André Campos Moreira (born 2 December 1995) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Al Raed.

Club career

Early career

Born in Ribeirão,

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, Moreira was a G.D. Ribeirão youth graduate. He made his senior debut for the club on 29 December 2013, coming on as a substitute for the injured Paulo Cunha in a 2–3 home loss against

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in the

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Atlético Madrid

In August 2014, after impressing with the Portugal under-19 team at the 2014 UEFA European Championship, Moreira was sold to

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' GestiFute and signed a six-year deal with

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. He was immediately loaned to

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side

Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaqui ...

, making his professional debut on 28 December 2014 by starting in a 2–0 home victory over

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in the

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of the

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. Moreira joined

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on 1 July 2015, in a

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-long loan. He made his debut in the top flight on 16 August, in a 2–1

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defeat of

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. On 3 August 2016, Moreira was loaned to fellow top-tier club

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses (), commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 19,856 ...

. His loan was cancelled 14 days later, after the injury of

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. He only managed one bench appearance during his brief stint with the former, in a league game at

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. Moreira split 2017–18 between

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and Belenenses, only managing to appear for the latter side. On 1 August 2018, he signed for English

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club

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on loan for the campaign, making his competitive debut 13 days later away against Yeovil Town in the

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of the

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and saving a

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from Alex Fisher in a 1–0 win. On 23 January 2019, Moreira returned to Atlético Madrid when his spell at

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was prematurely ended without one single league appearance to his credit. The same day, still owned by the Spaniards, he moved to

C.D. Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese association football, football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of football in ...

for five months.

B-SAD

On 17 July 2019, after five years linked to Atlético without any appearances for them, Moreira terminated his contract and returned to Belenenses, signing for the renamed

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on a permanent three-year deal. During his tenure, he played second-fiddle first to Hervé Koffi and then Stanislav Kritsyuk.

Grasshoppers

Moreira agreed to a two-year contract at

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on 22 June 2021. He was voted as his team's best player for the

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by club fans, also being awarded Best Goalkeeper by online sports site ''sport.ch''. In June 2023, Moreira left the

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following the expiration of his link.

Al-Raed

On 10 August 2023, Moreira joined

club

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International career

Moreira represented

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at the

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. He played all matches in

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, helping his country to reach the quarter-finals. Moreira's only

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for the under-21s occurred on 11 October 2016, in a 7–1 friendly rout of

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Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

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Team of the Tournament:

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Player of the Season:

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*''sport.ch'' Best Goalkeeper: 2022–23

References

External links

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Portuguese League profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreira, Andre 1995 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Vila Nova de Famalicão Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players G.D. Ribeirão players Moreirense F.C. players C.F. União players C.F. Os Belenenses players S.C. Braga players C.D. Feirense players B-SAD players Atlético Madrid footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Swiss Super League players Grasshopper Club Zurich players Saudi Pro League players Al Raed FC players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia