André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza, known as André[1][2] in Brazil and as André Felipe in other countries (born 27 September 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward and is currently plays for Cabofriense.[3]

André Felipe
André Felipe with Torpedo Moscow in 2023
Personal information
Full name André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza
Date of birth (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Cabo Frio, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cabofriense
Youth career
0000–2008 Cabofriense
2008–2009 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Santos 18 (7)
2010–2012 Dynamo Kyiv 3 (0)
2011Bordeaux (loan) 8 (0)
2011–2012Atlético Mineiro (loan) 26 (7)
2012–2015 Atlético Mineiro 22 (3)
2012–2013Santos (loan) 19 (7)
2013Vasco da Gama (loan) 27 (12)
2015Sport Recife (loan) 29 (13)
2016 Corinthians 11 (1)
2016–2017 Sporting CP 7 (1)
2017–2018 Sport Recife 35 (16)
2018Grêmio (loan) 24 (4)
2019–2020 Grêmio 17 (2)
2020–2021 Gaziantep 19 (2)
2021 Sport Recife 20 (2)
2022 Cuiabá 17 (3)
2023 Torpedo Moscow 5 (1)
2023 Ponte Preta 10 (1)
2024 America-RJ 10 (5)
2024– Cabofriense 0 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Brazil 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2011

Club career

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André Felipe signed a professional contract with Santos in 2009.

Santos

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André Felipe 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.[4] He was Santos second top scorer during the Paulista season with 13 goals.[5]

Dynamo Kyiv

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On 15 June 2010, the 19-year-old centre forward left FC Santos and joined Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv for €8 million.[6] He made his debut for Dynamo Kyiv in a Champions League Playoff Qualifier fir1st leg match against Ajax. André Felipe scored his first goal on 27 October against PFC Sevastopol, in a 2–1 win for Dynamo Kyiv.

Bordeaux

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On 31 January 2011, André Felipe joined Bordeaux on a six-month loan deal with an option for a permanent move.[7]

Atlético Mineiro

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On 19 July 2011, André Felipe 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. André signed a one-year contract.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

Return to Santos

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On 9 August 2012, André Felipe returned to Santos, with Peixe buying 25% of his rights in a €2.25 million fee, with a loan contract until December 2013.[11]

In January 2013, after being ten games without scoring and falling in the pecking order, André Felipe was criticized by his manager Muricy Ramalho due to his fitness problems.[12] He then scored two goals against XV de Piracicaba on 24 February and reduced the pressure on him.

Corinthians

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In January 2016, André Felipe signed with Corinthians for an undisclosed fee.[13]

Gremio

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In February 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Grêmio after one on loan with them from Sport Recife.[14]

Torpedo Moscow

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On 23 March 2023, André Felipe signed with Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow.[15] He left Torpedo in June 2023.[16]

International career

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Brazil

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André Felipe debuted 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

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Club

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As of 10 November 2021[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2009 Série A 9 2 1 0 0 0 10 2
2010 9 5 21 13 11 8 0 0 41 26
Total 18 7 22 13 11 8 0 0 51 28
Dynamo Kyiv 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 3 0 3 0 3[a] 0 9 0
Bordeaux (loan) 2010–11 Ligue 1 8 0 8 0
Atlético Mineiro 2011 Série A 22 7 0 0 1[b] 0 23 7
2012 6 0 14 10 4 0 24 10
2014 20 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 1[c] 0 29 5
2015 0 0 1 1 0 0 1[d] 0 2 1
Total 48 10 21 13 6 0 2 0 1 0 78 23
Santos (loan) 2012 Série A 19 7 2[c] 0 21 7
2013 0 0 20 6 2 0 0 0 22 6
Total 19 7 20 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 43 13
Vasco da Gama (loan) 2013 Série A 27 12 27 12
Sport Recife (loan) 2015 Série A 29 13 1 0 4[b] 1 34 14
Corinthians 2016 Série A 11 1 12 4 0 0 6[d] 1 29 6
Sporting CP 2016–17 Primeira Liga 7 1 2 2 3[e] 0 2[f] 0 14 3
Sport Recife 2017 Série A 35 16 9 1 6 2 7[b] 4 10[g] 4 67 27
2018 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Total 35 16 13 3 6 2 7 4 10 4 71 29
Grêmio 2018 Série A 24 4 3 0 2[d] 0 29 4
2019 17 2 11 2 5 1 12[d] 2 45 7
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 41 6 11 2 8 1 14 2 74 11
Gaziantep 2020–21 Süper Lig 19 2 3 1 22 3
Sport Recife 2021 Série A 20 2 0 0 20 2
Career total 285 77 99 41 42 14 39 8 15 4 480 144
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  4. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

International

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As of 10 November 2021.[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2010 3 0
2011 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Santos
Atlético Mineiro
Grêmio
Cuiabá

References

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  1. ^ "André projeta futuro, descarta aposentadoria e comenta relação com o Sport : "Mexe muito comigo"". 5 March 2024.
  2. ^ "América-RJ apresenta André: "Responsabilidade jogar no clube onde o presidente é meu ídolo"". 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "America-RJ anuncia saÃda de André 'Balada'".
  4. ^ (in Portuguese) santos.globo.com Archived 23 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Futebol Paulista 2010 Artilharia Archived 22 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ André vai para o Dínamo de Kiev
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Chegada ao Galo motiva André". Atletico.com.br. 20 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Atlético-MG acerta com Dinamo de Kiev e compra 80% dos direitos econômicos de André". UOL Esporte. 22 April 2012.
  10. ^ "NOTA OFICIAL". Atletico.com.br. 18 July 2012.
  11. ^ 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)
  12. ^ 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)
  13. ^ "Sem citar valores, Galo confirma ida do atacante André para o Corinthians". globoesporte.globo.com. 30 January 2016.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "АНДРЕ ФЕЛИПЕ – НАПАДАЮЩИЙ "ТОРПЕДО"!" (in Russian). FC Torpedo Moscow. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  16. ^ "АНДРЕ ФЕЛИПЕ ПОКИДАЕТ "ТОРПЕДО"" (in Russian). FC Torpedo Moscow. 9 June 2023.
  17. ^ André at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  18. ^ "André". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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