# Niki Torrão

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 striker for Liga de Elite club S.L Benfica de Macau. Born in South Africa, he represents the Macau national team.

## International career

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

### Goals for senior national team

    Scores and results list Macau's goal tally first.
| # | 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. | 3 November 2016 | Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia | Mongolia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup |
| 4. | 6 November 2016 | Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia | Laos | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup |
| 5. | 6 November 2016 | Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia | Laos | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup |
| 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 |

## Career statistics
### Club

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | 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 |
| Windsor Arch Ka I | 2012 | Liga de Elite | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| Windsor Arch Ka I | 2013 | Liga de Elite | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 |
| Windsor Arch Ka I | Total | Total | 41 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 45 |
| Benfica de Macau | 2014 | Liga de Elite | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| Benfica de Macau | 2015 | Liga de Elite | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 |
| Benfica de Macau | 2016 | Liga de Elite | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 |
| Benfica de Macau | 2017 | Liga de Elite | 14 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| Benfica de Macau | 2018 | Liga de Elite | 15 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| Benfica de Macau | 2019 | Liga de Elite | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 |
| Benfica de Macau | 2025 | Liga de Elite | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | 2 |
| Benfica de Macau | Total | 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 |
| Chao Pak Kei | 2022 | Liga de Elite | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 32 |
| Chao Pak Kei | 2023 | Liga de Elite | 10 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 |
| Chao Pak Kei | 2024 | Liga de Elite | 13 | 16 | | | 13 | 16 |
| Chao Pak Kei | Total | Total | 55 | 84 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 90 |
| Total career | Total career | Total career | 204 | 217 | 14 | 10 | 218 | 227 |

### International

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