André Filipe Claro de Jesus (born 31 March 1991), known as Claro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for SC São João de Ver.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Filipe Claro de Jesus[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | São João Ver | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Dragões Sandinenses | ||
| 2004–2010 | Porto | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Famalicão | 62 | (24) |
| 2012–2015 | Arouca | 83 | (8) |
| 2015–2017 | Vitória Setúbal | 50 | (16) |
| 2017–2018 | Estoril | 36 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Boavista | 16 | (1) |
| 2019 | Académica | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Leixões | 18 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Vilafranquense | 30 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Académico Viseu | 25 | (1) |
| 2022 | Union Touarga | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Valadares Gaia | 23 | (9) |
| 2023– | São João Ver | 35 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:16, 23 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Claro arrived in FC Porto's youth system in 2004, aged 13. He went on to progress through every youth rank at the club, being occasionally summoned to the first team for training.[2]
Released by the Dragons in the summer of 2010, Claro signed for F.C. Famalicão in the fourth division, scoring 14 goals in 32 matches in his first season which ended in promotion to the third tier. He added ten in 30 the following campaign.
Claro joined F.C. Arouca of the Segunda Liga for 2012–13, scoring in only his second game in the competition, a 3–0 away win against F.C. Penafiel on 22 August 2012.[3] He contributed 31 appearances and four goals, as the team promoted to the Primeira Liga for the first time in their history.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 18 August 2013 by coming on as a late substitute in a 5–1 away loss to Sporting CP,[5] and scored for the first time on 22 December that year in a 3–0 away defeat of Gil Vicente F.C. where he netted a brace.[6]
On 13 July 2015, after his contract expired, Claro signed a two-year deal with Vitória F.C. also in the top flight.[7] He scored a career-best (at the professional level) 12 goals in his first season, as they narrowly avoided relegation;[8][9] this included two in the 3–1 victory at C.D. Tondela on 20 December.[10]
After further spells in the main division with G.D. Estoril Praia[9] and Boavista FC,[11] Claro resumed his career in the second tier with Académica de Coimbra, Leixões SC,[12] U.D. Vilafranquense and Académico de Viseu FC.[13] He then moved to the Moroccan Botola with Union de Touarga.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "André Claro" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "André Claro: "Todos gostariam de fazer parte de um plantel de milhões"" [André Claro: "Everybody would like to be part of a squad worth millions"]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Penafiel-Arouca, 0–3: Joeano abriu caminho a vitória robusta" [Penafiel-Arouca, 0–3: Joeano paved the way for solid win]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 August 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Silva, Carlos (12 May 2013). "Arouca na I Liga" [Arouca in I League] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Sporting 5–1 Arouca (final)" [Sporting 5–1 Arouca (end)] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Gil Vicente-Arouca, 0–3: Um domínio claro em cenário de crise" [Gil Vicente-Arouca, 0–3: Clear domination in crisis scenario]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "André Claro é o décimo reforço sadino" [André Claro is addition number ten for the sadinos] (in Portuguese). Vitória F.C. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Pereira Fernandes, Carlos (14 May 2016). "Tondela e Vitória de Setúbal festejam manutenção. União desce" [Tondela and Vitória de Setúbal celebrate survival. União relegated] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ a b Sobral, Mário Rui (17 January 2017). "André Claro troca Vitória pelo Estoril" [André Claro swaps Vitória for Estoril]. O Setubalense (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Vitória de Setúbal vence em Tondela e sobe ao 5.º lugar" [Vitória de Setúbal win at Tondela and rise to 5th place]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 December 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Boavista rescinde com o avançado André Claro" [Boavista cut ties with forward André Claro]. Observador (in Portuguese). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Morais, Pedro (2 September 2019). "André Claro reforça o Leixões" [André Claro bolsters Leixões]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "André Claro é reforço do Ac. Viseu" [André Claro is Ac. Viseu addition]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Guimarães, Tomás (28 July 2022). "André Claro segue para Marrocos" [André Claro goes to Morocco]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
External links
edit- André Claro at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- André Claro national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- André Claro at Soccerway
