 U21 European Championship qualifier against Portugal at Wembley Stadium in a 1–0 win.^[35] He scored his first goal for the Under–21's on 8 October 2010 against Romania in England's 2011 U21 European Championship play-off first leg, converting from inside the area after an assist from Danny Sturridge. The goal, scored in the 83rd minute, proved to be the winner as England won 2–1.^[36]

England senior team [link]

On 13 November 2010, Smalling was called up to the England senior squad for the first time for their friendly against France on 17 November;^[37] however, he was an unused substitute in the 2–1 loss.^[38] He made his senior debut in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria on 2 September 2011 in which he played at right back.^[39]

Career statistics [link]

Club [link]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other^{[nb 1]}		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maidstone United	2006–07	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0	1	0
	2007–08	12	1	0	0	1	0	–		2	0	15	1
	Total	12	1	0	0	1	0	–		3	0	16	1
Fulham	2008–09	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2009–10	12	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	–		18	0
	Total	13	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	–		19	0
Manchester United	2010–11	16	0	4	0	3	1	9	0	1	0	33	1
	2011–12	19	1	2	0	1	0	7	0	1	1	30	2
	Total	33	1	6	0	4	1	16	0	2	1	63	3
Career total		58	2	7	0	6	1	20	0	5	1	96	4

Statistics accurate as of match played 13 May 2012^[40]

International [link]

England national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	2	0
2012	1	0
Total	3	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 1 March 2012^[41]

Honours [link]

Club [link]

Manchester United

Premier League (1): 2010–11
FA Community Shield (2): 2010, 2011

Individual [link]

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Team of the Tournament (1): 2011

Notes [link]

^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Trophy and the FA Community Shield

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External links [link]

Chris Smalling career stats at Soccerbase
Profile at ManUtd.com

v t e UEFA Euro U-21 2011 Team of the Tournament

Goalkeepers	David de Gea Yann Sommer Tomáš Vaclík

Defenders	Nicolai Boilesen Ondřej Čelůstka Dídac Vilà Timm Klose Yaroslav Rakitskiy Jonathan Rossini Chris Smalling Kyle Walker

Midfielders	Christian Eriksen Marcel Gecov Ander Herrera Javi Martínez Mikhail Sivakov Thiago Alcântara

Forwards	Adrián López Juan Mata Admir Mehmedi Xherdan Shaqiri Kolbeinn Sigþórsson Daniel Sturridge

v t e England squad – 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

1 Fielding 2 Mancienne 3 Bertrand 4 Muamba 5 Smalling 6 Jones 7 Albrighton 8 Henderson 9 Welbeck 10 Sturridge 11 Sinclair 12 Gibbs 13 McCarthy 14 Walker 15 Tomkins 16 Cork 17 Cleverley 18 Lansbury 19 Rodwell 20 Rose 21 Delfouneso 22 Wickham 23 Steele Coach: Pearce

Manchester United F.C. – current squad

1 De Gea
3 Evra
4 Jones
5 Ferdinand
6 Evans
8 Anderson
9 Berbatov
10 Rooney
11 Giggs
12 Smalling
13 Park
14 Hernández
15 Vidić (c)
16 Carrick
17 Nani
18 Young
19 Welbeck
20 Fábio
21 Rafael
22 Scholes
23 Cleverley
24 Fletcher
25 Valencia
27 Macheda
33 Bébé
34 Lindegaard
35 Brown
36 Vermijl
37 Brady
38 M. Keane
39 Thorpe
40 Amos
41 King
42 Pogba
44 McGinty
45 Petrucci
46 Tunnicliffe
47 Norwood
48 W. Keane
50 Johnstone
51 Fryers
52 Cole
53 Lingard
54 Fornasier
55 Giverin
Manager: Ferguson

Persondata
Name	Smalling, Christopher Lloyd
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	22 November 198
Place of birth	Greenwich, London, England
Date of death
Place of death

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Maria II

Queen D. Maria II around age 21, c.1840
Queen of Portugal and the Algarves (first time)
Reign	2 May 1826 – 23 June 1828
Predecessor	Pedro IV
Successor	Miguel
Queen of Portugal and the Algarves (second time)
Reign	26 May 1834 – 1853
Predecessor	Miguel
Successor	Pedro V

Spouse	Auguste, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg Ferdinand II of Portugal
among others... Issue
Pedro V of Portugal Luís of Portugal Infante João, Duke of Beja Infanta Maria Ana Infanta Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Infante Ferdinand Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra
Full name
Maria da Glória Joana Carlota Leopoldina da Cruz Francisca Xavier de Paula Isidora Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga
House	House of Braganza
Father	Pedro IV of Portugal
Mother	Maria Leopoldina of Austria
Born	(1819-04-04)4 April 1819 São Cristóvão Palace, Rio de Janeiro, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Died	15 November 1853(1853-11-15) (aged 34) Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial	Royal Pantheon of the Braganza Dynasty
Religion	Roman Catholic

Dona Maria II (4 April 1819 – 15 November 1853) was Queen regnant of Portugal from 1826 to 1828 and later from 1834 to 1853. She was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves. She was a member of the House of Braganza.

