André Luiz Rodrigues Lopes, or simply Andrezinho (born February 15, 1985), is a Brazilian

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Club career

Early career

Prior to playing in Australia, Andrezinho had spent time with Brazilian clubs

Atlético Mineiro Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

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, Juventude and

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. He's also played in Uruguay for

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and in China for

Liaoning Whowin Liaoning Football Club (), officially known as Liaoning Hongyun (), was a professional association football club with a long history in Chinese football. The club can predate their formation to 1953, when Shenyang government sports body joined ex ...

. Andrezinho played in Japan for

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and

Consadole Sapporo is a Japanese professional football club based in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido. They will play in the 2025 J2 League, the second tier league of Japanese football, after relegation from the J1 League at conclusion of th ...

Perth Glory

On 4 August 2011, he signed a contract with

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club,

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

after the club decided to find a replacement for injured Victor Sikora. He made his debut in the

in Round 1 against

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional men's soccer club located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club was one of the eight founding members of the A-League Men and have competed in it concurrently since its formation, u ...

. Andrezinho suffered an injury that prevented him from playing in the

2012 A-League Grand Final The 2012 A-League Grand Final was the seventh A-League Grand Final, which took place on 22 April 2012 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane for the second year running. Brisbane Roar played in their second Grand Final in two years, and were aiming to ...

. In July 2012, he joined Cypriot side

AEP Paphos AEP Paphos (, ''Athlitiki Enosi Pafos''; "Athletic Union Paphos") was a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. AEP Paphos was dissolved on 9 June 2014, i ...

. In June 2013 Andrezinho joined

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy''), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the ...

side

FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy () is a professional association football, football club from Kazakhstan based at the Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium (Shymkent), Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Ordabasy was formed in 1949, following the merger of two exi ...

. In July 2013 Andrezinho joined

Thai Division 1 League Thai League 2 (), commonly known as the T2, formally called Thai Division 1 League, is the second-tier professional league in the Thai football league system. Seasons typically run from August to May, with each team playing 34 games : two agai ...

side Phuket F.C. In 2019, Andrezinho returned to Australia to sign with

Victorian State League Division 1 The Victorian State League, known as VETO Sports State League for sponsorship purposes is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1958 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of five divisions (separated by ...

side

Preston Lions FC Preston Lions Football Club (formerly Preston Makedonia Soccer Club) is a semi-professional association football, soccer club from Preston, Victoria, Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The club ...

. However, after 10 appearances and 1 goal, he left the club mid-season to join fellow Division 1 side

Caroline Springs George Cross FC Caroline Springs George Cross Football Club is an Australian association football, soccer club based in Fraser Rise, Victoria, Fraser Rise, a north-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and plays in the Victorian Premier League, Vic ...

Return to Brazil

In December 2019

Veranópolis Veranópolis is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As of 2020, the estimated population was 26,533. Veranópolis, like most of its neighbouring towns, is known as one of the cities with highest standards of living in Brazi ...

confirmed, that Andrezinho had joined the club.

Club statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrezinho 1985 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Clube Atlético Mineiro players Perth Glory FC players A-League Men players Esporte Clube Juventude players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players América Futebol Clube (SP) players Tokushima Vortis players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players J2 League players Chinese Super League players Liaoning F.C. players Cypriot First Division players AEP Paphos FC players FC Ordabasy players Preston Lions FC players Sohar SC players Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural players Kazakhstan Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Men's association football forwards Caroline Springs George Cross FC players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen