André Simões

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André Simões
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Simões with AEK Athens in 2017
Personal information
Full name André Luís Gomes Simões[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-16) 16 December 1989 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Matosinhos, Portugal[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
AEK Athens
Number 8
Youth career
1998–2004 Porto
2004–2005 Padroense
2005–2008 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Padroense 95 (13)
2011–2013 Santa Clara 67 (1)
2013–2015 Moreirense 65 (8)
2015– AEK Athens 150 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2021

André Luís Gomes Simões (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ siˈmõȷ̃ʃ]; born 16 December 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek club AEK Athens F.C.

Club career[]

Portugal[]

Born in Matosinhos, Simões played with three clubs as a youth, including FC Porto from ages 8–14. He first appeared as a senior for Padroense FC, competing two seasons in the third division and one in the fourth.

In the summer of 2011, Simões signed with C.D. Santa Clara of the Segunda Liga.[2] He played 39 games and scored once[3] in his second year, helping the Azores team finish in 11th position.

Simões joined fellow league side Moreirense F.C. in late June 2013,[4] helping to a return to the Primeira Liga after one year[5] by contributing two goals[6][7] 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.[8]

AEK Athens[]

On 30 January 2015, before the campaign was over, Simões agreed to a two-year contract with AEK Athens F.C. which was made effective on 1 July.[9] On 19 March 2016, he agreed to an extension until 30 June 2019, with a buy-out clause of €7.5 million.[10] On 10 December of that year, he scored his first goal in a 4–0 home victory over Levadiakos F.C. in the Super League Greece.[11]

On 24 August 2017, Simões helped his team defeat Club Brugge KV in the second leg of the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League, netting twice and winning a penalty in a 3–0 home win.[12] On 26 November 2018, however, following a league defeat to Panetolikos FC, AEK owner Dimitris Melissanidis engaged in a heated conversation with three players, ostracising Vasilis Lampropoulos, Simões and Anastasios Bakasetas from the team; in his press-conference ahead of the upcoming UEFA Champions League game against AFC Ajax, head coach Marinos Ouzounidis all but confirmed that the trio had ceased to be part of his plans.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 5 December 2021[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Padroense 2008–09 Terceira Divisão 33 2 2 1 35 3
2009–10 Segunda Divisão 28 3 3 1 31 4
2010–11 34 8 3 0 37 8
Total 95 13 8 2 103 15
Santa Clara 2011–12 Segunda Liga 28 0 0 0 7 1 35 1
2012–13 39 1 1 0 5 0 45 2
Total 67 1 1 0 12 1 80 2
Moreirense 2013–14 Segunda Liga 33 2 1 0 2 0 36 2
2014–15 Primeira Liga 32 6 1 0 4 0 37 6
Total 65 8 2 0 6 0 73 8
AEK Athens 2015–16 Super League Greece 31 0 9 0 40 0
2016–17 27 1 8 0 2 0 37 1
2017–18 20 0 5 0 11 2 36 2
2018–19 15 1 5 0 8 0 28 1
2019–20 28 3 5 0 4 0 37 3
2020–21 18 2 3 0 5 1 26 3
2021–22 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 148 7 35 0 30 3 213 10
Career total 375 29 46 2 18 1 30 3 469 35

Honours[]

Moreirense

AEK Athens

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "André Simões" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Fernando Vieira reforça defesa" [Fernando Vieira strengthens defense]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Águias empatam com 9 em campo" [Santa Clara-Benfica B, 1–1: Eagles draw with 9 on the pitch]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Reforços para o ataque e para o meio-campo" [Additions to attack and midfield]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Moreirense conquista o título" [Moreirense win title]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Feirense-Moreirense, 0–4: Goleada mesmo reduzido a 10" [Feirense-Moreirense, 0–4: Rout even with 10]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 October 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Leixões-Moreirense, 1–1: Empate sofrido" [Leixões-Moreirense, 1–1: Hard-fought draw]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 November 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Nacional-Moreirense, 0–1: Mãos de Marafona e trunfos do banco" [Nacional-Moreirense, 0–1: Hands of Marafona and jokers from the bench]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. ^ "AEK confirm Simoes signing". SDNA. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Simoes: "With my family until 2019" (pic)". SDNA. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  11. ^ Tsilis, Kostas (10 December 2016). "Πήρε ανάσα η ΑΕΚ, 4–0 τον Λεβαδειακό" [AEK breathe, 4–0 to Levadiakos] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  12. ^ Pallantzas, Panagiotis (24 August 2017). "ΑΕΚ – Μπριζ 3–0 (vid)" [ΑΕΚ – Brugge 3–0 (vid)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  13. ^ Maraziotis, G. (26 November 2018). "Τους τέλειωσαν: Εκτός αποστολής με Άγιαξ οι Μπακασέτας, Λαμπρόπουλος, Σιμόες" [End of the road: Bakasetas, Lampropoulos, Simões unavailable for Ajax] (in Greek). Fos. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  14. ^ "André Simões". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  15. ^ "André Simões". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

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