André Simões

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Simões.
André Simões
Simões with AEK Athens in 2017
Personal information
Full name André Luís Gomes Simões[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-16) 16 December 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Matosinhos, Portugal[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leixões
Number 16
Youth career
1998–2004 Porto
2004–2005 Padroense
2005–2008 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Padroense 95 (13)
2011–2013 Santa Clara 67 (1)
2013–2015 Moreirense 65 (8)
2015–2022 AEK Athens 160 (7)
2022–2024 Famalicão 9 (0)
2023–2024 → Leixões (loan) 14 (0)
2024– Leixões 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 25 December 2024 (UTC)

André Luís Gomes Simões (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ siˈmõjʃ]; born 16 December 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Leixões.

After starting out at Padroense, he spent the better part of his career in Greece with AEK Athens, making 227 competitive appearances and winning the 2017–18 Super League. In his country's Primeira Liga, he represented Moreirense and Famalicão.[2]

Club career

Portugal

Born in Matosinhos, Simões played with three clubs as a youth, including FC Porto from ages 8 to 14. He first appeared as a senior for Padroense FC, competing two seasons in the third division and one in the fourth.[3][4]

In summer 2011, Simões signed with C.D. Santa Clara of the Segunda Liga.[5] He played 39 games and scored once[6] in his second year, helping the Azores team to finish in 11th position.

Simões joined fellow second-tier side Moreirense F.C. in late June 2013,[7] helping to a return to the Primeira Liga after one year[8] by contributing two goals[9][10] and nearly 2,800 minutes of action. He made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 17 August 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against C.D. Nacional.[11]

AEK Athens

On 30 January 2015, before the campaign was over, Simões agreed to a two-year contract with AEK Athens F.C. which was made effective on 1 July.[12] On 19 March 2016, he agreed to an extension until 30 June 2019, with a buy-out clause of €7.5 million.[13] On 10 December of that year, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 home victory over Levadiakos F.C. in the Super League Greece.[14]

On 24 August 2017, Simões helped his team defeat Club Brugge KV in the second leg of the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League, netting twice and winning a penalty in the 3–0 home win.[15] On 26 November 2018, however, following a league defeat to Panetolikos FC, AEK owner Dimitris Melissanidis engaged in a heated conversation with three players, ostracising Anastasios Bakasetas, Vasilios Lampropoulos and Simões from the team; in his press-conference ahead of the upcoming UEFA Champions League game against AFC Ajax, head coach Marinos Ouzounidis all but confirmed that the trio had ceased to be part of his plans.[16]

Famalicão

Simões returned to Portugal in June 2022, signing a three-year deal at top-flight F.C. Famalicão.[17] He made just 14 competitive appearances in his only season.[18]

Later career

On 1 September 2023, Simões was loaned to his former club Leixões S.C. for the upcoming second-division campaign.[19] In July 2024, he agreed to a permanent one-year contract.[20]

Career statistics

As of 12 May 2024[21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Padroense 2008–09 Terceira Divisão 33 2 2 1 — — 35 3
2009–10 Segunda Divisão 28 3 3 1 — — 31 4
2010–11 Segunda Divisão 34 8 3 0 — — 37 8
Total 95 13 8 2 — — 103 15
Santa Clara 2011–12 Liga de Honra 28 0 0 0 7 1 — 35 1
2012–13 Segunda Liga 39 1 1 0 5 0 — 45 2
Total 67 1 1 0 12 1 — 80 2
Moreirense 2013–14 Segunda Liga 33 2 1 0 2 0 — 36 2
2014–15 Primeira Liga 32 6 1 0 4 0 — 37 6
Total 65 8 2 0 6 0 — 73 8
AEK Athens 2015–16 Super League Greece 31 0 9 0 — — 40 0
2016–17 Super League Greece 27 1 8 0 — 2[c] 0 37 1
2017–18 Super League Greece 20 0 5 0 — 11[d] 2 36 2
2018–19 Super League Greece 15 1 5 0 — 8[e] 0 28 1
2019–20 Super League Greece 28 3 5 0 — 4[c] 0 37 3
2020–21 Super League Greece 18 2 3 0 — 5[c] 1 26 3
2021–22 Super League Greece 21 0 2 1 — — 23 1
Total 160 7 37 1 — 30 3 227 11
Famalicão 2022–23 Primeira Liga 9 0 3 0 2 0 — 14 0
Leixões (loan) 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 14 0 1 0 1 0 — 16 0
Career total 410 29 52 3 21 1 30 3 513 36
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal and Greek Cup
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Moreirense

AEK Athens

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d "André Simões" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ "André Simões deixa o AEK Atenas após sete anos" [André Simões leaves AEK Athens after seven years]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ "André Simões: "Moreirense e FC Porto no coração!!!!"" [André Simões: "Moreirense and FC Porto in my heart!!!!"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 February 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ^ Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (17 September 2022). ""Fui embora do Marítimo sem dizer nada, dormi lá uma noite. Há pouco tempo, o Pedro Martins viu-me e disse: "Olha o jogador que me fugiu"" ["I left Marítimo without saying a word, I slept one night there. Recently, Pedro Martins saw me and said: "Check out the player I let slip away"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Fernando Vieira reforça defesa" [Fernando Vieira strengthens defense]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Águias empatam com 9 em campo" [Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Eagles draw with 9 on the pitch]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Reforços para o ataque e para o meio-campo" [Additions to attack and midfield]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Moreirense conquista o título" [Moreirense win title]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Feirense-Moreirense, 0–4: Goleada mesmo reduzido a 10" [Feirense-Moreirense, 0–4: Rout even with 10]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 October 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Leixões-Moreirense, 1–1: Empate sofrido" [Leixões-Moreirense, 1–1: Hard-fought draw]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 November 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Nacional-Moreirense, 0–1: Mãos de Marafona e trunfos do banco" [Nacional-Moreirense, 0–1: Hands of Marafona and jokers from the bench]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  12. ^ "AEK confirm Simoes signing". SDNA. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Simoes: "With my family until 2019" (pic)". SDNA. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  14. ^ Tsilis, Kostas (10 December 2016). "Πήρε ανάσα η ΑΕΚ, 4–0 τον Λεβαδειακό" [AEK breathe, 4–0 to Levadiakos] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  15. ^ Pallantzas, Panagiotis (24 August 2017). "ΑΕΚ – Μπριζ 3–0 (vid)" [ΑΕΚ – Brugge 3–0 (vid)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  16. ^ Maraziotis, G. (26 November 2018). "Τους τέλειωσαν: Εκτός αποστολής με Άγιαξ οι Μπακασέτας, Λαμπρόπουλος, Σιμόες" [End of the road: Bakasetas, Lampropoulos, Simões unavailable for Ajax] (in Greek). Fos. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  17. ^ "André Simões é o primeiro reforço para 22/23" [André Simões is the first reinforcement for 22/23] (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  18. ^ Maia, João (7 June 2023). "Oito casos continuam com futuro incerto no Famalicão" [Future remains unclear for eight at Famalicão]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Oficial: Famalicão empresta André Simões ao Leixões" [Official: Famalicão loan André Simões to Leixões]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  20. ^ "André Simões assina em definitivo pelo Leixões" [André Simões signs permanently for Leixões]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  21. ^ André Simões at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  22. ^ a b c "André Simões". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  23. ^ "Τα βραβεία του ΠΣΑΠ για τη σεζόν 2017–18" [PSAP awards for the 2017–18 season] (in Greek). Ta Meteora. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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