André Luis (footballer, born 1994)

André Luis Silva de Aguiar (born 9 March 1994), known as just André Luis, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Portuguese club Moreirense.[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Aguiar.
André Luis
Personal information
Full name André Luis Silva de Aguiar
Date of birth (1994-03-09) March 9, 1994
Place of birth Santarém, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Moreirense
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Grêmio 1 (0)
2014–2018 Botafogo 0 (0)
2016 →Boavista (loan) 6 (0)
2017 →Rio Verde (loan) 8 (5)
2017 →Ypiranga (loan) 13 (8)
2017–2018 →Figueirense (loan) 6 (2)
2018 Figueirense 34 (7)
2018–2020 Chaves 43 (15)
2020– Moreirense 71 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023

Professional career

André Luis began his career in Brazil with Grêmio. André Luis made his professional debut with Grêmio in a 2-1 Campeonato Gaúcho loss to Canoas on 25 January 2013.[2] He then moved to Botafogo where he had various loans in Brazil, before signing with Figueirense in January 2018.[3]

He moved to Portugal with Chaves on 31 August 2018.[4] After a couple seasons with Chaves, he signed with Moreirense on 16 October 2020.[5]

Personal life

In April 2019, Luis had a bout of bacterial meningitis, and had to spend three days in an induced coma, followed by 2 more in intensive care. Afterwards he had 5 days of observation with a neurology department. He ended up missing the rest of the 2019–20 season due to the infection.[6]

References
  1. André Luis at Soccerway
  2. "Grêmio vs. Canoas - 24 January 2013 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. "Para "não errar", Botafogo age com cautela e prepara bote decisivo por camisa 9". ge.
  4. "Último dia de mercado trouxe um avançado para o Chaves - O Jogo". www.ojogo.pt.
  5. "A BOLA". A Bola (in Portuguese). 6 Oct 2020. Retrieved 7 Jan 2021.
  6. "O avançado que fintou a morte joga na II Liga: "Estive três dias em coma induzido" - O Jogo". www.ojogo.pt.
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