Nelson Viegas
Timorese footballer (born 1999)
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Nelson Sarmento Viegas (born 24 December 1999) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Australian club Greenvale United.[2] Born in Indonesia, he represents the Timor-Leste at international level.
Full name
Nelson Sarmento Viegas
Date of birth
24 December 1999[1]
Place of birth
Atambua, Indonesia
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nelson Sarmento Viegas | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Atambua, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greenvale United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Teouma Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Academi FC | ||
| 2016 | Karketu Dili | ||
| 2017 | Carsae | ||
| 2018–2020 | Boavista TL | ||
| 2020–2022 | Karketu Dili | ||
| 2022– | Greenvale United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Timor-Leste U14 | 4 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Timor-Leste U19 | 13 | (3) |
| 2016– | Timor-Leste | 22 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 December 2021 | |||
In November 2022, Viegas moved to Greenvale United in Australia.[3]
International career
Viegas scored his first international goal against Cambodia on 21 October 2016.[4]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 October 2016 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Cambodia | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2016 AFF Championship qualification |
