Domingos André Ribeiro Almeida (born 30 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Valencia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Domingos André Ribeiro Almeida[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 2000[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 | 53 | (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 04:35, 18 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
He began his career at Vitória de Guimarães, playing 89 total games before a €7.5 million transfer to Valencia in 2022.
Club career
editVitória Guimarães
editBorn 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
editOn 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
editAlmeida 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
edit- As of match played 17 August 2024[14]
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 4 | ||
| Career Total | 148 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal and Copa del Rey
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España
References
edit- ^ a b c d "André Almeida" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Portugal-Bielorrússia, 1–0" [Portugal-Belarus, 1–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Howell, Alex (2 July 2023). "England U21 1–0 Portugal U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ André Almeida at Soccerway
External links
edit- Valencia official profile
- André Almeida at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- André Almeida national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)