André Amaro
Personal information | |||
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Full name | André Fonseca Amaro | ||
Date of birth | 13 August 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Coimbra, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Rayyan | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2017 | Naval | ||
2017–2018 | Académica | ||
2018–2020 | Vitória SC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Vitória SC B | 23 | (1) |
2020–2023 | Vitória SC | 46 | (2) |
2023– | Al-Rayyan | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Portugal U20 | 9 | (0) |
2022– | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023 |
André Fonseca Amaro (born 13 August 2002) is a Portuguese football player who plays as a centre-back for Al-Rayyan in the Qatar Stars League.
Football career
Born in Coimbra, Amaro played for Naval 1º de Maio and hometown club Académica de Coimbra before joining Vitória SC. After playing for the reserve team in the third tier, he made his first-team debut on 21 December 2020 as an 85th-minute substitute for Pepelu in a 4–0 Primeira Liga win at Santa Clara.[1] He totalled 12 appearances over the season, scoring once to open a 2–0 derby win at home to Moreirense on 30 April.[2] A month later, his contract was updated from one expiring in 2023 with a buyout clause of €30 million, to one lasting until 2025 with the clause set at €50 million.[3]
Al-Rayyan
On 9 August 2023, Amaro signed with Qatar Stars League side Al-Rayyan,[4] for a reported fee of €8.5 million, potentially rising to €10 million through future add-ons.[5]
Career Statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 September 2023[6]
Club | Season | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vitória SC B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Liga 3 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
Total | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||||
Vitória SC | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Total | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 3 | ||
Al-Rayyan | 2023-24 | QSL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 73 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 4 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League qualification
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League qualification
References
- ^ "Santa Clara vs. Vitoria Guimaraes - 21 December 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Oliveira, Vítor Jorge (30 April 2021). "V. Guimarães - Moreirense: Dérbi resolvido com o ADN da casa" [V. Guimarães - Moreirense: Derby resolved with local DNA]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Defesa André Amaro prolonga contrato com o Vitória de Guimarães até 2025" [Defender André Amaro extends contract with Vitória de Guimarães until 2025] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "الدولي البرتغالي أندريه أمارو لاعبًا في صفوف الرهيب".
- ^ "André Amaro pode deixar até dez milhões nos cofres do V. Guimarães" [André Amaro may leave up to 10 million in V. Guimarães' safes] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ André Amaro at Soccerway
External links
- André Amaro at Soccerway
- Fora de Jogo Profile
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Coimbra
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Vitória S.C. players
- Vitória S.C. B players
- Al-Rayyan SC players
- Primeira Liga players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar