Portuguese footballer
André Campos Moreira (born 2 December 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed .
Club career
Early career
Born in Ribeirão, Vila Nova de Famalicão , Moreira was a G.D. Ribeirão youth graduate. He made his senior debut for the club on 29 December 2013, coming on as a substitute for the injured Paulo Cunha in a 2–3 home loss against AD Oliveirense in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores .
Atlético Madrid
In August 2014, after impressing with the Portugal under-19 team at the 2014 UEFA European Championship , Moreira was sold to Jorge Mendes ' GestiFute and signed a six-year deal with Atlético Madrid .[ 2] He was immediately loaned to Primeira Liga side Moreirense FC ,[ 3] making his professional debut on 28 December 2014 by starting in a 2–0 home victory over F.C. Arouca in the group stage of the Taça da Liga .[ 4]
Moreira joined C.F. União on 1 July 2015, in a season -long loan.[ 5] He made his debut in the top flight on 16 August, in a 2–1 local derby defeat of C.S. Marítimo .[ 6]
On 3 August 2016, Moreira was loaned to fellow top-tier club C.F. Os Belenenses .[ 7] His loan was cancelled 14 days later, after the injury of Miguel Ángel Moyá .[ 8] He only managed one bench appearance during his brief stint with the former, in a league game at Vitória de Setúbal .[ 9]
Moreira split 2017–18 between S.C. Braga [ 10] and Belenenses,[ 11] only managing to appear for the latter side. On 1 August 2018, he signed for English Championship club Aston Villa on loan for the campaign ,[ 12] making his competitive debut 13 days later away against Yeovil Town in the first round of the EFL Cup and saving a penalty from Alex Fisher in a 1–0 win.[ 13]
On 23 January 2019, Moreira returned to Atlético Madrid when his spell at Villa Park was prematurely ended without one single league appearance to his credit.[ 14] The same day, still owned by the Spaniards, he moved to C.D. Feirense for five months.[ 15]
B-SAD
On 17 July 2019, after five years linked to Atlético without any appearances for them, Moreira terminated his contract and returned to Belenenses, signing for the renamed B-SAD on a permanent three-year deal.[ 16] [ 17] During his tenure, he played second-fiddle first to Hervé Koffi [ 18] [ 19] and then Stanislav Kritsyuk .[ 20]
Grasshoppers
Moreira agreed to a two-year contract at Grasshopper Club Zürich on 22 June 2021.[ 21] He was voted as his team's best player for the 2022–23 Swiss Super League by club fans,[ 22] also being awarded Best Goalkeeper by online sports site sport.ch .[ 23]
In June 2023, Moreira left the Letzigrund following the expiration of his link.[ 24]
Al-Raed
On 10 August 2023, Moreira joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed FC .[ 25]
International career
Moreira represented Portugal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup . He played all matches in New Zealand , helping his country to reach the quarter-finals.[ 26] [ 27]
Moreira's only cap for the under-21s occurred on 11 October 2016, in a 7–1 friendly rout of Liechtenstein .[ 28]
Career statistics
As of 29 May 2023 [ 29]
Honours
Individual
References
^ a b c "André Moreira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2021 .
^ Biggers, Sam (15 August 2014). "The Curious Case of Andre Moreira" . Vavel . Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015 .
^ "André Moreira chega via Atlético de Madrid" [André Moreira arrives via Atlético Madrid]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2015 .
^ "Taça da Liga: Moreirense vence Arouca e é líder à condição" [League Cup: Moreirense defeat Arouca and are provisional leaders] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023 .
^ "Guarda-redes dos sub-20 reforça União da Madeira" [Under-20 goalkeeper bolsters União da Madeira] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença . 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015 .
^ "União derrota Marítimo no derbi da Madeira" [União defeat Marítimo in Madeiran derby] (in Portuguese). RTP Madeira . 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018 .
^ Lima, Fábio (3 August 2016). "Oficial: André Moreira reforça azuis" [Official: André Moreira bolsters blues]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016 .
^ "André Moreira joins the first team" . Atlético Madrid. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016 .
^ "V. Setúbal-Belenenses, 2–0 (resultado final)" [V. Setúbal-Belenenses, 2–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2023 .
^ "Oficial: Braga anuncia chegada de André Moreira" [Official: Braga announce arrival of André Moreira]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018 .
^ "Guarda-redes André Moreira troca Sp. Braga pelo Belenenses" [Goalkeeper André Moreira exchanges Sp. Braga for Belenenses]. Público (in Portuguese). 30 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018 .
^ Dicken, Alex (1 August 2018). "Aston Villa sign Andre Moreira from Atletico Madrid – here's the lowdown" . Birmingham Mail . Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018 .
^ "Yeovil Town 0–1 Aston Villa" . BBC Sport . 14 August 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018 .
^ Maher, Matt (23 January 2019). "Loan flop Andre Moreira makes Aston Villa exit" . Express & Star . Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019 .
^ "André Moreira regressa a Portugal para a baliza do Feirense" [André Moreira returns to Portugal to goal of Feirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019 .
^ "Moreira leaves Atletico Madrid without ever featuring for the first team" . Marca . 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019 .
^ Mendes, Miguel (17 July 2019). "André Moreira regressa e assina por três temporadas (Belenenses)" [André Moreira returns and signs for three seasons (Belenenses)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019 .
^ "Situação insólita no Belenenses SAD: no Dragão sem guarda-redes suplente" [Unheard-of situation in Belenenses SAD: at the Dragon without a reserve goalkeeper]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023 .
^ "I Liga: Belenenses SAD com sete 'caras novas' para assegurar nova manutenção" [I League: Belenenses SAD with seven 'new faces' to confirm new survival] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal . 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023 .
^ "André Moreira deixa a Belenenses SAD de Petit sem guarda-redes no plantel principal" [André Moreira leaves Petit's Belenenses SAD with no goalkeepers in main squad]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023 .
^ "GC verpflichtet Moreira und Herc" [GC sign Moreira and Herc] (in German). Grasshopper Club. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023 .
^ a b "André Moreira "Player of The Season 22/23" " . Grasshopper Club. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
^ a b "Der Schweizer Meister hat auf der Goalieposition für einmal nicht das Sagen" [For the first time, Swiss champions have no saying in goalkeeper position] (in German). Sport.ch. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
^ "GC Zurich signs two goalkeepers for the 1st team" . Grasshopper Club. 19 June 2023. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2023 .
^ "الرائد يوقع مع البرتغالي اندري مورييرا" [Al-Raed sign with Portugal's André Moreira] (in Arabic). Dawri Plus. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023 .
^ "Mundial sub-20: Portugal-Nova Zelândia, 2–1 (destaques)" [Under-20 World Cup: Portugal-New Zealand, 2–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023 .
^ "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty" . FIFA. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015 .
^ "Sub-21: Liechtenstein-Portugal, 1–7 (resultado final)" [Under-21: Liechtenstein-Portugal, 1–7 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018 .
^ "André Moreira" . Soccerway. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014 .
^ "Team of the Tournament" . UEFA. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019 .
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