André Luís Gomes Simões (; born 16 December 1989) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Famalicão.

Club career

Portugal

Born in

Matosinhos Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal () is a city and a municipality in the northern Porto district of Portugal, bordered in the south by the city of Porto (8 km from the city centre). The population in 2011 was 175,478, and covered an area of approx ...

, Simões played with three clubs as a youth, including

FC Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, 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 football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...

from ages 8 to 14. He first appeared as a senior for

Padroense FC Padroense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese football club that competes in the Portuguese Second Division. They were founded in 1922. History The first field of Padroense F. C. was the "Saibreira" before moving to the "stray field" (what is now Hi ...

, competing two seasons in the

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and one in the fourth. In the summer of 2011, Simões signed with

C.D. Santa Clara Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They play in the 13,277-seat Estádio de São Miguel. They are the most successful football team from the Azores Islands as the only team from the archipelag ...

of the Segunda Liga. He played 39 games and scored once in his second year, helping the

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team finish in 11th position. Simões joined fellow league side

Moreirense F.C. Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

in late June 2013, helping to a

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to the

after one year by contributing two goals and nearly 2,800 minutes of action. He made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 17 August 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against

C.D. Nacional Clube Desportivo Nacional, commonly known as Nacional and sometimes Nacional da Madeira (), is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Founded on 8 December 1910, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, Portug ...

AEK Athens

On 30 January 2015, before the campaign was over, Simões agreed to a two-year contract with

AEK Athens F.C. AEK FC ( el, ΠΑΕ A.E.K. ; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; ''Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos'', meaning ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a Greek professional football club based in Nea Filade ...

which was made effective on 1 July. On 19 March 2016, he agreed to an extension until 30 June 2019, with a buy-out clause of €7.5 million. On 10 December of that year, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 home victory over

Levadiakos F.C. Levadiakos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Λεβαδειακός) is a Greek professional Association football, football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Super League Greece, Alpha Et ...

in the

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. On 24 August 2017, Simões helped his team defeat

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in the second leg of the play-off round of the

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, netting twice and winning a

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in a 3–0 home win. On 26 November 2018, however, following a league defeat to Panetolikos FC, AEK owner

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engaged in a heated conversation with three players, ostracising Vasilis Lampropoulos, Simões and

Anastasios Bakasetas Anastasios "Tasos" Bakasetas ( gr, Αναστάσιος "Τάσος" Μπακασέτας; born 28 June 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and occasionally as a forward, for Turkish Süper Lig club Trabz ...

from the team; in his press-conference ahead of the upcoming UEFA Champions League game against

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, head coach

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all but confirmed that the trio had ceased to be part of his plans.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Moreirense * Segunda Liga: 2013–14 AEK Athens *

: 2017–18 *

Greek Football Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

: 2015–16 Individual *Super League Greece Team of the Year: 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simoes, Andre 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Matosinhos Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Padroense F.C. players C.D. Santa Clara players Moreirense F.C. players F.C. Famalicão players Super League Greece players AEK Athens F.C. players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece