André Santos (footballer, born 1989)

André Filipe Bernardes Santos (born 2 March 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belenenses SAD.

For other people named André Santos, see André Santos (disambiguation).
André Santos
Santos at his Deportivo presentation
Personal information
Full name André Filipe Bernardes Santos
Date of birth (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989
Place of birth Sobreiro Curvo, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Belenenses SAD
Number 26
Youth career
1998–2000 Lourinhanense
2000–2008 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Sporting CP 37 (2)
2008–2009 → Fátima (loan) 16 (2)
2009–2010 → União Leiria (loan) 39 (0)
2012–2013 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 13 (0)
2013–2014 Vitória Guimarães 25 (0)
2014–2015 Balıkesirspor 11 (1)
2015–2016 Metz 28 (1)
2016–2018 Arouca 48 (1)
2018 → Universitatea Craiova (loan) 7 (0)
2018– Belenenses SAD 44 (3)
National team
2007 Portugal U18 4 (2)
2007–2008 Portugal U19 11 (0)
2009–2010 Portugal U21 15 (1)
2010–2011 Portugal U23 3 (0)
2011 Portugal 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 February 2020

Club career

Born in Sobreiro Curvo, Torres Vedras, Santos joined Sporting CP's youth system at the age of 11. He made his senior debut while on loan, playing with C.D. Fátima in the third division[1] and U.D. Leiria;[2] in the 2009–10 season, with the latter, he first appeared in the Primeira Liga, playing 30 complete games to help the club finish in ninth place and being the first Portuguese player to achieve the feat in the league in the process.[3]

Santos returned to the Lions for 2010–11, playing his first official match with the side on 5 August in a 2–1 home win against FC Nordsjælland in the UEFA Europa League.[4] He scored his first goal as a professional exactly four months later, helping the visiting team win it 3–1 at Portimonense SC,[5] and finished the campaign with 42 appearances all competitions comprised (two goals).

On 25 August 2011, also in the Europa League and against the same Danish opponent, and with the same match result but now in the playoff round, Santos netted to eventually help Sporting reach the group stage as that was also the aggregate score.[6] However, he eventually lost his importance in the squad under new manager Domingos Paciência.

In June 2012 Santos moved, alongside a host of compatriots – including Sporting teammate Diogo Salomão – to Deportivo de La Coruña from Spain, in a season-long loan.[7] He made his La Liga debut on 1 September by coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw to Getafe CF,[8] but featured sparingly overall and the Galicians were also relegated.

On 8 August 2014, after one season back in his homeland with Vitória de Guimarães, Santos moved teams and countries again, joining Balıkesirspor in the Süper Lig.[9][10]

International career

Santos earned 30 caps for Portugal at youth level, scoring three times. He made his debut for the full side on 29 March 2011, replacing Rúben Micael for the last 15 minutes of a 2–0 friendly win over Finland in Aveiro.[11]

Club statistics
As of 11 May 2013[12][13]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fátima 2008–09 162200000182
Total 162200000182
União Leiria 2008–09 9000000090
2009–10 300104000350
Total 390104000440
Sporting 2010–11 2623030100422
2011–12 110302092252
Total 3726050192674
Deportivo 2012–13 130200000150
Total 130200000150
Career total 1054110901921446

References
  1. "Paez e André Santos emprestados ao Fátima" [Paez and André Santos loaned to Fátima]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 July 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  2. "André Santos é reforço" [André Santos is an addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 January 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. "André Santos: "Gostava de atingir marco histórico"" [André Santos: "I would like to reach an historic landmark"]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 March 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  4. "Sporting 2–1 Nordsjælland" (in Portuguese). UEFA. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. "Sporting vence Portimonense (3–1) e já é terceiro" [Sporting beat Portimonense (3–1) and are already third]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 5 December 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. ""Leões" acordam a tempo" ["Lions" wake up in time] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  7. "André Santos, primer fichaje para el Depor" [André Santos, first Depor signing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  8. "Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 Getafe: Riki y Abdel Barrada, los goles del empate" [Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 Getafe: Riki and Abdel Barrada, the goals in draw] (in Spanish). Goal. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  9. "Balkes Andre Santos'u bitirdi" [André Santos Balkes deal done] (in Turkish). NTV. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  10. "Andre Santos Balıkesirspor'da" [Andre Santos to Balıkesirspor]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  11. "Germany beaten, France and England held". UEFA. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  12. "André Santos". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  13. André Santos at WorldFootball.net
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