André André

André André
André playing for Porto in 2015
Personal information
Full name André Filipe Brás André
Date of birth (1989-08-26) 26 August 1989
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vitória Guimarães
Number 11
Youth career
1999–2007 Varzim
2007–2008 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Varzim 49 (6)
2010–2011 Deportivo B 3 (0)
2011–2012 Varzim 37 (12)
2012–2015 Vitória Guimarães 81 (16)
2015–2018 Porto 64 (3)
2018– Vitória Guimarães 6 (3)
National team‡
2008 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2015– Portugal 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2016

André Filipe Brás André (born 26 August 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória S.C. as a midfielder.

Club career

Varzim

Born in Vila do Conde, André was brought up at FC Porto and Varzim SC. He made his senior debuts with the latter in 2008, scoring six goals in 49 second division games in two seasons combined.

In the first half of the 2010–11 campaign, André joined Deportivo de La Coruña B in Spain on a 2+2 contract,[1] suffering relegation from the third level (only three matches played), a fate which also befell his previous team. He returned to Varzim in January 2011.[2]

In 2011–12, André netted 12 times from his midfield position to help Varzim return to division two after just one year.[3] No promotion eventually befell, however, due to irregularities.

V. Guimarães

In summer 2012, André signed with Vitória S.C. in the Primeira Liga.[4] In his first year, he contributed with five scoreless appearances in the Taça de Portugal as the club won the competition for the first time in its history.[5]

André scored 11 goals in the 2014–15 season – eight from penalties[6]– as the Minho Province side finished fifth and qualified to the UEFA Europa League. Highlights included a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win against C.D. Nacional, on 4 January 2015.[7]

Porto

André returned to Porto in June 2015 after eight years, agreeing to a four or five-year deal.[8] In late September, in two home games separated by nine days, he scored his first competitive goals with the club, helping to wins over S.L. Benfica (1–0) and Chelsea (2–1), the latter for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[9][10]

André contributed with 12 appearances in the 2017–18 campaign, helping his team win the national championship after a five-year wait.[11]

Return to Vitória

André returned to Guimarães on 4 July 2018.[12]

International career

André represented Portugal at under-19 level. He made his debut with the full side on 31 March 2015, coming on as a 66th-minute substitute for Adrien Silva in a 0–2 friendly defeat against Cape Verde in Estoril.[13]

André scored his first goal on 17 November 2015, finishing Vieirinha's cross to open a 2–0 win over Luxembourg at the Stade Josy Barthel.[14]

Personal life

André's father, António, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He represented Porto for more than one decade, and appeared with Portugal at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[15]

Club statistics

As of match played on 21 May 2017[16]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Varzim 2008–09[17] 25231—283
2009–10[17] 24440—284
Total 49671—567
Deportivo B 2010–11[17] 30——30
Varzim 2010–11[17] 4000—40
2011–12[17] 331210—3412
Total 371210—3912
Vitória Guimarães 2012–13[17] 24170—311
2013–14[17] 264506[lower-alpha 1]1375
2014–15[17] 311132—3413
Total 81161526110219
Porto 2015–16[17] 272416[lower-alpha 2]2375
2016–17[17] 251305[lower-alpha 2]0331
Total 52371112706
Career total 2193730417326744
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Varzim

Vitória Guimarães

Porto

References

  1. ↑ "El Dépor ficha al portugués André André" [Dépor sign Portuguese André André]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 20 June 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "André André (ex-F.C. Porto) regressa ao Varzim" [André André (ex-F.C. Porto) returns to Varzim] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Varzim campeão" [Varzim champions]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "André André no Vitória de Guimarães" [André André to Vitória de Guimarães]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 July 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 João Ruela (26 May 2013). "Vit. Guimarães vence Taça de Portugal pela 1.ª vez" [Vit. Guimarães win Portuguese Cup for the 1st time]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Guimarães beneficiou de 14 penáltis, André André converteu oito" [Guimarães had 14 penalties for, André André converted eight] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "V. Guimarães-Nacional, 4–0 (crónica)" [V. Guimarães-Nacional, 4–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "FC Porto: André André já assinou e é reforço" [FC Porto: André André has already signed and is an addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "André André goal earns Porto 1–0 win over Portuguese rivals Benfica". The Guardian. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Maicon makes sure Porto profit as Chelsea slump". UEFA. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "FC Porto: André André e Gonçalo Paciência repetem o feito dos pais" [FC Porto: André André and Gonçalo Paciência repeat parents' feat] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Oficial: André André está de regresso ao V. Guimarães" [Official: André André coming back to V. Guimarães]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Portugal 0–2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Luxembourg 0 Portugal 2: Andre Andre and Nani seal narrow win". FourFourTwo. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "André André: a cópia perfeita que o FC Porto não quis" [André André: the perfect copy FC Porto did not want] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  16. ↑ André André at Soccerway
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "André André". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "FC Porto é campeão nacional 2017/2018" [FC Porto are 2017/2018 national champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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