Herculano Nabian

Herculano Bucancil Nabian (born 25 January 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Italian club Empoli, on loan from Vitória Guimarães. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he is a youth international for Portugal.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Bucancil and the second or paternal family name is Nabian.
Herculano Nabian
Personal information
Full name Herculano Bucancil Nabian
Date of birth (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Empoli U19
Youth career
2013–2015 Recreios Algueirão
2015–2018 Belenenses
2018–2020 Vitória Guimarães
2022– → Empoli U19 (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Vitória Guimarães B 28 (10)
2021– Vitória Guimarães 5 (0)
2022– → Empoli (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Portugal U15 5 (3)
2019 Portugal U16 6 (5)
2019–2020 Portugal U17 9 (4)
2021–2022 Portugal U18 11 (2)
2022– Portugal U19 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:52, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:52, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Bissau, Nabian was formed at C.F. Os Belenenses before joining Vitória de Guimarães in 2018. His tally of 51 goals in two years in their youth team earned attention from foreign teams, and in July 2020, he signed his first professional contract of three years with the option of one more, and a buyout clause of €60 million.[1][2]

In the 2020–21 season, he took part with the reserve team in the third tier, scoring 7 goals in 21 games. This included a hat-trick on 3 April in a 5–1 win over the second team of Rio Ave FC.[3] On 26 July 2021, he made his first-team debut in the first round of the Taça da Liga in a 4–1 home win over Leixões S.C. as an 85th-minute substitute; he assisted the final goal by Maga.[4] His Primeira Liga bow came on 8 August again as a late replacement at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, in a 1–0 loss to Portimonense SC.[5]

On 6 August 2022, Nabian joined Italian club Empoli on loan with an option to buy.[6] He was initially assigned to the club's Under-19 Primavera squad.

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 August 2021[7][8]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitória Guimarães B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 217––00217
Vitória Guimarães 2021–22 Primeira Liga 00001[lower-alpha 1]00010
Career total 277001000227
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Taça da Liga

References
  1. "Vitória em negociações para renovar contrato do internacional Herculano Nabian" [Vitória in negotiations to renew contract of international Herculano Nabian] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. Freitas, Bruno (14 July 2020). "Herculano Nabian renova com V. Guimarães e fica com cláusula de rescisão de 60 milhões de euros" [Herculano Nabian renews with V. Guimarães and ends up with release clause of 60 million euros]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. "Quer ser "referência no Vitória" e sonha com o Real Madrid: eis Herculano" [He wants to be an "icon for Vitória" and dreams of Real Madrid: behold Herculano]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. "V. Guimarães: mais novo do século estreou-se com assistência" [V. Guimarães: youngest of the century debuted with assist] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. "DIRETO V. Guimarães-Portimonense" [LIVE V. Guimarães-Portimonense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. "Herculano Nabian è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" [Herculano Nabian is a new footballer in blue] (in Italian). Empoli. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. Herculano Nabian at Soccerway
  8. Herculano Nabian at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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