Nélson Oliveira
Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira
Born: August 8, 1991
Barcelos, Portugal
Position: F - Center Forward
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 181
Career: 2009-2022
Foot: right
Nélson Oliveira scored 89 goals and recorded 12 assists in his 361-game career with the Rio Ave FC, Paços de Ferreira, SL Benfica, Deportivo La Coruña, Stade Rennes, Swansea City, Nottingham Forest, Norwich City, Reading FC, AEK Athen and PAOK Saloniki. He began playing during the 2009 season and last took the pitch during the 2022 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | PL | Rio Ave FC | 10 | 5 | 443 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010-11 | PL | Paços de Ferreira | 23 | 10 | 1111 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 2011-12 | PL | SL Benfica | 12 | 2 | 396 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2012-13 | La Liga | Deportivo La Coruña | 30 | 2 | 878 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 2013-14 | LG1 | Stade Rennes | 30 | 18 | 1750 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||
| 2014-15 | EPL | Swansea City | 10 | 4 | 389 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2015-16 | TFLC | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 24 | 2061 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | ||
| 2016-17 | EFLC | Norwich City | 28 | 16 | 1406 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 2017-18 | EFLC | Norwich City | 37 | 26 | 2512 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 36 | ||
| 2018-19 | EFLC | Reading FC | 10 | 9 | 668 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | ||
| 2019-20 | SLG1 (Championship) | AEK Athen | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019-20 | SLG1 | AEK Athen | 17 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020-21 | SLG1 (Championship) | AEK Athen | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020-21 | SLG1 | AEK Athen | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021-22 | SLG1 (Championship) | PAOK Saloniki | 5 | 1 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 | SLG1 | PAOK Saloniki | 24 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022-23 | SLG1 (Championship) | PAOK Saloniki | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 310 | 177 | 11735 | 77 | 12 | 213 | 65 | 39 | 2 | 144 | 53.5 | 188 | 41.0 | |||
| Cup | 35 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 361 | 208 | 11735 | 89 | 12 | 213 | 65 | 47 | 2 | 144 | 61.8 | 188 | 47.3 |
Playing Career:
| Year | Country | Level | League | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | Rio Ave FC |
| 2010-11 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | Paços de Ferreira |
| 2011-12 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | SL Benfica |
| 2012-13 | Spain | I | La Liga | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 2013-14 | France | I | Ligue 1 | Stade Rennes |
| 2014-15 | England | I | Premier League | Swansea City |
| 2015-16 | England | II | The Football League Championship | Nottingham Forest |
| 2016-17 | England | II | EFL Championship | Norwich City |
| 2017-18 | England | II | EFL Championship | Norwich City |
| 2018-19 | England | II | EFL Championship | Reading FC |
| 2018-19 | England | U21 | Premier League 2 Div. 2 | Norwich City U23 |
| 2019-20 | Greece | I | Super League | AEK Athen |
| 2020-21 | Greece | I | Super League | AEK Athen |
| 2021-22 | Greece | I | Super League | PAOK Saloniki |
| 2022-23 | Greece | I | Super League | PAOK Saloniki |