1 Early life
2 Succession Crisis
3 Reign
4 Marriages and issue
5 Ancestry
6 See also
7 Footnotes
8 References

Early life [link]

Born Maria da Glória Joana Carlota Leopoldina da Cruz Francisca Xavier de Paula Isidora Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga,^[1] in Rio de Janeiro, she was the daughter of the future King of Portugal and first Emperor of Brazil, Pedro IV and I and his first wife Maria Leopoldina, Archduchess of Austria, herself a daughter of Emperor Francis II. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Maria is the only European monarch to have been born outside of Europe, though she was still born in Portuguese territory.

Succession Crisis [link]

Maria II around age 17, c.1836

When Maria's grandfather King John VI died in March 1826, there was a succession crisis in Portugal. The king had a male heir, Peter, but Peter had proclaimed the independence of Brazil in 1822 and he was then Emperor Peter I of that country. The late king also had a younger son, Miguel, but he was exiled in Austria after leading a number of revolutions against his father and his liberal regime.

Before his death, the king had nominated his favourite daughter, Isabel Maria, to serve as regent until "the legitimate heir returned to the Kingdom" — but he had failed to specify which of his sons was the legitimate heir: Peter, the liberal Emperor of Brazil, or Miguel, the absolutist exiled prince.

Most people considered Peter to be the legitimate heir, but Brazil did not want him to unite Portugal and Brazil's thrones again. The European country had been under Brazilian rule when both were part of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, established by King John VI during his stay in Rio de Janeiro from 1808 until 1820. Aware that his brother's supporters were ready to bring Miguel back and put him in the throne, Peter decided for a more consensual option; he abdicated the throne to his eldest daughter, Maria da Glória (who was only seven years old), and she should marry her uncle Miguel, who should accept the liberal constitution and act as a regent until his niece was an adult.

Miguel pretended to accept, but when he arrived in Portugal he deposed Maria and proclaimed himself King, abrogating the liberal constitution in the process. During his reign of terror, Maria traveled to many European courts, including her grandfather's in Vienna, as well as London and Paris.

Peter abdicated the Brazilian throne in 1831 in favor of his son (and Maria's younger brother, Pedro II), and from his base in the Azores he attacked Miguel, forcing him to abdicate in 1834. Maria was thereupon restored to the throne, and obtained an annulment of her betrothal.

Reign [link]

On 26 January 1835 she married, at the age of fifteen, Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg, son of Eugène de Beauharnais, and grandson of Empress Josephine. However, he died only two months later on 28 March 1835.

On 1 January 1836 Maria married the cultured and able Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He received the title of King consort in 1837, in accordance with Portuguese custom, upon the birth of their first child Peter, an heir to the throne.

In 1842, Pope Gregory XVI presented Maria with a Golden Rose.

Maria's reign saw a revolutionary insurrection on 16 May 1846, but this was crushed by royalist troops on 22 February 1847, and Portugal otherwise avoided the European upheavals of 1848. Maria's reign was also notable for a public health act aimed at curbing the spread of cholera throughout the country. She also pursued policies aimed at raising the levels of education throughout the country.

After constant pregnancies and births, doctors warned Maria of the dangers of giving birth nearly every year. However, she ignored the risks that had killed her mother, who had died of complications following a miscarriage after many births; "If I die, I die at my post", Maria said. In 1853 she died in Lisbon, while giving birth to her eleventh child, Prince Eugene, who also died.

Maria II is remembered as a good mother and a kind person, who always acted according to her convictions in the attempt to help her country. She was later given the surname "The Good Mother."

Marriages and issue [link]

Maria first married Auguste Charles, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg, son of Eugène de Beauharnais, grandson of Empress Josephine, who died soon after arriving in Portugal. She married again; her second husband was Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, son of Prince Ferdinand Georg August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág.

Royal styles of Queen Maria II of Portugal

Reference style	Her Most Faithful Majesty
Spoken style	Your Most Faithful Majesty
Alternative style	Ma'am

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Auguste de Beauharnais			Married in 1835
Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha			Married on 9 April 1836
Pedro V	16 December 1837	11 November 1861	Succeeded his mother as Peter V, the 31st (or, according to some, 32nd) King of Portugal.
Luís I	31 October 1838	19 October 1889	Succeeded his brother, Pedro, as the 32nd (or, according to some, 33rd) King of Portugal.
Infanta Maria	4 October 1840		Stillborn daughter.
Infante João	16 March 1842	27 December 1861	Duke of Beja
Infanta Maria Ana	21 August 1843	5 February 1884	Married King George of Saxony and was the mother of King Frederick August III of Saxony.
Infanta Antónia	17 February 1845	27 December 1913	Married Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern and was the mother of King Ferdinand I of Romania.
Infante Fernando of Portugal	23 July 1846	6 November 1861	Died of cholera at age 15.
Infante Augusto	4 November 1847	26 September 1889	Duke of Coimbra
Infante Leopoldo	7 May 1849		Stillborn son.
Infanta Maria da Glória	3 February 1851		Died some hours after her birth.
Infante Eugénio	15 November 1853		Died some hours after the death of his mother.

