André Anderson (footballer)

André Anderson Pomilio Lima da Silva (born 23 September 1999), known as André Anderson, is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Lazio. Born in Brazil, he has represented Italy at youth level.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
André Anderson
Personal information
Full name André Anderson Pomilio Lima da Silva
Date of birth (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999
Place of birth Maracaí, Brazil[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Youth career
2009–2018 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Lazio 10 (0)
2018–2019 → Salernitana (loan) 17 (2)
2020–2021 → Salernitana (loan) 28 (5)
2022–2023 → São Paulo (loan) 10 (0)
International career‡
2019 Italy U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:31, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019

Club career

Early career

Born in Maracaí[1] but raised in Pedrinhas Paulista, both in the São Paulo state,[2] André Anderson joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2009. Initially playing in the club's futsal youth squads, he moved to football in 2010, and subsequently progressed through the youth setup.[3]

A spotlight in the club's youth categories,[4] André Anderson signed his first professional deal with the club in November 2015, running until October 2018. In July of the latter year, he rejected an offer of renewal.[5]

Lazio

On 14 August 2018, André Anderson signed with the Italian Serie A club Lazio.[6]

Loan to Salernitana

On 17 August 2018, André Anderson joined Serie B club Salernitana on a season-long loan.[7][8] He made his professional debut on 4 November, coming on as a second-half substitute for Antonio Palumbo in 1–0 away loss against Venezia.[9]

André Anderson scored his first professional goal on 18 January 2019, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 away defeat of Palermo.[10] Back from loan in July 2019, he was included in Lazio's first team squad, and made his Serie A debut on 1 December, replacing Luis Alberto late into a 3–0 home win over Udinese.

Second loan to Salernitana

On 5 October 2020, André Anderson returned to Salernitana on loan.[11] He scored five goals for the club during the season before returning to Lazio in July 2021, where he also featured rarely afterwards.

Loan to São Paulo

On 11 April 2022, André Anderson joined São Paulo on loan until 30 June 2023, with an option to buy.[12] He only featured in 12 matches (none of them in the 2023 season), before being dismissed by the club in June 2023;[13] he later notified the club to request a loan extension for a further year.[14]

International career

Although born in Brazil, André Anderson is eligible to Italy due to his ancestry. On 4 February 2019, he was called up to the latter's under-20s.[15]

Career statistics
As of 5 July 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lazio 2018–19 Serie A 0000——00
2019–20 6010000070
2020–21 000000—00
2021–22 400000—40
Total 100100000110
Salernitana (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 18200——182
Salernitana (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 28500——285
São Paulo (loan) 2022 Série A 1002000—120
Career total 667300000697

    Honours

    Lazio

    References
    1. "Em Araraquara, Santos FC encara o Confiança (SE) na estreia da Copinha" [In Araraquara, Santos FC face Confiança (SE) in the debut of the Copinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
    2. "Jovem de Pedrinhas Paulista é contratado por time italiano" [Pedrinhas youngster is signed by Italian club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Pedrinhas. 23 September 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
    3. "Caçula na Copinha, André vence 'pedrinhas' no caminho por sonho" [Youngest in the Copinha, André defeats 'little rocks' in the path to dream] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
    4. "Roma quer 'novo Messias' da base do Santos, que vale R$ 80 milhões e ganha só R$ 1,5 mil" [Roma want 'new Messiah' of Santos' youth setup, who worths R$ 80 million but earns only R$ 1.5 thousand] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
    5. "Sem acordo, Santos pode perder artilheiro da base para a Lazio" [Without agreement, Santos may lose goalscorer of the youth setup to Lazio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
    6. "Comunicato 14.08.2018" [Announcement 14.08.2018] (in Italian). SS Lazio. 14 August 2018.
    7. "Comunicato 17.08.2018" [Announcement 17.08.2018] (in Italian). SS Lazio. 17 August 2018.
    8. "André Anderson è un giocatore della Salernitana" [André Anderson is a Salernitana player] (in Italian). US Salernitana 1919. 17 August 2018.
    9. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 4 November 2018.
    10. "Palermo undone by late Salernitana goal". Palermo Calcio. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
    11. "Adamonis, André Anderson e Dziczek sono giocatori granata. Fella all'Avellino" (in Italian). Salernitana. 5 October 2020.
    12. "São Paulo acerta a chegada de André Anderson" [São Paulo agree the arrival of André Anderson] (Press release) (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
    13. "São Paulo comunica a André Anderson fim de contrato; meia diz que pagou para fazer cirurgia" [São Paulo notify André Anderson end of contract; midfielder says he paid to undergo surgery] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
    14. "André Anderson notifica São Paulo, acusa clube de não custear despesas de cirurgia e cobra reintegração e renovação até 2024" [André Anderson notifies São Paulo, accuses club of not paying surgery expenses and demands reintegration and renewal until 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
    15. "Salernitana, André Anderson convocato nell'Italia U20" [Salernitana, André Anderson called up to Italy U20] (in Italian). Pianeta Serie B. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
    16. André Anderson at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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