Nélson Oliveira
Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira
Born: August 8, 1991
Barcelos, Portugal
Position: F - Center Forward
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 181
Career: 2009-2023
Foot: right
Nélson Oliveira has scored 91 goals and recorded 12 assists in his 391-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, PAOK Saloniki, Konyaspor and Vitória Guimarães. He began playing during the 2009 season and has taken the pitch during the 2023 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 | 0.0 | |
| 2010-11 | PL | Paços de Ferreira | 23 | 10 | 1111 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 30.8 | |
| 2011-12 | PL | SL Benfica | 12 | 2 | 396 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| 2012-13 | La Liga | Deportivo La Coruña | 30 | 2 | 878 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19.0 | |
| 2013-14 | LG1 | Stade Rennes | 30 | 18 | 1750 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 25.8 | |
| 2014-15 | EPL | Swansea City | 10 | 4 | 389 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| 2015-16 | TFLC | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 24 | 2061 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 24.3 | |
| 2016-17 | EFLC | Norwich City | 28 | 16 | 1406 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 39.3 | |
| 2017-18 | EFLC | Norwich City | 37 | 26 | 2512 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 6.7 | 36 | 22.2 |
| 2018-19 | EFLC | Reading FC | 10 | 9 | 668 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.5 | 10 | 30.0 |
| 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 (Championship) | PAOK Saloniki | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022-23 | SLG1 | PAOK Saloniki | 24 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023-24 | SL | Konyaspor | 15 | 4 | 453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 | PL | Vitória Guimarães | 15 | 6 | 602 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 340 | 187 | 12790 | 79 | 12 | 213 | 65 | 46 | 2 | 144 | 54.9 | 188 | 42.0 | |||
| Cup | 35 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 391 | 218 | 12790 | 91 | 12 | 213 | 65 | 54 | 2 | 144 | 63.2 | 188 | 48.4 |
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 |
| 2023-24 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | Vitória Guimarães |
| 2023-24 | Turkey | I | SüperLig | Konyaspor |
