André Francisco Moritz (born 6 August 1986) is a Brazilian

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and

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descent who last played as an

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for

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club

Hougang United Hougang United Football Club is a Singaporean professional football club that competes in the Singapore Premier League. History Hougang United Football Club was founded as Marine Castle United Football Club, which was formed by Newcastle Unit ...

Club career

Moritz began his career with

Avaí FC Avaí Futebol Clube () is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on 1 September 1923. Their home stadium is Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, also known as Ressacada, with a capacity of 17,800. They play in b ...

's youth categories, signing a professional contract with

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in 2003, aged 16. He was assigned to the academy and was top goal scorer in most of the Youth tournaments. He was promoted to first team in 2006, playing some matches in State League. Due to limited chances, Moritz signed a contract with

Fluminense FC Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, ...

. He helped the club to avoid relegation in the last game of the season, and also to win the

2007 Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil 2007 is the 19th staging of the Copa do Brasil. The competition started on February 14, 2007 and concluded on June 6, 2007 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Orlando Scarpelli in Florianópolis, in which F ...

. Moritz left ''Flu'' and signed a contract with Turkish club Kasımpaşa, in 2007. After three full seasons in Kasımpaşa, he signed a three-year contract with

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the Kadir Has Stadium in red and yellow kits. The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also fi ...

. And signed a two-year contract with

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in 2011 summer. Moritz then went on trial at Rangers in Scotland. On 15 August 2012, his trial period at Rangers came to and end. Moritz said "My time with Rangers has come to an end, I enjoyed it but it was not meant to be... Talking with English clubs..." On 24 August, he signed a one-year contract with

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. On 6 November 2012, he scored his first goal for Crystal Palace in the 5–0 victory over Ipswich Town, in Ian Holloway's first game in charge. In his next match, he scored the equaliser for Crystal Palace in a 1–2 win against Peterborough united on 10 November 2012, continuing his goalscoring run, before finding the net again on 17 November 2012 with a volley against

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– his third goal in three games. He then went on to score two free kicks against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 January 2013, receiving praise from Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway. Moritz joined

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

on a one-year deal on 1 August 2013. On 9 November, Moritz scored his first goal for Bolton Wanderers against Millwall in a 3–1 victory. In July 2014, Bolton confirmed that at the expiration of his contract, Moritz had left the club. In September 2014, South Korean Club,

Pohang Steelers The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 A ...

announced that Moritz joined the club on a two-year contract which began on 1 January 2015. On 10 October 2014, it was announced that Moritz will play for Mumbai City FC in the inaugural

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. On 18 October, Moritz scored his first goal for the club en route to the league's first ever hat-trick in a 5–0 win over

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at the DY Patil Stadium. In July 2015, Moritz agreed to return to Mumbai City for the

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season, but After only 1 game in October, Moritz returned to parent club

. On 6 December 2015, Moritz joined

Buriram United Buriram United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลบุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Buriram, Thailand. The club has played at the top level of Thai football for the ...

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for the

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season. On 3 January 2018, he signed with Brazilian second tier Avaí Futebol Clube after a stint with Turkish club

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. Moritz has signed up with Hougang United Football Club in Singapore for the 2022 season of the Singapore Premier League. On 11th Mar 2022, Moritz scored his first two goals for Hougang, his second goal a 45-yard screamer from the centre line to give Hougang a 3-2 victory against Geylang International.

Honours

;Fluminense *

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: 2007 ;Crystal Palace *

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: 2012–13 ;Buriram United *

Toyota Premier Cup The Toyota Premier Cup was a single-game cup competition organized by the Toyota and Football Association of Thailand and was first played in 2011. It features the winners of the Thai League Cup and an invited team from the J1 League. The competit ...

Kor Royal Cup Kor Royal Cup ( th, ถ้วยพระราชทาน ก. ; ถ้วย ก.), known as the Yai Cup ( th, ถ้วยใหญ่) until 1963, was the highest level of club football competition which competed in the tournament in Thailand ...

;Avaí *

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;Hougang United *

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Personal life

Moritz has got a two tattoos on his right elbow as one dedicated to his parents and one is an iconographic symbol of Star and crescent. Moritz learned to speak Turkish during his spells in Turkey. In 2010, he expressed that he would be delighted to play at

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moritz, Andre 1986 births Living people Brazilian footballers Sportspeople from Florianópolis Sport Club Internacional players Fluminense FC players Andre Moritz Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Crystal Palace F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Kayserispor footballers Denizlispor footballers Mersin İdman Yurdu footballers Avaí FC players Mumbai City FC players Pohang Steelers players Londrina Esporte Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Süper Lig players TFF First League players K League 1 players Indian Super League players English Football League players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in India Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate footballers in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Association football midfielders Brazilian people of German descent