André André

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. 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
Date of birth (1989-08-26) 26 August 1989
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Porto
Number 20
Youth career
1999–2007 Varzim
2007–2008 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Varzim 49 (6)
2010–2011 Deportivo B 3 (0)
2011–2012 Varzim 37 (12)
2012–2015 Vitória Guimarães 81 (16)
2015– Porto 23 (2)
National team
2008 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2015– Portugal 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 2 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

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

Club career

Born in Vila do Conde, André was brought up at FC Porto and Varzim SC. He made his senior debuts with the latter in 2008, scoring six goals in 49 second division games in two seasons combined.

In the first half of the 2010–11 campaign, André joined Deportivo de La Coruña B in Spain on a 2+2 contract,[1] suffering relegation from the third level (only three matches played), a fate which also befell his previous team. He returned to Varzim in January 2011.

In 2011–12, André netted 12 times from his midfield position to help Varzim return to division two after just one year,[2] even though the team could not eventually promote due to irregularities. In the off-season, he signed with Vitória S.C. in the Primeira Liga.

André scored 11 goals in the 2014–15 season – eight from penalties[3]– as the Minho Province club finished fifth and qualified to the UEFA Europa League. Highlights included a hat-trick in a 4–0 home win against C.D. Nacional, on 4 January 2015.[4]

André returned to Porto in June 2015 after eight years, agreeing to a four or five-year deal.[5] In late September, in two home games separated by nine days, he scored his first competitive goals with the club, helping to wins over S.L. Benfica (1–0) and Chelsea (2–1), the latter for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[6][7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Club statistics

As of match played on 2 March 2016
Club Season League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Varzim 2008–09[11] 25231283
2009–10[11] 24440284
Total 49671567
Deportivo B 2010–11[11] 3030
Varzim 2010–11[11] 400040
2011–12[11] 3312103412
Total 3712103912
Vitória Guimarães 2012–13[11] 24170311
2013–14[11] 264506[lower-alpha 1]1375
2014–15[11] 3111323413
Total 81161526110219
Porto 2015–16[11] 222316[lower-alpha 2]2215
Total 2223162315
Career total 1893626412322843

Honours

Varzim
Vitória Guimarães

References

External links

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