João Nunes (footballer, born 1995)

João Aniceto Grandela Nunes (born 19 November 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Újpest as a central defender.

Benfica
Born in Setúbal, Nunes began his career with S.L. Benfica, joining the club's youth academy at the age of 9. On 6 January 2013, while still a junior, he played his first Segunda Liga match with the reserves, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Santa Clara.

On 27 March 2014, Nunes renewed his contract until 2019. He scored his first goal in the second division on 20 September 2015, in a 1–0 home victory over Gil Vicente FC.

Lechia Gdańsk
On 29 August 2016, Nunes signed a three-year deal with Lechia Gdańsk of the Polish Ekstraklasa. He made his league debut on 9 September, playing the entire 1–0 win at KS Cracovia alongside his compatriots Flávio Paixão and Marco Paixão.

On 2 May 2019, Nunes also started in the Polish Cup final, as the club won the tournament for the second time in its history after beating Jagiellonia Białystok.

Panathinaikos
On 23 July 2019, free agent Nunes joined Panathinaikos F.C. of the Super League Greece on a three-year contract. During his only season, he made 15 competitive appearances.

Puskás Akadémia
Nunes moved to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Puskás Akadémia FC on 1 July 2020.

International career
Nunes represented Portugal at the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. In 2015, he appeared in all the games as vice-captain as the under-20 team were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup by eventual finalists Brazil.

Honours
Benfica Youth
 * UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2013–14

Lechia Gdańsk
 * Polish Cup: 2018–19

Individual
 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2014