Ancestry [link]

Ancestors of Maria II of Portugal

16. John V of Portugal

8. Peter III of Portugal

17. Mary Anne of Austria

4. John VI of Portugal

18. Joseph I of Portugal

9. Maria I of Portugal

19. Mariana Victoria of Spain

2. Pedro I of Brazil

20. Charles III of Spain

10. Charles IV of Spain

21. Maria Amalia of Saxony

5. Charlotte of Spain

22. Philip, Duke of Parma

11. Maria Luisa of Parma

23. Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France

1. Maria II of Portugal

24. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

12. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

25. Maria Theresa of Austria

6. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

26. Charles III of Spain (= 20)

13. Maria Louisa of Spain

27. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 21)

3. Maria Leopoldina of Austria

28. Charles III of Spain (= 20)

14. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

29. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 21)

7. Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies

30. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (= 24)

15. Marie Caroline of Austria

31. Maria Theresa of Austria (= 25)

Footnotes [link]

^ Sousa 1972a, p. 112.

References [link]

Sousa, Otávio Tarquínio de (1972a) (in Portuguese). A vida de D. Pedro I. 1. Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio.

Regnal titles
Maria II of Portugal House of Braganza Cadet branch of the House of Aviz Born: 4 April 1819 Died: 15 November 1853
Preceded by Pedro IV	Queen of Portugal and the Algarves 1826–1828	Succeeded by Miguel as usurper
Preceded by Miguel as usurper	Queen of Portugal and the Algarves 1834–1853 with Ferdinand II (1836–1853)	Succeeded by Pedro V
Brazilian royalty
New title	Princess Imperial of Brazil 12 October 1822 – 2 December 1825	Succeeded by Pedro
New title	Princess of Grão-Pará 2 December 1825 – 2 May 1826	Vacant Title next held by Pedro de Alcântara
Preceded by Prince Pedro	Princess Imperial of Brazil 7 April 1831 – 30 October 1835	Succeeded by Januária Maria
Portuguese royalty
Preceded by Pedro	Duchess of Braganza 12 October 1822 – 2 May 1826	Vacant Title next held by Pedro
New title	Duchess of Porto 4 April 1833 – 31 October 1838	Succeeded by Luís

v t e Monarchs of Portugal

Portuguese House of Burgundy	Afonso I Sancho I Afonso II Sancho II Afonso III Dinis I Afonso IV Pedro I Fernando I

House of Aviz	João I Duarte I Afonso V João II

House of Aviz-Beja	Manuel I João III Sebastião I Henrique I

Portuguese House of Habsburg	Filipe I Filipe II Filipe III

House of Braganza	João IV Afonso VI Pedro II João V José I Maria I with Pedro III João VI Pedro IV Maria II Miguel I Maria II with Fernando II

House of Braganza-Coburg	Pedro V Luís I Carlos I Manuel II

v t e Dukes of Braganza

Feudal Dukes	Afonso I Fernando I Fernando II Jaime I Teodósio I João I Teodósio II João IV of Portugal

Heir to the Throne	Teodósio Afonso VI João V José I Maria I José João VI Pedro I Miguel I Maria II Pedro V Carlos I Luís Filipe

Claimant to the Throne	Miguel Duarte Nuno Duarte Pio

Infantas of Portugal

The generations indicate descent form Afonso I, and continues through the House of Aviz, the House of Bourbon through Isabella of Portugal, and the House of Braganza through Infanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza.

1st generation	Mafalda Urraca, Queen of Léon Teresa, Countess of Flanders and Duchess of Burgundy

2nd generation	Teresa, Queen of Léon Sancha, Lady of Alenquer Constança Branca, Lady of Guadalajara Berengária, Queen of Denmark Mafalda, Queen of Castile

3rd generation	Leonor, Queen of Denmark Maria

4th generation	Branca, Viscountess of Huelgas Sancha Maria Constança Eleanor, Princess of Dacia

5th generation	Constance, Queen of Castile and León Maria, Lady of Menezes and Orduña Isabel, Lady of Penela Constança Beatriz, Lady of Lemos

6th generation	Maria, Queen of Castile and León Isabel Leonor, Queen of Aragon

7th generation	Maria, Marchioness of Tortosa Beatriz, Countess of Alburquerque

8th generation	Beatriz I Branca Isabel, Duchess of Burgundy Branca

9th generation	Isabel, Queen of Castile and León Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu Filipa Isabel, Queen of Portugal Filipa, Lady of Almada Maria Leonor, Holy Roman Empress Beatriz, Lady of Ravenstein Catarina Filipa Joana, Queen of Castile and León

10th generation	Leonor, Queen of Portugal and the Algarve Isabel, Duchess of Braganza Catarina Saint Joana, Princess of Portugal

11th generation	Isabel, Holy Roman Empress Beatriz, Duchess of Savoy Maria Maria, Duchess of Viseu

12th generation	Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal Isabel Beatriz Luisa Maria, Hereditary Princess of Parma Catarina, Duchess of Braganza

13th generation	Isabella Clara Eugenia, Co-Sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands* Catherine Michelle, Duchess of Savoy* Maria*

14th generation	Anna, Queen of France* Infanta Maria* Maria Anna, Holy Roman Empress* Margarita Francisca*

15th generation	Maria Margarita* Margarita Maria Catalina* Maria Eugenia* Isabel Maria Teresa* Maria Anna Antonia* Maria Theresa, Queen of France* Joana, Princess of Beira Catarina, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland

16th generation	Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira Francisca Xaviera Teresa Maria Francisca Josefa

