- Set up both goals that sent Portugal through to the 2010 Fifa World Cup in playoff against Bosnia.
- Used to support Portuguese footballing giants Porto.
- Best friends with former Sporting Lisbon teammates Miguel Veloso and Yannick Djalo.
- Signed a four year contract extension on March 2010, keeping at Old Trafford until July 2014.
- As a youth he studied Capoeira, but later gave it up to focus on his football career.
- So far his list of honors with Manchester United consists of: Premier League x2 (07-08), (08-09) / Runners up x1 (09-10) Carling Cup x2 (08-09), (09-10) FA Community Shield x2 (07-08), (08-09) / Runners up x1 (09-10) UEFA Champions League x1 (07-08) / Runners up x1 (08-09) FIFA World Club Cup x1 (07-08).
- Began his career with local side Real Massamá in Lisbon. After seven years playing with them, he was brought by Sporting Lisbon with which he won the 'Taça de Portugal', his first and only piece of silverware in his second and last year with the Portuguese club. In July of 2007, he signed for Manchester United for an undisclosed fee, rumored to be around £14 million.
- Was raised by his aunt Antonia when both his parents left Portugal. While his father left for Cape Verde, his mother left for a better life in Holland.
- Lived with Cristiano Ronaldo and fellow new signing Anderson upon moving to Manchester from Lisbon, Portugal.
- His name - Nani - was given to him by his older sister when he was just a baby. While some publications refer to him as Luis Nani, he is most notably know as just Nani.
- Having been a Nike football boot model for a considerable about of his professional career, he caused a stir when he began wearing rival company Adidas's football boots before signing a contact to become a boot model for them in February 2011.
- Plays the piano.
- His famous acrobatic goal celebrations are a salute to his past training in the Brazilian martial art form of Capoeira.
- Is close friends with Cristiano Ronaldo.
- Though he is naturally right footed, he is considered one of the best two footed players in world football, having trained himself to use his left foot as a young boy.
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