André Filipe Ferreira Coelho Pereira (born 5 May 1995) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Early years and Porto

Pereira was born in the village of Milheirós in

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. He spent his first years as a senior in the lower leagues, starting out at

Varzim SC Varzim Sport Club () is a Portuguese football club based in Póvoa de Varzim. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club since its foundation. The club plays in Liga 3, following relegation in ...

's reserves. On 31 January 2017, having scored eight competitive goals for A.D. Sanjoanense – six in the third division – Pereira signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, Order of Prince Henry, MHIH, Order of Merit (Portugal), OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional association footbal ...

, being assigned to their reserves in the Segunda Liga. He made his debut in the latter competition on 19 February, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 home draw against C.D. Santa Clara. His maiden appearance in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

with the first team occurred nine months later, when he played the last minutes of the 1–1 away draw to C.D. Aves; his first official match had taken place the previous week, when he provided the assist for

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in injury time of the 3–2 win over

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in the

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of the

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. On 31 January 2018, Pereira was loaned to fellow top-tier club

Vitória F.C. Vitória Futebol Clube (), popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal, is a Portuguese professional Association football, football club based in Setúbal that used to compete in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system ...

until 30 June. He scored his first goal for them in only his second appearance, but in a 3–1 loss at

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. Pereira was also loaned for the 2019–20 season, starting at

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and finishing at

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(Spanish

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Rio Ave

On 31 August 2020, Pereira joined Rio Ave F.C. as

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moved in the opposite direction. The following 15 January, after only one minute on the pitch in a league fixture against

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

, he suffered a serious knee injury after performing a defensive tackle, being sidelined for the rest of the campaign.

Career statistics

Honours

Porto *

: 2017–18 *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese association football, football match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (Primeira L ...

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Rio Ave *

Liga Portugal 2 The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal Meu Super for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Pr ...

: 2021–22

References

External links

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Portuguese League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Andre 1995 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Maia, Portugal Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Varzim S.C. players S.C. Espinho players A.D. Sanjoanense players FC Porto B players FC Porto players Vitória F.C. players Vitória S.C. players Rio Ave F.C. players Segunda División players Real Zaragoza players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain