André Trindade da Costa Neto (born 16 July 2001), simply known as André, is a Brazilian
footballer
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who currently plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
.
Club career
Born in Algodão,
Ibirataia,
Bahia
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, André joined
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...
's youth setup in 2013, aged 12. On 21 February 2020, he renewed his contract with the club until 2023.
André made his professional debut on 16 September 2020, coming on as a late
substitute for
Dodi in a 1–0 home win over
Atlético Goianiense
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* Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
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, for
the year's
Copa do Brasil
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. His first
Série A occurred four days later, as he started in a 0–1 away loss against
Sport Recife
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In football, the club has w ...
.
André scored his first professional goal on 4 July 2021, netting a last-minute winner in a 1–0 away success over rivals
Flamengo
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. On 4 October, he further extended his contract until the end of 2024.
André, 21, completed his hundredth game for the ''Laranjeiras'' club, this Saturday, at 15h, against
Atletico-MG, in
Mineirão
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It served as a ...
.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
Fluminense
*
Campeonato Carioca:
2022
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Individual
*
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Newcomer:
2021
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*
Bola de Prata: 2022
*
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:
2022
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References
External links
Fluminense FC profile
2001 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bahia
Brazilian footballers
Association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Fluminense FC players
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