André Almeida (footballer, born 2000) explained

André Almeida
Full Name:Domingos André Ribeiro Almeida[1]
Birth Date:30 May 2000
Birth Place:Guimarães, Portugal
Height:1.72 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Valencia
Clubnumber:10
Youthyears1:2009–2018
Youthclubs1:Vitória Guimarães
Years1:2016–2019
Caps1:23
Goals1:0
Years2:2019–2022
Caps2:72
Goals2:3
Years3:2022–
Caps3:53
Goals3:4
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015–2016
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2016–2017
Nationalcaps3:10
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2018
Nationalcaps4:5
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2018
Nationalcaps5:4
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2019
Nationalcaps6:4
Nationalgoals6:0
Nationalyears7:2021–2023
Nationalcaps7:15
Nationalgoals7:3
Club-Update:04:35, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Domingos André Ribeiro Almeida (born 30 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Valencia.

He began his career at Vitória de Guimarães, playing 89 total games before a €7.5 million transfer to Valencia in 2022.

Club career

Vitória Guimarães

Born in Guimarães, Minho Province, Almeida joined the academy of Vitória S.C. before his 10th birthday.[2] On 6 August 2016, at only 16, he made his senior debut with the reserve side in the LigaPro, playing 77 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against C.D. Santa Clara.[3]

Almeida appeared in his first match in the Primeira Liga with the first team on 18 August 2019, starting in the 1–1 home draw with Boavista FC.[4] He scored his first goal in the competition on 8 September, in the away fixture against Rio Ave FC (same result).[5] The previous March, he had signed a professional contract until 2022 with a buyout clause of 20 million.[2]

Valencia

On 25 August 2022, Almeida joined Valencia CF on a six-year deal; the transfer fee was the Spanish club's highest of the transfer window, €7.5 million in five instalments.[6] He made his La Liga debut on 4 September in a 5–1 home win over Getafe CF as a 70th-minute substitute.[7] Thirteen days later, he scored to conclude a 3–0 victory against RC Celta de Vigo also at Mestalla Stadium.[8]

International career

Almeida earned his first cap for the Portugal under-21 team on 6 September 2021, starting a 1–0 home victory over Belarus in the 2023 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[9] The following month, also during that stage, he contributed one goal to the 11–0 demolition of Liechstenstein in Vizela.[10]

Picked for the finals in Georgia and Romania,[11] Almeida opened a 1–1 group-stage draw against the Netherlands[12] in an eventual quarter-final exit.[13]

Career statistics

Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória Guimarães B2016–17LigaPro4040
2017–180000
2018–19190190
Total230230
Vitória Guimarães2019–20Primeira Liga81002040141
2020–213022010332
2021–223101040360
2022–233000003060
Total723307070893
Valencia2022–23La Liga3423010382
2023–241820000182
2024–2510000010
Total53430000010574
Career Total1487607070101697
  1. Web site: André Almeida. Mais Futebol. pt. 21 December 2020.
  2. Web site: André Almeida renova com o Vitória. André Almeida renews with Vitória. Vitória S.C.. pt. 28 March 2019. 8 January 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422102032/https://www.vitoriasc.pt/pt/news/index/view/andre-almeida-renova-com-o-vitoria. 22 April 2021.
  3. News: Santa Clara-V. Guimarães B, 2–1: Clemente dá vitória aos açorianos nos descontos. Santa Clara-V. Guimarães B, 2–1: Clemente gives win to Azoreans in injury time. Record. pt. 7 August 2016. 7 January 2020.
  4. News: Boavista empata em Guimarães com golo nos descontos. Boavista draw in Guimarães with injury-time goal. Jornal de Notícias. pt. 18 August 2019. 8 January 2020.
  5. News: Rio Ave e V. Guimarães empatam. Veja aqui os golos. Rio Ave and V. Guimarães draw. Watch goals here. Diário de Notícias. pt. 8 September 2019. 8 January 2020.
  6. Web site: André Almeida ya es oficial: los datos del fichaje más caro de la temporada. André Almeida is already official: the numbers of the most expensive signing of the season. El Desmarque. David. Torres. es. 25 August 2022. 3 May 2023.
  7. Web site: André Almeida debuta y mira ya hacia Vallecas. André Almeida debuts and is already looking towards Vallecas. El Desmarque. Manuel. Blanc. es. 7 September 2022. 3 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Espanha: André Almeida estreia-se a marcar pelo Valência. Spain: André Almeida scores for the first time for Valencia. Mais Futebol. pt. 17 September 2022. 3 May 2023.
  9. News: Portugal-Bielorrússia, 1–0. Portugal-Belarus, 1–0. Record. pt. 6 September 2021. 26 June 2023.
  10. Web site: Sub-21: Portugal-Liechtenstein, 11–0 (crónica). Under-21: Portugal-Liechtenstein, 11–0 (report). Mais Futebol. Vítor. Maia. pt. 7 October 2021. 26 June 2023.
  11. News: Divulgada a convocatória final da seleção de sub-21 para o Campeonato da Europa. Final under-21 squad for European Championship released. Diário de Notícias. pt. 14 June 2023. 26 June 2023.
  12. Web site: Sub-21 portugueses empatam com os Países Baixos no Europeu. Portugal under-21s draw with the Netherlands in Euro. TSF. Gonçalo. Teles. pt. 24 June 2023. 26 June 2023.
  13. Web site: England U21 1–0 Portugal U21. BBC Sport. Alex. Howell. 2 July 2023. 4 July 2023.

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