Nicolao Manuel Dumitru Cardoso was born on 12 October 1991 and is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Liga 1 club PSS Sleman.
20 Facts About Nicolao Dumitru
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Nicolao Dumitru failed to break into the first team during his period at Napoli, making only nine Serie A appearances at the club.
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Nicolao Dumitru joined Citadella on a temporary deal the same day.
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Nicolao Dumitru debuted on 24 August 2014 in the season's premiere home match against Skoda Xanthi where he scored his first goal.
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Nicolao Dumitru was twice nominated for the Best Goal award for the goals that he scored on the first matchday as well as on the third, and won the award for his second goal in the championship.
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Nicolao Dumitru got his first assist with Veria against PAS Giannina where Nikos Kaltsas scored.
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Nicolao Dumitru scored his third championship goal in a home victory against Levadiakos during Superleague's seventh matchday.
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On 30 August 2016, Nicolao Dumitru joined Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan.
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On 1 August 2017, Nicolao Dumitru signed a two-year deal with Spanish Segunda Division club AD Alcorcon.
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On 5 February 2019, Nicolao Dumitru signed with Italian club Livorno.
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On 25 July 2019, Nicolao Dumitru signed a two-year contract with Romanian club Gaz Metan Medias.
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On 14 January 2021, Nicolao Dumitru signed a contract with Korean club Suwon Bluewings.
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On 17 January 2021, Nicolao Dumitru moved to Romania to sign with UTA Arad.
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In July 2022, Nicolao Dumitru successively signed a one-year contract for Israel club, Bnei Sakhnin.
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On 8 July 2023, Nicolao Dumitru moved to Thailand giants, Buriram United.
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On 3 February 2024, Nicolao Dumitru moved to Malaysia giants, Johor Darul Ta'zim.
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On 30 July 2024, Nicolao Dumitru move to Indonesian club, PSS Sleman.
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Nicolao Dumitru was eligible to play international football for Sweden by birth, Brazil through his mother, Romania through his father and Italy through residency, his family having migrated there from Sweden when he was a child.
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Nicolao Dumitru was a member of the Italy U-20 national team.
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Nicolao Dumitru was born in Nacka, Sweden to a Romanian father and an Afro-Brazilian mother, and successively moved to Empoli, Tuscany in 1998 with his parents.