17th generation	Barbara, Queen of Spain

18th generation	Maria I Mariana Francisca Doroteia Benedita, Princess of Brazil

19th generation	Maria Isabel Mariana Vitória Maria Clementina

20th generation	Teresa, Princess of Beira Maria Isabel, Queen of Spain Maria Francisca, Countess of Molina Isabel Maria Maria da Assunção Ana de Jesus Maria, Marchioness of Loulé

21st generation	Maria II Januária Maria, Princess Imperial of Brazil Paula Mariana Francisca Maria Amélia Maria das Neves, Duchess of San Jaime Maria Teresa, Archduchess of Austria Maria Josepha, Duchess in Bavaria Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães Maria Ana, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Maria Antónia, Duchess of Parma

22nd generation	Maria* Maria Ana, Crown Princess of Saxony* Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern* Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil Maria da Glória* Leopoldina, Princess Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary Maria Teresa, Princess Karl Ludwig of Thurn und Taxis Isabel Maria, Princess of Thurn und Taxis Maria Benedita Mafalda Maria Anna, Hereditary Princess of Thurn und Taxis Filippa Maria Maria Antónia, Mrs. Chanler Maria Adelaide, Mrs. van Uden

23rd generation	none

24th generation	Maria Ana*** Maria Francisca

* also an infanta of Spain, ** also an imperial princess of Brazil, *** also a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony

v t e Brazilian princesses

Daughters of Pedro I	Maria II of Portugal Januária Maria, Princess Imperial and Countess of Aquila Princess Paula Francisca, Princess of Joinville Princess Maria Amélia

Daughters of Pedro II	Isabel, Princess Imperial and Countess of Eu Leopoldina, Princess of Kohary

v t e Princesses of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, duchesses in Saxony by marriage

1st generation	Duchess Marie of Württemberg · Maria Antonia, Princess of Kohary* · Princess Louise of Orléans

2nd generation	Princess Alexandrine of Baden · Queen Victoria · Maria II of Portugal · Princess Clémentine of Orléans · Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria · Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

3rd generation	Princess Alexandra of Denmark* · Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia* · Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia* · Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont* · Princess Louise-Marie of Belgium · Princess Leopoldina of Brazil · Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria**

4th generation	Princess Mary of Teck* · Alexandra, Duchess of Fife* · Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg*** · Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria · Princess Mathilde of Bavaria

5th generation	Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth · Denyse Henriette de Muralt^ · Johanna Károlyi de Károly-Patty^ · Edith de Kózolne^

6th generation	Carin Dabelstein^ · Freiin Gabrielle of Fürstenberg · Princess Mathilde of Saxony

7th generation	Kelly Rondesvedt^

* princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld by marriage until 1826 also a princess of Belgium by marriage * also a princess by marriage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ^ did not have a royal or noble title by birth

v t e House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1st generation	Pedro V · Luís I · Maria · João · Maria Ana · Antónia · Ferdinand · Augusto · Leopoldo · Maria da Glória · Eugénio

2nd generation	Carlos I · Afonso

3rd generation	Luís Filipe · Maria Ana · Manuel II

The House of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza was not a recognized house in the former Kingdom of Portugal and monarchs following Maria II and Ferdinand II officialy continued to be members of the House of Braganza

v t e House of Beauharnais

Generations are numbered from Claude de Beauharnais, seigneur de Beaumont.

1st generation	François V, Marquis de La Ferté-Beauharnais • Claude, 1st Count of Roches-Baritaud m. Françoise Mouchard

2nd generation	François • François VI, Marquis de La Ferté-Beauharnais m. Françoise de Beauharnais • Claude, 2nd Count of Roches-Baritaud • Anne, Countess de Barral • Alexandre, Viscount of Beauharnais m. Joséphine Tascher de La Pagerie (later Empress of the French)

3rd generation	Adélaïde • Françoise • Émilie, Countess of Lavalette • Eugène, Duke of Leuchtenberg* m. Princess Augusta of Bavaria • Amedee • Hortense, Queen of Holland* • Alberic • Stéphanie, Grand Duchess of Baden* • Josephine, Marquise de Quiqueran-Beaujeu • Eugénie • Hortense, Countess de Querelles • Auguste

4th generation	Joséphine, Queen of Sweden and Norway • Eugénie, Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen • Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg m. Queen Maria II of Portugal • Amélie, Empress of Brazil • Théodolinde, Countess of Württemberg • Carolina • Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg*^ m. Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia*

5th generation	Alexandra^ • Marie, Princess William of Baden^ • Nicholas, Duke of Leuchtenberg^ • Eugenia, Duchess Alexander of Oldenburg^ • Eugen, Duke of Leuchtenberg^ • Sergei^ • Georgi, Duke of Leuchtenberg*^ m. 1st Duchess Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg, m. 2nd Princess Anastasia of Montenegro*

6th generation	Nicholas de Beauharnais • Daria, Princess Leon Kotchoubey • George • Alexander, Duke of Leuchtenberg^ • Sergei, Duke of Leuchtenberg^ • Elena, Countess Stefan Tyszkiewicz**^

7th generation	Nicholas de Beauharnais • Dimitri • Nadezhda, Mrs. Mogilevsky • Maximilian • Natalie, Baroness Vladimir Meller-Zakomelsky • Tamara, Mrs. Constantin Karanfilov • Sergei • Andrei • Michael • Constantine • Marie, Countess Nikolai Mengden-Altenwoga**

