Niki Torrão

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Torrão and the second or paternal family name is de Almeida.

Nicholas Mário Torrão de Almeida (Chinese: 艾美達; born 18 November 1987), simply known as Niki Torrão, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga de Elite club S.L Benfica de Macau.^[1][2] Born in South Africa, he represents the Macau national team.^[3]

Niki Torrão

Torrão with Macau in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Mário Torrão de Almeida
Date of birth	(1987-11-18) 18 November 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Benfica Macau
Number	10
Youth career
2003–2006	Estrela Amadora
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Casa Pia
2007–2008	Igreja Nova
2008–2009	Atlético Cacém	12	(1)
2009–2010	Cheleirense
2010–2011	Bocal
2011–2013	Windsor Arch Ka I	41	(45)
2014–2019	Benfica de Macau	88	(82)
2020–2021	Sporting de Macau	8	(5)
2021–2024	MUST CPK	55	(84)
2025–	Benfica de Macau	1	(2)
International career‡
2011–	Macau	21	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 October 2023

International career

In 2011, Torrão scored the winning goal for Macau in the 67th Interport Cup against Hong Kong's under-21 team.^[4]

On 11 October 2017, Torrão equalised for Macau against India at Sree Kanteerava Stadium eight minutes before half-time in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification third round match. It was Macau's first ever goal in the final round of the qualifiers.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Cacém	2008-09	III Divisão	12	1			0	0	12	1
Windsor Arch Ka I	2011	Liga de Elite	10	8			0	0	10	8
	2012		13	14			0	0	13	14
	2013		18	23			0	0	18	23
	Total		41	45			0	0	41	45
Benfica de Macau	2014	Liga de Elite	13	7			0	0	13	7
	2015		15	8			0	0	15	8
	2016		15	14			2	1	17	15
	2017		14	20			2	1	16	21
	2018		15	20			5	2	20	22
	2019		15	11			0	0	15	11
	Total		88	82			9	4	97	86
Sporting Macau	2020	Liga de Elite	8	5			0	0	8	5
Chao Pak Kei	2021	Liga de Elite	17	22			0	0	17	22
	2022		15	32			0	0	15	32
	2023		10	14			5	6	15	20
	2024		13	16					13	16
	Total		55	84			5	6	60	90
Benfica de Macau	2025	Liga de Elite	1	2					1	2
Total career			204	217			14	10	218	227

International

National team	Years	Caps	Goals
Macau	2011	2	0
	2014	1	1
	2015	3	0
	2016	4	4
	2017	5	3
	2019	1	0
	2023	5	1
Total		21	9

Scores and results list Macau's goal tally first.^[3]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 October 2014	Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau	Singapore	2–2	2–2	Friendly
2.	3 November 2016	Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia	Mongolia	1–0	2–1	2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
3.				2–1
4.	6 November 2016	Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia	Laos	3–1	4–1	2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
5.				4–1
6.	2 October 2017	Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau	Laos	3–1	3–1	Friendly
7.	11 October 2017	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru, India	India	1–1	1–4	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8.	14 November 2017	Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau	Kyrgyzstan	2–3	3–4	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9.	12 October 2023	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Myanmar	1–1	1–5	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification