João Nuno Duarte Viana (born 13 January 1992) is a
Portuguese professional
footballer
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who plays for Swiss club
FC Stade Nyonnais
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as a
right back
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.
Football career
Born in
Maia
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Family
Maia is the daughter of A ...
,
Porto District
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, Viana played for three clubs as a youth, including
Boavista F.C.
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where he had several spells. In
2011–12 he made his senior debuts with
C.D. Trofense, in the
Segunda Liga.
Viana appeared in his first professional game on 7 August 2011, starting against
F.C. Penafiel in
the season's
League Cup.
References
External links
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Portuguese League profile
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1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Maia, Portugal
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
Boavista F.C. players
C.D. Trofense players
C.D. Feirense players
Leixões S.C. players
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen