André Almeida (footballer, born 2000)

For other people named André Almeida, see André Almeida (disambiguation).

André Almeida
Personal information
Full name Domingos André Ribeiro Almeida[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2018 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Vitória Guimarães B 23 (0)
2019–2022 Vitória Guimarães 72 (3)
2022– Valencia 67 (4)
International career
2015 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2015–2016 Portugal U16 10 (2)
2016–2017 Portugal U17 10 (0)
2018 Portugal U18 5 (0)
2018 Portugal U19 4 (0)
2019 Portugal U20 4 (0)
2021–2023 Portugal U21 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 8 January 2025 (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

As of match played 7 January 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitória Guimarães B 2016–17 LigaPro 4 0 — 4 0
2017–18 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19 19 0 — 19 0
Total 23 0 — 23 0
Vitória Guimarães 2019–20 Primeira Liga 8 1 0 0 2 0 4[c] 0 — 14 1
2020–21 30 2 2 0 1 0 — — 33 2
2021–22 31 0 1 0 4 0 — — 36 0
2022–23 3 0 0 0 0 0 3[d] 0 — 6 0
Total 72 3 3 0 7 0 7 0 — 89 3
Valencia 2022–23 La Liga 34 2 3 0 — — 1[e] 0 38 2
2023–24 18 2 0 0 — — 0 0 18 2
2024–25 15 0 3 0 — — 0 0 18 0
Total 67 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 74 4
Career Total 162 7 9 0 7 0 7 0 1 0 186 7
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal and Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

References

  1. ^ a b c d "André Almeida" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "André Almeida renova com o Vitória" [André Almeida renews with Vitória] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "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 (in Portuguese). 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Boavista empata em Guimarães com golo nos descontos" [Boavista draw in Guimarães with injury-time goal]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Rio Ave e V. Guimarães empatam. Veja aqui os golos" [Rio Ave and V. Guimarães draw. Watch goals here]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. ^ Torres, David (25 August 2022). "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] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  7. ^ Blanc, Manuel (7 September 2022). "André Almeida debuta y mira ya hacia Vallecas" [André Almeida debuts and is already looking towards Vallecas] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Espanha: André Almeida estreia-se a marcar pelo Valência" [Spain: André Almeida scores for the first time for Valencia] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Portugal-Bielorrússia, 1–0" [Portugal-Belarus, 1–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. ^ Maia, Vítor (7 October 2021). "Sub-21: Portugal-Liechtenstein, 11–0 (crónica)" [Under-21: Portugal-Liechtenstein, 11–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  11. ^ "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 (in Portuguese). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  12. ^ Teles, Gonçalo (24 June 2023). "Sub-21 portugueses empatam com os Países Baixos no Europeu" [Portugal under-21s draw with the Netherlands in Euro] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  13. ^ Howell, Alex (2 July 2023). "England U21 1–0 Portugal U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  14. ^ André Almeida at Soccerway