André Filipe Magalhães Ribeiro Ferreira (; born 29 May 1996) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

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Club career

Benfica

Born in

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, Ferreira finished his development at

S.L. Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904, as ''Sport Lisboa'', Benfica is one of the " ...

after being signed from local club União Nogueirense F.C. at the age of 16. He made his professional debut with the former's reserves on 24 November 2015 in a 2–1 home win against

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in the

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, and finished his first season with a further five league games. Ferreira played 34 matches in the 2016–17 campaign, helping the B team to fourth position in the second division. On 1 July 2017, he joined

Leixões S.C. Leixões Sport Club (), commonly known as Leixões, is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as athletics, boxing, football, futsal, handball, karate, swimming, volleyball, wat ...

of the same league on a

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-long loan, going on make 35 competitive appearances during his spell at the

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. On 31 August 2018, Ferreira renewed his contract with Benfica until 2023 and was immediately loaned to C.D. Aves. He made his

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debut on 27 October, in a 1–2 home loss to C.D. Santa Clara.

Santa Clara

On 28 June 2019, Ferreira cut ties with Benfica and signed a four-year deal with Santa Clara also of the Portuguese top tier. During his spell in the

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, he played second-fiddle to Marco Pereira.

Paços Ferreira

Ferreira joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira on 23 June 2021, agreeing to a three-year contract. He was in goal in both legs of the

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's play-off round against

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, keeping a

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in the first match. Ferreira took part in 37 official games at the Estádio da Mata Real.

Granada

On 20 July 2022, Ferreira became the third Portuguese goalkeeper in as many years at

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– recently relegated to the Spanish

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– after Rui Silva and Luís Maximiano, signing a two-year deal. He contributed 11 matches in his first season, in a promotion to

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as champions. Ferreira's first appearance in the top flight took place on 14 August 2023, in a 3–1 defeat at

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. He subsequently lost his starting place to newly-signed Augusto Batalla.

Valladolid

On 29 January 2024, Ferreira was loaned to second division side

until June. Despite being a backup to Jordi Masip as the club achieved promotion, on 30 May he signed a permanent contract until 2027.

Career statistics

Honours

Granada *

: 2022–23

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferreira, Andre 1996 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Vila Nova de Gaia Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Boavista F.C. players S.L. Benfica B players Leixões S.C. players C.D. Aves players C.D. Santa Clara players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players La Liga players Segunda División players Granada CF footballers Real Valladolid players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain