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

Club career

Early career

Prior to playing in Australia, Andrezinho had spent time with Brazilian clubs Atlético Mineiro, CENE, Juventude and Roma. He's also played in Uruguay for

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and in China for Liaoning Whowin. Andrezinho played in Japan for Tokushima Vortis and Consadole Sapporo.

Perth Glory

On 4 August 2011, he signed a contract with

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club,

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

in Round 1 against Adelaide United. Andrezinho suffered an injury that prevented him from playing in the

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. In July 2012, he joined Cypriot side AEP Paphos. In June 2013 Andrezinho joined Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Ordabasy. In July 2013 Andrezinho joined Thai Division 1 League side

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In 2019, Andrezinho returned to Australia to sign with Victorian State League Division 1 side

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

Return to Brazil

In December 2019 Veranópolis confirmed, that Andrezinho had joined the club.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrezinho 1985 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate 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 footballers in Japan Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate 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 Association football forwards Caroline Springs George Cross FC players