Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Mário de Almeida Torrão | ||
Date of birth | 18 November 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Benfica de Macau | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | Estrela Amadora | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Casa Pia Atlético Clube | ? | (?) |
2006–2007 | Igreja Nova | ? | (?) |
2007–2008 | At. Cacém | 12 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Cheleirense | ? | (?) |
2009–2011 | A.C.D. Bocal | ? | (?) |
2011– 2013 | Windsor Arch Ka I | 35 | (39) |
2014– | Benfica de Macau | 78 | (42) |
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Macau | 15 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:13, 6 March 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:53, 14 November 2017 (UTC) |
Nicholas Mario Torrão de Almeida (Chinese: 艾美達; born November 18, 1987 in South Africa), known as Niki Torrão , is a professional football striker who plays for S.L. Benfica de Macau of Macau 1st Division Football. He also plays for the Macau national football team.
In 2011, Nicholas Torrao scored the winning goal for Macau in the 67th Interport Cup against Hong Kong under-21 national football team.
On 11 October 2017, Niki Torrao equalising for Macau against India at Sree Kanteerava Stadium eight minutes before half-time in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification Third Round match. It was Macau's first ever goal in final round of the qualifiers.