8th generation	Elena • Maria Magdalen, Mrs. Joseph de Pasquale • George • Anna, Mrs. Stout • Eugénie Élisabeth, Mrs. von Bruch • Xenia, Countess Dimitri Grabbe • Olga, Mrs. Ronald Newburgh • Olga, Mrs. Oleg Gaydeburov • Nicholas • Serge • Elizabeth, Mrs. John Craft**

9th generation	Nicholas Maxiliam • Constantine

*also a Prince or Princess des Francais **also a Prince or Princess of Leuchtenberg and Eichstädt ^also a Prince Romanovsky or Princess Romanovskaja

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Lupe Fiasco
Lupe Fiasco at WGCI Radio, Chicago, Illinois.
Background information
Birth name	Wasalu Muhammad Jaco
Born	(1982-02-16) February 16, 1982 (age 30) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, producer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, keyboard
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Atlantic
Associated acts	Child Rebel Soldier, Japanese Cartoon, Matthew Santos, B.o.B, Kanye West, All City Chess Club, Sway DaSafo, Pharrell
Website	www.lupefiasco.com

Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( /ˈluːpeɪ/ LOO-pay), is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor. He also performs as the frontman of rock band Japanese Cartoon under his real name. As an entrepreneur, Fiasco is the chief executive officer of 1st and 15th Entertainment.

Raised in Chicago, Fiasco developed an interest in hip hop after initially disliking the genre for its use of vulgarity. After adopting the name Lupe Fiasco and recording songs in his father's basement, 19-year-old Fiasco joined a group called Da Pak. The group disbanded shortly after its inception, and Fiasco soon met rapper Jay-Z who helped him sign a record deal with Atlantic Records. In 2006, Fiasco released his debut album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor on the label, which received three Grammy nominations. He released his second album, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool, in December 2007. The lead single "Superstar" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. He released Lasers on March 8, 2011 after a two-year delay. The album's lead single "The Show Goes On" peaked at number 9 on the chart, thus becoming his most successful single since "Superstar".

In addition to music, Fiasco has pursued other business ventures, including fashion. He runs two clothing lines, Righteous Kung-Fu and Trilly & Truly; he has designed sneakers for Reebok. He has been involved with charitable activities, including the Summit on the Summit expedition, and in 2010 he recorded a benefit single for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Fiasco is also noted for his anti-establishment views, which he has expressed in both interviews and his music.

1 Life and career
2 Lyrical style
3 Philanthropy and business ventures
4 Political views
5 Discography
6 See also
7 References
- 7.1 Bibliography
8 External links

Life and career [link]

1982–98: Early life [link]

I grew up in the hood around prostitutes, drug dealers, killers, and gangbangers, but I also grew up juxtaposed: On the doorknob outside of our apartment, there was blood from some guy who got shot; but inside, there was National Geographic magazines and encyclopedias and a little library bookshelf situation. And we didn't have cable, so we didn't have the luxury of having our brains washed by MTV. We watched public television – cooking shows and stuff like that.

“

”

– Fiasco, on his childhood.^[1]

Fiasco was born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco on February 16, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois.^[2]^[3] Born of West African descent,^[4] he was one of nine children of Shirley, a gourmet chef, and Gregory, an engineer.^[1]^[3] His father, a member of the Black Panther Party, was a prolific African drummer, karate teacher, operating plant engineer, and owner of karate schools and army surplus stores.^[5]^[6]^[7] Fiasco was raised Muslim on the West Side of Chicago on Madison Terrace housing project.^[6]^[8] At the age of three, Fiasco began taking martial arts classes.^[1] His parents divorced when he was five, and he went on to live with his mother, but his father still remained an important part of his life. He described his father's influence over the family by saying, "After school, my father would come and get us and take us out into the world—one day, we're listening to N.W.A, the next day we're listening to Ravi Shankar, the next day, he's teaching us how to shoot an AK-47, the next day, we're at karate class, the next day, we're in Chinatown...".^[6]

In sixth grade, he went to live with his father full-time in Harvey, Illinois.^[9] His father lived next door to a crack house and taught Fiasco to use guns to defend himself from drug dealers.^[1] Despite his unstable upbringing, Fiasco states that he was well-educated as a child, asserting that his parents exposed him to a diverse array of subjects and that reading was highly encouraged in his household.^[1] As a teenager, Fiasco participated in Academic Decathlon competitions.^[3] His mother described him by saying, "He was a great spirited child. Smart, a bit complex; he kind of was a loner; he didn't hang with a lot of people...He always had the glasses. Always had a book bag over his shoulder and some type of a writing tablet."^[3] Fiasco initially disliked hip hop music for its use of vulgarity, and preferred to listen to jazz; he idolized clarinet player Benny Goodman.^[1]^[8] His struggle to learn to play an instrument led him to create poetry instead, which led to his interest in the lyrical aspects of music.^[10]

