André Pinto (footballer, born 1989)

André Almeida Pinto (born 5 October 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for championship club Leeds.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Almeida and the second or paternal family name is Pinto.
André Pinto
Pinto with Braga in 2016
Personal information
Full name André Almeida Pinto
Date of birth (1989-10-05) 5 October 1989
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1997–1999 SC Arcozelo
1999–2008 Porto
2004–2005 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Porto 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Santa Clara (loan) 27 (3)
2009–2010 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 22 (1)
2010–2011 → Portimonense (loan) 26 (2)
2011–2012 → Olhanense (loan) 21 (2)
2012–2013 Panathinaikos 16 (0)
2014 Braga B 3 (0)
2014–2017 Braga 67 (3)
2017–2019 Sporting CP 18 (0)
2019–2020 Al-Fateh 12 (0)
National team‡
2004–2005 Portugal U16 8 (1)
2005–2006 Portugal U17 10 (0)
2007 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2007–2008 Portugal U19 11 (0)
2008 Portugal U20 1 (0)
2008–2010 Portugal U21 12 (0)
2011 Portugal U23 1 (0)
2015– Portugal 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Club career

Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Pinto joined FC Porto's youth academy at the age of 9. As a senior, he would be consecutively loaned for the duration of his contract, to C.D. Santa Clara, Vitória de Setúbal, Portimonense S.C. and S.C. Olhanense; he made his Primeira Liga debut with the second club, his first match in the competition being a 0–4 home loss against U.D. Leiria on 13 September 2009 where he featured the full 90 minutes.[1]

Pinto was sold to Superleague Greece side Panathinaikos F.C. in summer 2012,[2] making 22 competitive appearances in his first and only campaign. He returned to his homeland in late December 2013, signing with S.C. Braga for three-and-a-half years and being initially assigned to the reserves.[3]

In late April 2017, after being ousted from the first-team squad by manager Jorge Simão[4] and subsequently terminating his contract, Pinto agreed to a four-year deal at Sporting CP with a release clause of €45 million, with the move being made effective on 1 July.[5] During his spell at the Estádio José Alvalade, he played second-fiddle to Sebastián Coates and Jérémy Mathieu.[6][7]

In August 2019 he joined Al-Fateh SC of the Saudi Professional League on a one-year contract.[8]

On 26th April Pinto signed for Leeds on a deal until 2021. He announced this via his Twitter. The footballing world was shocked into disbelief that a player has signed for a club during a pandemic.

International career

Pinto earned 45 caps for Portugal at youth level, including 12 for the under-21s. He made his debut with the full side on 31 March 2015, being sent off in the 60th minute of a 0–2 friendly defeat against Cape Verde in Estoril after a foul on Héldon.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 January 2018[10][11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto 2007–08 00000000—00
Santa Clara (loan) 2008–09 2734010——323
Vitória Setúbal (loan) 2009–10 2211000——231
Portimonense (loan) 2010–11 2622000——282
Olhanense (loan) 2011–12 2123020——262
Panathinaikos 2012–13 16020—40—220
Braga B 2013–14 30————30
Braga 2013–14 20000000—20
2014–15 3316010——401
2015–16 220403070—360
2016–17 10200103110153
Total 6731005010110934
Sporting 2017–18 50301020—110
Career Total 18711250901611023812
  1. Includes the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International
As of match played 31 March 2015[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 201510
Total10

Honours

Club

Braga

Sporting

Individual

References
  1. "V. Setúbal-U. Leiria, 0–4 (Carlão 15, Silas 56, Panandetiguiri 62, Kalaba 87)". Record (in Portuguese). 13 September 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. "André Pinto viaja hoje para a Grécia" [André Pinto travels to Greece today]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. "André Pinto é o novo reforço do Sporting Braga" [André Pinto is the new Sporting Braga addition]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 23 December 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. "Treinador do Braga arruma de vez com o capitão André Pinto" [Braga coach puts captain André Pinto on the shelf for good] (in Portuguese). TSF. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. "Oficial: André Pinto assina pelo Sporting até 2021" [Official: André Pinto signs for Sporting until 2021]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 April 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. "Tonel aposta na dupla André Pinto e Tobias Figueiredo" [Tonel bets on duo of André Pinto and Tobias Figueiredo] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. Moita, Alexandre; Magalhães, Luís (21 September 2018). "Mathieu lesionado na perna esquerda" [Mathieu with left leg injury]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. "الفتح يضم البرتغالي ألميدا لعامين - أخبار" (in Arabic). Akhbaar 24. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  9. "Portugal 0–2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  10. "André Pinto". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  11. "André Pinto". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  12. "André Pinto". European Football. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  13. Nogueira, Carlos (26 May 2019). "Leão rei dos penáltis leva para casa o segundo troféu da época" [Penalty-king lion takes home second trophy of the season]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  14. "Penalties smile on Sporting again as Lions retain Taça da Liga crown". PortuGOAL. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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