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André Moreira

André Moreira

Portuguese footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Campos and the second or paternal family name is Moreira.

André Campos Moreira (born 2 December 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al-Raed.

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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]
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  1. Includes Taça da Liga
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Includes Taça de Portugal

Honours

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "André Moreira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. [2]
    Biggers, Sam (15 August 2014). "The Curious Case of Andre Moreira". Vavel. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. [3]
    "André Moreira chega via Atlético de Madrid" [André Moreira arrives via Atlético Madrid]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    "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. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Guarda-redes dos sub-20 reforça União da Madeira" [Under-20 goalkeeper bolsters União da Madeira] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. [6]
    "União derrota Marítimo no derbi da Madeira" [União defeat Marítimo in Madeiran derby] (in Portuguese). RTP Madeira. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. [7]
    Lima, Fábio (3 August 2016). "Oficial: André Moreira reforça azuis" [Official: André Moreira bolsters blues]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  8. [8]
    "André Moreira joins the first team". Atlético Madrid. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  9. [9]
    "V. Setúbal-Belenenses, 2–0 (resultado final)" [V. Setúbal-Belenenses, 2–0 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Oficial: Braga anuncia chegada de André Moreira" [Official: Braga announce arrival of André Moreira]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  11. [11]
    "Guarda-redes André Moreira troca Sp. Braga pelo Belenenses" [Goalkeeper André Moreira exchanges Sp. Braga for Belenenses]. Público (in Portuguese). 30 December 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. [12]
    Dicken, Alex (1 August 2018). "Aston Villa sign Andre Moreira from Atletico Madrid – here's the lowdown". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  13. [13]
    "Yeovil Town 0–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  14. [14]
    Maher, Matt (23 January 2019). "Loan flop Andre Moreira makes Aston Villa exit". Express & Star. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  15. [15]
    "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. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  16. [16]
    "Moreira leaves Atletico Madrid without ever featuring for the first team". Marca. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  17. [17]
    "André Moreira regressa e assina por três temporadas (Belenenses)" [André Moreira returns and signs for three seasons (Belenenses)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  18. [18]
    "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. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  19. [19]
    "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. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  20. [20]
    "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. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  21. [21]
    "GC verpflichtet Moreira und Herc" [GC sign Moreira and Herc] (in German). Grasshopper Club. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  22. [22]
    "André Moreira "Player of The Season 22/23"". Grasshopper Club. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  23. [23]
    "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. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  24. [24]
    "GC Zurich signs two goalkeepers for the 1st team". Grasshopper Club. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  25. [25]
    "الرائد يوقع مع البرتغالي اندري مورييرا" [Al-Raed sign with Portugal's André Moreira] (in Arabic). Dawri Plus. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  26. [26]
    "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. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  27. [27]
    "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  28. [28]
    "Sub-21: Liechtenstein-Portugal, 1–7 (resultado final)" [Under-21: Liechtenstein-Portugal, 1–7 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  29. [29]
    "André Moreira". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  30. [30]
    "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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