André André

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

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Brás and the second or paternal family name is André.
André André
André playing for Porto in 2015
Personal information
Full name André Filipe Brás André[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-26) 26 August 1989[1]
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vitória Guimarães
Number 21
Youth career
1999–2007 Varzim
2007–2008 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Varzim 49 (6)
2010–2011 Deportivo La Coruña B 3 (0)
2011–2012 Varzim 37 (12)
2012–2015 Vitória Guimarães 81 (16)
2014 Vitória Guimarães B 1 (0)
2015–2018 Porto 65 (3)
2018– Vitória Guimarães 102 (18)
2022 → Al-Ittihad (loan) 12 (0)
International career
2008 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2015 Portugal 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

After starting his career at Varzim, he made over 200 Primeira Liga appearances for Vitória de Guimarães and Porto, winning a league title with the latter in 2018.

Club career

Varzim

Born in Vila do Conde, André was brought up at FC Porto and Varzim SC. He made his senior debut with the latter in 2008, going on to total six goals in 49 second division games over two seasons.

In the first half of the 2010–11 campaign, André joined Deportivo de La Coruña B in Spain on a 2+2 contract,[2] suffering relegation from the third tier (only three appearances), a fate which also befell his previous team. He returned to Varzim in January 2011.[3]

André netted 12 times from his midfield position in 2011–12, to help Varzim return to division two after just one year.[4] No promotion eventually befell, however, due to irregularities.

Vitória Guimarães

In summer 2012, André signed with Vitória S.C. of the Primeira Liga.[5] In his first year, he contributed five scoreless appearances in the Taça de Portugal as the club won the competition for the first time in its history.[6] On 27 April 2014, he was one of four first-teamers parachuted into the B team for a crucial 2–1 home win over promotion rivals F.C. Vizela.[7]

André scored 11 goals in the 2014–15 season – eight from penalties[8]– as the Minho Province side finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Europa League. Highlights included a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win against C.D. Nacional, on 4 January 2015.[9]

Porto

André returned to Porto in June 2015 after eight years, agreeing to a four or five-year deal.[10] In late September, in two home games separated by nine days, he scored his first competitive goals with the club, helping to victories over S.L. Benfica (1–0) and Chelsea (2–1), the latter in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[11][12]

In the 2017–18 campaign, André played 13 matches to help his team win the national championship after a five-year wait.[13]

Return to Vitória

André returned to Guimarães on 4 July 2018.[14] On his debut on 10 August, he scored in a 3–2 loss at Benfica,[15] and fifteen days later on his return to the Estádio do Dragão, he netted a penalty as his team overturned a half-time deficit to beat Porto 3–2.[16]

On 21 March 2021, André extended his contract at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques up to June 2024.[17] The following January, however, he was loaned to Saudi Professional League club Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) with a €1 million buying option.[18]

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.[19]

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.[20]

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.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 21 May 2017[22]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Varzim 2008–09[23] 25231—283
2009–10[23] 24440—284
Total 49671—567
Deportivo B 2010–11[23] 30——30
Varzim 2010–11[23] 4000—40
2011–12[23] 331210—3412
Total 371210—3912
Vitória Guimarães 2012–13[23] 24170—311
2013–14[23] 264506[lower-alpha 1]1375
2014–15[23] 311132—3413
Total 81161526110219
Porto 2015–16[23] 272416[lower-alpha 2]2375
2016–17[23] 251305[lower-alpha 2]0331
Total 52371112706
Career total 2193730417326744
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal[24] 201541
Total41

International goals

Honours

Varzim

Vitória Guimarães

Porto

References
  1. "André André" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. Cadima, Pedro (10 June 2012). "Varzim campeão" [Varzim champions]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  5. "André André no Vitória de Guimarães" [André André to Vitória de Guimarães]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 July 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  6. Ruela, João (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.
  7. "Zona Norte: Reforços garantem triunfo ao V. Guimarães B" [Northern Zone: Additions guarantee triumph for V. Guimarães B]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  8. Pestana, José (24 May 2015). "Guimarães beneficiou de 14 penáltis, André André converteu oito" [Guimarães had 14 penalties for, André André converted eight] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  9. Ferreira, Bruno José (4 January 2015). "V. Guimarães-Nacional, 4–0 (crónica)" [V. Guimarães-Nacional, 4–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  10. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (4 June 2015). "FC Porto: André André já assinou e é reforço" [FC Porto: André André has already signed and is an addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  11. "André André goal earns Porto 1–0 win over Portuguese rivals Benfica". The Guardian. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  12. "Maicon makes sure Porto profit as Chelsea slump". UEFA. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  13. "FC Porto: André André e Gonçalo Paciência repetem o feito dos pais" [FC Porto: André André and Gonçalo Paciência repeat fathers' feat] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  14. "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 22 October 2019.
  15. Roseiro, Bruno (10 August 2018). "Benfica "versão 75 minutos" vence V. Guimarães por 3–2 no arranque da Liga com hat-trick de Pizzi – como aconteceu" ["75 minute version" of Benfica defeats V. Guimarães 3–2 in opening League game with Pizzi hat-trick – how it happened]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  16. "FC Porto 2–3 Vitória Guimarães, dragões venciam por 2–0" [FC Porto 2–3 Vitória Guimarães, dragons were winning 2–0] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  17. "André André renova com Vitória de Guimarães até junho de 2024" [André André renews with Vitória de Guimarães until June 2024]. Observador (in Portuguese). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  18. Oliveira, Vítor Jorge (31 January 2022). "V. Guimarães: André André ruma ao Al Ittihad" [V. Guimarães: André André headed for Al Ittihad]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  19. "Portugal 0–2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  20. "Luxembourg 0 Portugal 2: Andre Andre and Nani seal narrow win". FourFourTwo. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  21. Cunha, Pedro Jorge (4 November 2014). "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. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  22. André André at Soccerway
  23. André André at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  24. "André". European Football. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  25. "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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