{{short description|Timorese footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Portuguese name|Sarmento|Viegas}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Nelson Viegas | image = | caption = | fullname = Nelson Sarmento Viegas | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|12|24|df=y}}<ref>{{soccerway|nelson-sarmento-viegas/446868}}</ref> | birth_place = Atambua, Indonesia | height = 1.72 m | position = Defender | currentclub = Greenvale United | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Teouma Academy | years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Academi FC | years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = Karketu Dili | years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = Carsae | years4 = 2018–2020 | clubs4 = Boavista TL | years5 = 2020–2022 | clubs5 = Karketu Dili | years6 = 2022– | clubs6 = Greenvale United | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = Timor-Leste U14 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | nationalyears2 = 2015–2018 | nationalteam2 = Timor-Leste U19 | nationalcaps2 = 13 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | nationalyears3 = 2016– | nationalteam3 = Timor-Leste | nationalcaps3 = 22 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | ntupdate = 14 December 2021 }}
'''Nelson Sarmento Viegas''' (born 24 December 1999) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Australian club Greenvale United.<ref>{{NFT player|pid=64474}}</ref> Born in Indonesia, he represents the Timor-Leste at international level.
In November 2022, Viegas moved to Greenvale United in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tatoli.tl/2022/11/23/klubu-australia-kontrata-nelson-viegas-durante-tinan-ida/|title=Klube Australia kontrada Nelson Viegas durante tinan ida|publisher=Tatoli|date=23 November 2022}}</ref>
==International career== Viegas scored his first international goal against Cambodia on 21 October 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cambodia 3-2 Timor Leste: Angkor Warriors are Qualification Round winners|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/cambodia-3-2-timor-leste-angkor-warriors-are-qualification-round-winners|publisher=AFF|date=21 October 2016|accessdate=14 November 2016}}</ref>
===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 21 October 2016 || Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia || {{fb|Cambodia}} || '''2'''–2 || 2–3 || 2016 AFF Championship qualification |}
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