Adriano Belmiro Duarte Nicolau best known for his nickname Yano, is an Angolan footballer who plays as a striker for Angolan premier league side Petro de Luanda.

Yano
Personal information
Full name Adriano Belmiro Duarte Nicolau
Date of birth (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Saurimo, Angola
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Petro de Luanda
Number 28
Youth career
Kabuscorp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Progresso do Sambizanga 133 (63)
2020– Petro de Luanda 88 (34)
International career
2012– Angola 29 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2019

In 2019–20, he signed in for Petro de Luanda in the Angolan league, the Girabola.[1]

International career

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International goals

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Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first.[2]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2012 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal   Congo 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2. 10 January 2016 Muller Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa   Zambia 1–0 1–2
3. 24 March 2018 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia   Zimbabwe 2–2 2–2 (4–2 p) 2018 Four Nations Tournament
4. 17 November 2019 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon   Gabon 1–2 1–2 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

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  1. ^ "Futebol: Plantel do Petro de Luanda 2019/20" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Yano". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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  • Yano at National-Football-Teams.com

Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players