He began rapping his poems in the eighth grade, and upon hearing Nas' 1996 album, It Was Written, began to pursue hip hop.^[7] While attending Thornton Township High School, Fiasco met gang member Bishop G. The two became friends due to their shared interest in music.^[3] Fiasco's father allowed him and Bishop to make mixtapes in his basement, and the two gained notoriety at the school for their music. However, they were kicked off stage during their first performance because their eclectic musical style was not embraced by the hip hop community.^[3] Early in his career, he went by stage names Little Lu and Lu tha Underdog.^[11] Growing up, Fiasco was given the nickname "Lu", the last part of his first name, by his mother. "Lupe" is an extension of this nickname, which he borrowed from a friend from high school. "Fiasco" is a reference to The Firm song "Firm Fiasco"; the rapper "liked the way it looked on paper."^[12] He also said of his name, "You know how rappers always have names like MC Terrorist—like they're 'terrorizing' other rappers? I knew fiasco meant a great disaster or something like that, but I didn't realize that the person named Fiasco would be the disaster, and that you should be calling other MCs fiascos—not yourself...it kind of humbled me in a sense. It taught me like, 'Yo, stop rushing, or you're going to have some fiascos.'"^[11]

1999–2005: Career beginnings [link]

Lupe Fiasco performing at the Intonation Music Festival, 2006.

When Fiasco was 17, he began creating music as a solo artist in his father's basement, even though his parents were not keen on having their son be a rapper. He scoured flea markets and secondhand stores, where he was able to find an old mixing board and a record player, stacks of vinyl records, and mic stands.^[11] At age 19, Fiasco joined a group called Da Pak, which was influenced by other California gangsta rappers such as Spice 1 and Ice Cube. Da Pak signed to Epic Records and released one single before splitting up.^[2] Fiasco later described the experience, saying "We had a song out about cocaine, guns, and women, and I would go to a record store and look at it and think, 'What are you doing?' I felt like a hypocrite. I was acting like this rapper who would never be judged, and I had to destroy that guy. Because what Lupe Fiasco says on this microphone is going to come back to Wasalu Jaco. When the music cuts off, you have to go home and live with what you say."^[13]

After turning away from gangsta rap, he developed a greater appreciation of the lyricism of Jay-Z and Nas. His mother also gave him a record of the influential group The Watts Prophets, one of the first bands to use spoken words with music.^[14] Although he was without a group for the first time, Fiasco continued to record music. One of these first self-recorded tracks was "Could Have Been", which described the career options he could have pursued had he not begun rapping.^[15] He viewed the song as a turning point in his career that marked a drastic change in the subject matter of his music.^[15] "Could Have Been" was released as a demo tape and discovered by MTV despite the fact that no video was created for the song.^[15]

Fiasco later signed a solo deal with Arista Records, but was dropped when president and CEO L.A. Reid was fired.^[2] During his short tenure at Arista, he met Jay-Z, who was the president of Def Jam Recordings at the time. Jay-Z referred to him as a "breath of fresh air", saying that he reminded him of a younger version of himself.^[14] Jay-Z later helped him get a record deal at Atlantic Records.^[14] While Fiasco was working on his debut solo album, he released his mixtape series Fahrenheit 1/15 over the internet, which gained notoriety by word-of-mouth. At this time, Fiasco's remix of Kanye West's "Jesus Walks" entitled "Muhammad Walks", became very popular in the Muslim community.^[16]

He remixed another one of West's songs, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", and renamed it as "Conflict Diamonds". With this remix, Fiasco wished to raise awareness of the conflict diamond business.^[17] This caught West's attention, and he asked Fiasco to perform on his song "Touch the Sky" off his album Late Registration. The song, which sampled Curtis Mayfield's "Move On Up", became a hit in the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number forty-two.^[18] After this success his first single "Kick, Push" was released earlier than expected. The song was a love story about two people sharing a passion for skateboarding, a topic generally not discussed in hip hop.^[19] Fiasco explained, "[Skateboarding culture is] just as deep as hip-hop. I'm not the greatest skateboarder, but I'm a damn good rapper, so I made a damn good skateboarding song."^[19] The single, and its accompanying music video, helped Fiasco get attention in the hip-hop community and was later nominated for two 2007 Grammy Awards.^[10]^[20] During this time, he had guest appearances on singles on Tha' Rayne's "Kiss Me" and "Didn't You Know" and also K Foxx's 2004 "This Life".

[edit] 2006–08: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor and The Cool

Jay-Z assisted him in the production of what would become his debut album Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor.^[21] The title of the album is a reference to 'Food and Liquor' stores common in Chicago. He explains, "The store is where everything is at...Food to me represents growth and progression. You eat food and you get strength. You need it to live. Liquor is not a necessity; it is a want. It destroys you. It breaks you down. I can see why it's prohibited in Islam...I've always felt like liquor represents the bad, the food represents the good, and everyone is made up of a little of both."^[22] Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor was officially released on September 19, 2006. The album featured production from Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mike Shinoda, The Neptunes, Prolyfic, among others. The record spawned the singles "Kick, Push," "I Gotcha" and "Daydreamin'" featuring Jill Scott. The critically lauded album was later nominated for three Grammy Awards including Best Rap Album.^[3] Fiasco won "Best Urban/Alternative Performance" for "Daydreamin'".^[23] In the same year, he was voted by GQ magazine as the "Breakout Man of the Year."^[15] He also received four BET Hip Hop Award nominations, and it made it to number eight on Billboard 200 and number two on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[24]

"It was a lot of tragedy coming into this album. In the midst of a lot of success, I was so busy I didn't have time to properly mourn. Talking to yourself, having some therapy with yourself – it was the hardest record to write because of the emotions."

