André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza

André in Jersey Dynamo Kiev

André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza or short- André ( born September 27, 1990 in Cabo Frio ) is a Brazilian footballer. Since the summer of 2012, the striker is under contract with Atlético Mineiro. In May 2013 he was loaned out to league rivals CR Vasco da Gama.

Career

Association

André signed at the beginning of 2009, a professional contract with Brazilian club Santos. Previously he played for AD Cabofriense. When Pelé club he joined in the first year to regular operations and managed the result season made ​​it into the first team, where he attended with his strike partner Robinho and Neymar for gates. 2010 André was instrumental in winning the state championship in São Paulo and the Copa do Brasil. Both finals of the Copa do Brasil against EC Vitória began the striker, but was replaced by coach Dorival Júnior, respectively. After a good season for André European clubs were aware of the attacker. Finally, he joined in the summer of 2010 for € 8 million in the Ukraine and signed a contract with Dynamo Kiev. Even after half a year it attracted André for French club Bordeaux, where he would play until summer on loan. Bordeaux also has an option to obligation for the striker. His debut in Ligue 1 was then André on February 6, 2011 in the match against Olympique Lyon as coach Jean Tigana einwechselte him three minutes from time for Anthony Modeste .. 2011 he moved to Brazil back to Atlético Mineiro. But the team from Belo Horizonte already gave him in August 2012 to FC Santos and then from May 2013 to CR Vasco da Gama.

National

André since 2010 for national team of Brazil. His debut was the center-forward on 10 August 2010, after the disappointing World Cup in South Africa, as the Brazilian Association rang in with the new coach Mano Menezes a radical change in terms of the World Cup in Brazil. When you become aware of the squad on July 26, 2010 for the first international match after the 2010 World Cup, André was one of eleven called, without previous international duty. Finally, the attacker was in the starting lineup of Brazil and has been replaced in a 2-0 win over the USA on the 63rd minute against Alexandre Pato. Since then, André regularly nominated to play the national team.

Achievements

  • State of São Paulo championship with FC Santos: 2010
  • Copa do Brasil with Santos: 2010
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