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Former Manchester United star Nani is still giving his all for his latest team.
United career
The Portuguese star joined Manchester United in the summer of 2007 from Sporting CP and helped the team win the Premier League and Champions League double in 2008.
Nani would go on to play 240 times for the club, scoring 40 goals.
He found game time hard to come by after Sir Alex Ferguson left the club and went out to Sporting CP on loan before moving to Fenerbahce permanently in the summer of 2015.
Nani would later trek the globe and play for Valencia CF, SS Lazio, Orlando City, Venezia.
He then moved to Melbourne Victory, Adana Demirspor and C.F. Estrela da Amadora in the latter part of his career.
The 39-year-old is still going and recently signed for his new club in Kazakhstan, Aktobe.
✅ Official: Luis Nani joins Aktobe!
🇵🇹 The 39-year-old Portuguese winger has signed a one-year contract with Aktobe, returning to professional football to play in the Kazakhstan Premier League
💰 The former Manchester United player is expected to earn around $800k in salary pic.twitter.com/o4tEU2xJky
— Kazakhstan Football 🇰🇿 (@Kazakh_Footy) January 25, 2026
Instant impact
The Sun report that, “the Portugal legend was brought on for the final 20 minutes of the thumping 4-1 win over Tobol and had an instant impact.”
He was only on the pitch for a matter of three minutes before assisting his new side’s fourth goal with a trademark cross.
After the match, Nani was caught on camera celebrating with the fans. The outlet states that, “a video shows him interacting with the home support as he performs a chant.
It starts with him shouting ‘Ziga’ as they then reply. He then breaks into full voice with the passionate fans joining in with their new hero as they chant ‘Ziga-zaga hey.’
🇵🇹 Nani made his official debut for Aktobe in the KPL
🔥 He came on against Tobol in the 71st minute and provided an assist three minutes later
Aktobe 4-1 Tobol pic.twitter.com/I514hMVb0Y
— Kazakhstan Football 🇰🇿 (@Kazakh_Footy) March 7, 2026
Aktobe sit top of the league after their big win and will travel to face FC Kairat on Monday 16th March.
Nani career stats
| Club | Games played | Goals scored | Years Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 76 | 11 | 2005-2007 |
| Man United | 230 | 40 | 2007-2015 |
| Sporting CP (loan) | 37 | 12 | 2014-2015 |
| Fenerbahce | 47 | 12 | 2015-2016 |
| Valencia | 26 | 5 | 2016-2017 |
| Lazio (loan) | 25 | 3 | 2017-2018 |
| Sporting CP | 28 | 9 | 2018-2019 |
| Orlando City | 88 | 31 | 2019-2021 |
| Venezia | 10 | 0 | 2021-2022 |
| Melbourne Victory | 11 | 0 | 2022-2023 |
| Adana Demirspor | 34 | 4 | 2023-2024 |
| Estrela Amadora | 10 | 1 | 2024-2025 |
| FC Aktobe | 1 | 0 | 2026- |
Source: Wikipedia
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