“

”

-Lupe Fiasco, on Lupe Fiasco's The Cool^[25]

In 2007, Fiasco announced his second album, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool, a concept album that expands on the story of the track of the same name on his first album. While recording this album, Fiasco's father died of type II diabetes and his business partner, Charles "Chilly" Patton, was convicted of attempting to supply heroin to a drug ring and was eventually sentenced to 44 years in a correctional facility.^[5]^[26] These events greatly affected Fiasco and the subsequent themes discussed on the record.^[25] The disc was released in December 2007 in United States while the first single and video from the album, "Superstar" featuring Matthew Santos was released the first week of November 2007. Lupe Fiasco's The Cool, a concept album that expanded upon recurring themes in Food & Liquor, is about "a hustler who dies and comes back to life, only to get robbed by two little kids with the same gun that killed him."^[27] For the record, Fiasco decided not to work with well-known producers as he considered it to be "too expensive", noting the commercial failure of his Pharrell collaboration, "I Gotcha".^[27]

Fiasco performing in Commerce City, Colorado on July 19, 2008.

Lupe Fiasco's The Cool was very well received by critics and was referred to as "one of the year’s best hip-hop albums" by The New York Times.^[28] "Superstar", a semi-autobiographical account of his rise to fame, was released as the first single from the album, and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[15]^[29] Baseball's Hanley Ramirez, Troy Tulowitzki, Ryan Zimmerman, Gerald Laird and Ryan Braun have used "Superstar" as their at-bat song.^[30] The album's second single (released in the UK in April 2008) was "Paris, Tokyo" – a song based around Fiasco's experiences of touring the world between his first and second albums.^[15] Moreover, in 2007 it was revealed that Fiasco, Kanye West and Pharrell Williams had formed a group called Child Rebel Soldier.^[31]^[32] CRS initially released one single, entitled "US Placers" and featuring a Thom Yorke sample. In an interview with The Village Voice, Fiasco revealed that he was writing a novel about a window washer, aptly titled Reflections of a Window Washer.^[33] In 2008, Fiasco and his band 1500 or Nothin joined Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour which also featured Rihanna and N.E.R.D. The tour stopped in several cities, including his hometown of Chicago. In 2008, MTV named Fiasco the 7th Hottest MC in the Game^[34] and announced that he was remixing The Cool with French electro house act Justice.^[35]

[edit] 2009–present: Lasers and Food & Liquor 2

Lupe Fiasco performing at the Ottawa Bluesfest on July 17, 2011.

At a performance in New Zealand in February 2010, Fiasco performed new material from the then-titled We Are Lasers for the first time.^[36] He claimed that the album was complete and waiting for a release date from his label, Atlantic Records.^[36] However, Atlantic feared that the record lacked commercial singles, and presented Fiasco with songs the label wanted him to record.^[37] Fiasco declined, as he was told he would not have any ownership of the songs.^[37] He explained, "I don't think the label cares about an album...People just want their number-one record."^[37] For six months, the cause of the album's delay remained unclear to the public. In response, Fiasco's fans created an online petition demanding that Atlantic Records release Lasers. The petition garnered considerable attention on hip hop blog sites as well as over 16,000 signatures.^[37] Fiasco stated that the petition "brought [him] to tears", and in response to the petition, Fiasco released a song titled "B.M.F-Building Minds Faster" to thank his fans.^[37]

While waiting for Lasers to be released, Fiasco completed another album, titled Food and Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album.^[38] He is unsure if the Food and Liquor II will ever be released, though he released the song "Go To Sleep" from the record "out of desperation" to put out new music.^[38] He also pursued numerous side projects in the midst of the delay. In April 2010, Fiasco formed the hip hop collective All City Chess Club along with Pharrell, Asher Roth, B.o.B., The Cool Kids, Charles Hamilton, Blu, Diggy Simmons, Wale, J. Cole, & Dosage.^[39] The group has so far made one song, a remix of Fiasco's "I'm Beamin".^[40] Additionally, On July 16, 2010, Fiasco released his rock side-project Japanese Cartoon's debut EP In The Jaws Of The Lords Of Death. Japanese Cartoon was influenced by a variety of musical genres, with Fiasco saying, "I’ve always been a fan of all music...Hip hop is just something I actually know how to do but I always had aspirations to participate in other forms of music. Once I got to create some hip hop, it was like, 'Okay, what am I going to do now?' So my artistic side was like, 'Yo, let's do some rock music.'"^[38]

More than two and a half years after the album's completion, Lasers was released on March 8, 2011. The first single off of the record was "The Show Goes On", which samples "Float On" by Modest Mouse. "The Show Goes On" debuted at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[41] The lead single peaked at number 9 since then. The producers involved on the album include Alex Da Kidd, King David "The Future" and Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, while featured artists include Skylar Grey, Trey Songz, and John Legend.^[15] Upon the album's release, Lasers debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 204,000 copies.^[42]^[43] Despite the album's commercial success, Lasers received mixed reviews from most music critics.^[44] Writing for Allmusic, editor Andy Kellman gave the record three out of five stars and criticized its "lumbering, overwrought choruses", writing that "If there is one MC whose rhymes should not be dulled for the sake of chasing pop trends, it’s Lupe Fiasco".^[45] Lasers, however, was nominated Best Rap Album, with "The Show Goes On" nominated for Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song at the 54th Grammy Awards. Lupe Fiasco later involved himself at the Occupy Wall Street movement where he donated tents and released a poem in support of the protesters. He also released his "Friend of the People" mixtape on Thanksgiving Day. Fiasco has since announced the completion of his Food & Liquor 2 album, as well as work being put into a joint album with fellow Child Rebel Soldier & All City Chess Club member Pharrell.^[46]

