André Bernardes Santos

André Santos

Santos being presented at Deportivo
Personal information
Full name	André Filipe Bernardes Santos
Date of birth	2 March 1989
Place of birth	Sobreiro Curvo, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Metz
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–	Metz	22	(1)
National team^‡
2009–2011	Portugal U21	15	(1)
2011–	Portugal	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2011

André Filipe Bernardes Santos (born 2 March 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for French club FC Metz as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Sobreiro Curvo, Torres Vedras, Santos joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system at the age of 11. He made his senior debuts 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 the 2010–11 campaign, playing his first official match with the side on 5 August in a 2–1 home win against FC Nordsjælland for 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 season 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 gained 30 caps for Portugal at youth level, scoring three times. He made his debut for the full squad 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]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fátima	2008–09	16	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	2
Total		16	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	2
União Leiria	2008–09	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2009–10	30	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	35	0
Total		39	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	44	0
Sporting	2010–11	26	2	3	0	3	0	10	0	42	2
	2011–12	11	0	3	0	2	0	9	2	25	2
Total		37	2	6	0	5	0	19	2	67	4
Deportivo	2012–13	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Total		13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Career total		105	4	11	0	9	0	19	2	144	6

References

1. "Paez e André Santos emprestados ao Fátima" [Paez and André Santos loaned to Fátima] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
2. "André Santos é reforço" [André Santos an addition] (in Portuguese). Record. 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"] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
4. "Sporting 2–1 Nordsjælland" (in Portuguese). UEFA.com. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
5. "Sporting vence Portimonense (3–1) e já é terceiro" [Sporting beats Portimonense (3–1) and climbs to third] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
6. ""Leões" acordam a tempo" ["Lions" wake up on time] (in Portuguese). UEFA.com. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
7. "André Santos, primer fichaje para el Depor" [André Santos, first Depor signing] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 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.com. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
9. Balkes Andre Santos'u bitirdi; NTV Spor, 8 August 2014 (Turkish)
10. Andre Santos Balıkesirspor’da (Andre Santos to Balıkesirspor); Fanatik, 9 August 2014 (Turkish)
11. "Germany beaten, France and England held". UEFA.com. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
12. "André Santos". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

External links

• André Santos at footballzz.co.uk
• André Santos profile at ForaDeJogo
• André Santos at National-Football-Teams.com