André Moreira

André Campos Moreira (born 2 December 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belenenses SAD.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Campos and the second or paternal family name is Moreira.
André Moreira
Personal information
Full name André Campos Moreira
Date of birth (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995
Place of birth Ribeirão, Portugal
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Belenenses SAD
Number 1
Youth career
2005–2013 Ribeirão
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Ribeirão 16 (0)
2014–2019 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Moreirense (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 → União Madeira (loan) 19 (0)
2016 → Belenenses (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Braga (loan) 0 (0)
2018 → Belenenses (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2019 → Aston Villa (loan) 0 (0)
2019 → Feirense (loan) 5 (0)
2019– Belenenses SAD 13 (0)
National team
2014 Portugal U19 8 (0)
2014–2015 Portugal U20 9 (0)
2016 Portugal U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020

Club career

Born in Ribeirão, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Moreira was a G.D. Ribeirão youth graduate. He made his senior debut for the club on 29 December 2013, coming on as a substitute for injured Paulo Cunha in a 2–3 home loss against A.D. Oliveirense for the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores.

In August 2014, after impressing with the Portuguese under-19 team at the 2014 UEFA European Championship, Moreira was sold to Jorge Mendes' GestiFute and signed a six-year deal with Atlético Madrid.[1] He was immediately loaned to Primeira Liga side Moreirense FC,[2] making his professional debut on 28 December 2014 by starting in a 2–0 home win against F.C. Arouca for the season's Taça da Liga.[3]

On 1 July 2015, Moreira joined C.F. União in a season-long loan.[4] He made his debut in the top level on 16 August, in a 2–1 local derby triumph over C.S. Marítimo.[5]

On 3 August 2016, Moreira was loaned to fellow league club C.F. Os Belenenses.[6] His loan was cancelled 14 days later, after the injury of Miguel Ángel Moyá;[7] he only managed one bench appearance during his very brief spell with the former, in a league game at Vitória de Setúbal.[8]

Moreira split 2017–18 between S.C. Braga[9] and Belenenses,[10] only managing to appear for the latter side. On 1 August 2018, he signed for English Championship club Aston Villa on loan for the season,[11] making his competitive debut 13 days later at Yeovil Town for the first round of the EFL Cup and saving a penalty from Alex Fisher in a 1–0 win.[12]

On 23 January 2019, Moreira returned to Atlético Madrid when his spell at Villa Park was prematurely ended without one single league appearance to his credit.[13] The same day, still owned by the Spaniards, he joined C.D. Feirense for five months.[14]

On 17 July 2019, after five years linked to Atlético without any appearances for them, Moreira terminated his contract and signed for Belenenses SAD on a permanent three-year deal.[15][16]

International career

Moreira represented Portugal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all matches in New Zealand, helping his country reach the quarter-finals.[17]

Moreira's first and only cap for the under-21s occurred on 11 October 2016, in a 7–1 friendly rout of Liechtenstein.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 August 2018[19]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ribeirão 2013–14 Campeonato de Portugal 16000——00160
Total 16000——00160
Atlético Madrid 2014–15 La Liga 0000—000000
2015–16 0000—000000
2016–17 0000—000000
Total 0000—000000
Moreirense (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 000020—0020
União Madeira (loan) 2015–16 1900000—00190
Belenenses (loan) 2016–17 100———00100
Aston Villa (loan) 2018–19 Championship 000020—|0020
Career total 45000400000490
  1. Includes the Taça de Portugal and Copa del Rey.
  2. Includes the Taça da Liga.
  3. Includes the UEFA Champions League.

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Biggers, Sam (15 August 2014). "The Curious Case of Andre Moreira". Vavel. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. "André Moreira chega via Atlético de Madrid" [André Moreira arrives via Atlético Madrid]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. "Taça da Liga: Moreirense vence Arouca e é líder à condição" [League Cup: Moreirense defeat Arouca and are provisional leaders] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. "Guarda-redes dos sub-20 reforça União da Madeira" [Under-20 goalkeeper bolsters União da Madeira] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. "União derrota Marítimo no derbi da Madeira" [União defeat Marítimo in Madeiran derby] (in Portuguese). RTP Madeira. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. Lima, Fábio (3 August 2016). "Oficial: André Moreira reforça azuis" [Official: André Moreira bolsters blues]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. "André Moreira joins the first team". Atlético Madrid. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  8. "V. Setúbal 2–0 Belenenses" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. "Oficial: Braga anuncia chegada de André Moreira" [Official: Braga announce arrival of André Moreira]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  10. "Guarda-redes André Moreira troca Sp. Braga pelo Belenenses" [Goalkeeper André Moreira exchanges Sp. Braga for Belenenses]. Público (in Portuguese). 30 December 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  11. Dicken, Alex (1 August 2018). "Aston Villa sign Andre Moreira from Atletico Madrid – here's the lowdown". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. "Yeovil Town 0–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  13. Maher, Matt (23 January 2019). "Loan flop Andre Moreira makes Aston Villa exit". Express & Star. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  14. "André Moreira regressa a Portugal para a baliza do Feirense" [André Moreira returns to Portugal to goal of Feirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  15. "Moreira leaves Atletico Madrid without ever featuring for the first team". Marca. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  16. "André Moreira regressa e assina por três temporadas (Belenenses)" [André Moreira returns and signs for three seasons (Belenenses)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  17. "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  18. "Sub-21: Liechtenstein-Portugal, 1–7 (resultado final)" [Under-21: Liechtenstein-Portugal, 1–7 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  19. "André Moreira". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  20. "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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