Nelson Viegas
{{short description|Timorese footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Sarmento|Viegas}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Nelson Viegas
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Nelson Sarmento Viegas
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|12|24|df=y}}{{soccerway|nelson-sarmento-viegas/446868}}
| birth_place = Atambua, Indonesia
| height = 1.72 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Greenvale United
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Teouma Academy
| years1 = 2015
| clubs1 = Academi FC
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = Karketu Dili
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = Carsae
| years4 = 2018–2020
| clubs4 = Boavista TL
| years5 = 2020–2022
| clubs5 = Karketu Dili
| years6 = 2022–
| clubs6 = Greenvale United
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Timor-Leste U14
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2018
| nationalteam2 = Timor-Leste U19
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2016–
| nationalteam3 = Timor-Leste
| nationalcaps3 = 22
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| ntupdate = 14 December 2021
}}
Nelson Sarmento Viegas (born 24 December 1999) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Australian club Greenvale United.{{NFT player|pid=64474}} Born in Indonesia, he represents the Timor-Leste at international level.
In November 2022, Viegas moved to Greenvale United in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://tatoli.tl/2022/11/23/klubu-australia-kontrata-nelson-viegas-durante-tinan-ida/|title=Klube Australia kontrada Nelson Viegas durante tinan ida|publisher=Tatoli|date=23 November 2022}}
International career
Viegas scored his first international goal against Cambodia on 21 October 2016.{{Cite web|title=Cambodia 3-2 Timor Leste: Angkor Warriors are Qualification Round winners|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/cambodia-3-2-timor-leste-angkor-warriors-are-qualification-round-winners|publisher=AFF|date=21 October 2016|accessdate=14 November 2016}}
=International goals=
class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
1. | 21 October 2016 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | {{fb|Cambodia}} | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2016 AFF Championship qualification |
References
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Category:East Timorese men's footballers
Category:Timor-Leste men's international footballers
Category:Karketu Dili F.C. players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for Timor-Leste
Category:Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
Category:SEA Games competitors for Timor-Leste
Category:East Timorese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Category:East Timorese expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Category:People from Belu Regency
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