André André

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 level (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.

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]

André scored 11 goals in the 2014–15 season – eight from penalties[7]– as the Minho Province side 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.[8]

André returned to Porto in June 2015 after eight years, agreeing to a four or five-year deal.[9] 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.[10][11]

In the 2017–18 campaign, André played 13 matches to help his team win the national championship after a five-year wait.[12]

André returned to Guimarães on 4 July 2018.[13] On his debut on 10 August, he scored in a 2–3 loss at S.L. Benfica,[14] 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.[15]