Hugo Alberto Pires da Cunha (born 6 September 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United.
Club career Early career Cunha was born in Viana do Castelo, Portugal and started playing football with local teams Artur Rego AD and Perspectiva em Jogo AD before joining the academy of Sporting CP in 2014, where he remained until 2021 when he signed for the academy of Famalicão in 2021.
Famalicão In July 2021, Cunha signed for Primeira Liga club Famalicão, where he would initially play for the under-23 team. In July 2023, after impressing with the U23 team, he was promoted to the first team by manager João Pedro Sousa, as well as signing a new contract that would run until June 2026.
Galway United On 26 January 2026, Cunha signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Galway United. With loanee goalkeeper Evan Watts having been an ever present until returning to his parent club in July, Cunha remained an unused substitute in the first 22 league games of the season, before making his debut in senior football on 3 July 2026 in a 3–0 defeat to St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park. On 14 August 2026, Cunha saved a penalty in the shootout to win his side the game in a 5–4 victory on penalties after a 1–1 draw with Bray Wanderers in the FAI Cup.
International career On 12 December 2017, he made his international debut for Portugal U17, in a 3–1 loss away to Turkey U17 in a friendly.https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?2586pg=22&ftxtID=28498&pageID=471&rcbID=ctl00_LPane_m_471_2353_ctnr_m_471_2353_mo&rcbServerID=mo%26rcbID%3Dctl00_LPane_m_471_2353_ctnr_m_471_2353_mo%26rcbServerID%3Dmo
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFamalicão2023–24Primeira Liga0000–002024–250000–002025–260000–00Total00000000Galway United2026LOI Premier Division5020–70Career Total50200070
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