Luís Miguel Pinheiro Andrade (born 27 March 1990), known as Luisinho, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a winger.

Club career

Born in Fornos de Algodres, Guarda District, Luisinho played lower league football until the age of 23. He joined

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in December 2010, and helped it promote from the

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in his first two full seasons, scoring seven goals in the process. Luisinho made his professional debut on 27 July 2013, starting in a 1–0 home win against

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in the first round of the

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. His maiden appearance in the second tier occurred on 10 August, as he came on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 loss at

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. Luisinho first arrived in the

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in 2015–16, signing a two-year contract with

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at the age of 25. He scored in his first game in the competition, helping to a 2–2 away draw to

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. He returned to division two the following season, being loaned to former club Académico Viseu. On 18 July 2017, Luisinho agreed to a one-year deal with Académica de Coimbra.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luisinho 1990 births Living people People from Fornos de Algodres Sportspeople from Guarda District Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players F.C. Pampilhosa players Académico de Viseu F.C. players Boavista F.C. players Académica de Coimbra (football) players C.D. Tondela players