Lyrical style [link]

Fiasco, along with rappers Common, Rhymefest, and Talib Kweli, has been credited as a pioneer of the conscious hip hop movement, which focuses on social issues.^[47] Subjects touched upon on Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor include absent parents, terrorism, Islam and religion, war, and prostitution.^[47] Fiasco attributes his interest in social issues to his highly cultured upbringing, as he describes his mother as "very intellectual" and his father as a "Renaissance man".^[47] He rejects the misogyny common in hip hop, which he discusses in the song "Hurt Me Soul".^[48] Despite this, Fiasco is strongly opposed to censorship in music: "If we're going to [censor things] that are offensive, then we are going to have to blind and deafen everyone. Come on, man. Let's focus on education and literacy and poverty."^[49]

Fiasco employs various lyrical techniques in his songwriting. The rapper views hip-hop as a medium conducive to storytelling, a primary element of his lyrics due to his background in theater.^[47] He wrote plays as a child, which had a strong effect on his songwriting approaches.^[47] Fiasco utilizes both metaphors and literal statements in his work, which he describes as "getting from point A to point B in as few words as possible".^[47] His use of metaphors is exemplified by the song "Gotta Eat" from Lupe Fiasco's The Cool, which is told from the perspective of a cheeseburger and addresses the poor nutrition in black communities in the United States.^[26]

Philanthropy and business ventures [link]

In 2001, Fiasco co-founded 1st & 15th Entertainment with Charles "Chilly" Patton. 1st & 15th is a vanity record label under Atlantic named after the traditional twice-monthly paycheck dates.^[14] Although Fiasco was initially to serve as vice-president, he became CEO after Patton was convicted on drug charges.^[50]^[51] Fiasco and singer Matthew Santos were two of the most recognizable signed artists. In November 2009, Fiasco announced he would discontinue the 1st & 15th label: "It was just such a 'this isn't right for you right now. This isn't gonna work for you right now. You need to be focused on you. Do you really want that, do you really have the capacity to do it?'"^[52]

In 2005, he founded Righteous Kung-Fu, a company that designs fashions, sneakers, toys, video games, comic books, and graphics for album covers and skateboard decks. Fiasco also runs a fashion line out of Righteous Kung-Fu called Trilly & Truly.^[53] He has sponsored a skateboard team and has endorsements from DGK Skateboards.^[54] In January 2006, Fiasco signed with major footwear and apparel corporation Reebok, becoming part of the "O.G" marketing campaign where rap artists such as Lil Wayne and Mike Jones designed their own personal colorway of the Reebok "O.G" model.^[53]

In 2009, Fiasco performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film that employs musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.^[55] On January 7, 2010, Fiasco joined musician Kenna, actress Jessica Biel, and other celebrities and activists for an expedition to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro called Summit on the Summit to raise awareness of the billions of people worldwide who lack access to sanitary drinking water.^[56] On January 20, 2010, Fiasco released a track called "Resurrection" with Kenna in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The song, part of a compilation released through the charity Music for Relief, aimed to encourage donations for immediate relief and long-term recovery following the disaster.^[57]

Political views [link]

Fiasco is noted for his anti-establishment views. In an interview with Stephen Colbert on the satirical news show The Colbert Report, Fiasco stated his credo on political philosophy: "You should criticize power even if you agree with it."^[58] In another interview in June 2011 on the CBS program What's Trending, Fiasco discussed the political content of his music, stating, "My fight against terrorism, to me, the biggest terrorist is Obama and the United States of America. I'm trying to fight the terrorism that's actually causing the other forms of terrorism. You know, the root cause of terrorism is the stuff the U.S. government allows to happen. The foreign policies that we have in place in different countries that inspire people to become terrorists."^[59] He additionally criticized Obama for his stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.^[60] Despite his strong political opinions, Fiasco does not vote in U.S. elections nor does he involve himself in U.S. politics as he believes they are "meaningless."^[58]

Discography [link]

Main article: Lupe Fiasco discography

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006)
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007)
Lasers (2011)
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Part 1 (2012)^[38]^[61]
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Part 2 (TBA)^[61]
TBA (with Pharrell Williams) (2012)

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Bibliography [link]

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Studio albums	Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor Lupe Fiasco's The Cool Lasers Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album

Singles	"Kick, Push" "I Gotcha" "Daydreamin'" "Superstar" "Paris, Tokyo" "Hip Hop Saved My Life" "The Show Goes On" "Words I Never Said" "Out of My Head" "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)"

Featured singles	"Didn't You Know (Remix)" "Touch the Sky" "Change" " This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Remix)" "B.U.D.D.Y. (Remix)" "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) (Remix)" "Forever (Remix)" "Just the Way You Are (Remix)" "Tightrope (Wondamix) "This City" "I'm On" "Angels & Stars"

Other songs	"Hurt Me Soul" "The Emperor's Soundtrack" "Dumb It Down" "Us Placers" " Solar Midnite" "I'm Beamin'" "Shining Down"

Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Child Rebel Soldier Japanese Cartoon All City Chess Club Occupy Wall Street

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