André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza

André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza (born 27 September 1990), simply known as André or André Balada (André Nightclub), is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Turkish club Gaziantep.

André
Personal information
Full name André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza
Date of birth (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990
Place of birth Cabo Frio, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Gaziantep
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2008 Cabofriense
2008–2009 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Santos 61 (28)
2010–2011 Dynamo Kyiv 6 (0)
2011Bordeaux (loan) 8 (0)
2011–2015 Atlético Mineiro 81 (32)
2012–2013Santos (loan) 43 (18)
2013Vasco da Gama (loan) 27 (12)
2015Sport Recife (loan) 34 (14)
2016 Corinthians 29 (6)
2016–2017 Sporting CP 7 (1)
2017–2018 Sport Recife 69 (27)
2018Grêmio (loan) 24 (4)
2019–2020 Grêmio 17 (2)
2020– Gaziantep 0 (0)
National team
2010 Brazil 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2011

Club career

André signed a professional contract with Santos in 2009.

2009/10 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Andre made a total of 15 appearances in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A during the 2009/2010 season, scoring 7. On 8 May 2010, André scored in the opening game of the Brasileiro versus Botafogo, putting Santos 2–1 ahead in the first half. André, wearing the number 9 shirt, was an important member of the victorious Santos team which took the 2010 Paulista crown, topping the table for the majority of the season and beating Santo Andre in the well contested final.[1] He was Santos second top scorer during the Paulista season with 13 goals.[2]

Dynamo Kyiv

On 15 June 2010 the 19-year-old Centre forward left FC Santos and joined Ukrainian club FC Dynamo Kyiv for €8 million.[3] He made his debut for Kyiv in a Champions League Playoff Qualifier 1st leg match vs Ajax. André Felipe scored his first goal on 27 October against PFC Sevastopol. The result of that match was 1–2 for FC Dynamo Kyiv.

Girondins de Bordeaux

On 31 January 2011, André joined Bordeaux on a six-month loan deal with an option for a permanent move.[4]

Atlético Mineiro

On 19 July 2011, Andre was announced as the new reinforcement for Atlético Mineiro. After a bidding war between the club from Minas Gerais and Flamengo, Atletico made the proposal that pleased Dynamo's board the most, when they agreed to buy 20% of the player's pass for 2.2 million euros. André signed a one-year contract.[5] In his debut, Andrew scored his first goal, against Fluminense. Following the season, the player made good matches, scoring 7 goals and became absolute owner of the team. On 22 April 2012, Atlético Mineiro announced the purchase of the remaining 80% of the economic rights of André, which still belonged to Dynamo Kiev. The transaction counted on help from an investment group, whose name was not revealed by alvinegro miner. Amounts paid to the Ukrainian team and the time the new contract with Atletico André were not disclosed by the press office of the mining team.[6] André won the State Championship in 2012, earning three individual awards and being the second-highest scorer in the competition. On 18 July 2012, the president Alexandre Kalil, through a statement released on the club's website reported that due to withdrawal of the payment of the remaining economic rights of the group by André DIS / Probe, which had pay from its own resources the rest of the Athletic percentage, thus effecting the outright purchase of the player by Atlético Mineiro.[7]

Return to Santos

On 9 August 2012, André returned to Santos, with Peixe buying 25% of his rights in a 2.25 million euros fee, with a loan contract until December 2013.[8]

In January 2013, after being ten games without scoring and falling in the pecking order, André was criticized by his manager Muricy Ramalho due to his fitness problems.[9] He then scored two goals against XV de Piracicaba on 24 February and reduced the pressure on him.

Corinthians

In January 2016, André signed with Corinthians for an undisclosed fee.[10]

Gremio

In February 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Grêmio after one on loan with them from Sport Recife.[11]

International career

Brazil

André debut for Brazil in a friendly international against USA on 10 August 2010 at the New Meadowlands Stadium. He has made four appearances scoring no goals so far.

Career statistics

As of 14 April 2018[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2009 92000010102
2010 951180021134126
Total 1871180022135128
Dynamo Kyiv (loan) 2010-11 3030300090
Total 3030300090
Bordeaux (loan) 2010–11 8000000080
Total 8000000080
Atlético Mineiro 2011 227001000237
2012 60400014102410
2014 203201062295
2015 0000101121
Total 4810603021137823
Santos (loan) 2012 197002000217
2013 0020002062410
Total 19720202064517
Vasco (loan) 2013 27120000002712
Total 27120000002712
Sport (loan) 2015 29131041003414
Total 29131041003414
Corinthians 2016 1110061124296
Total 1110061124296
Sporting CP 2016-17 71913000192
Total 71913000192
Sport 2017 351662741956727
2018 0000004242
Total 351662742377129
Grêmio 2018 244302000294
Total 244302000294
Career total 2066838112869843370128

Honours

Santos
Atlético Mineiro
Grêmio

References

  1. (in Portuguese) santos.globo.com Archived 23 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Futebol Paulista 2010 Artilharia Archived 22 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. André vai para o Dínamo de Kiev
  4. "Transfert – André renforce Bordeaux" (in French). FC Girondins de Bordeaux. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  5. "Chegada ao Galo motiva André". Atletico.com.br. 20 July 2011.
  6. "Atlético-MG acerta com Dinamo de Kiev e compra 80% dos direitos econômicos de André". UOL Esporte. 22 April 2012.
  7. "NOTA OFICIAL". Atletico.com.br. 18 July 2012.
  8. Santos compra 25% de direitos e anuncia volta de André (Santos buy 25% of rights and announces André's return) Archived 5 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Terra, 10 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
  9. Muricy vê pressão por Miralles aumentar com má fase de André (Muricy sees Miralles asking due to André's bad form); Gazeta Esportiva, 29 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
  10. "Sem citar valores, Galo confirma ida do atacante André para o Corinthians". globoesporte.globo.com. 30 January 2016.
  11. "Entenda por que o BID da CBF registra rescisão do Grêmio com o centroavante André". gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  12. "André Statistics". Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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