André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza, known as André and André Balada in Brazil and as André Felipe in other countries (born 27 September 1990) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career André Felipe signed a professional contract with Santos in 2009.
Santos André Felipe made a total of 15 appearances in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A during the 2009/2010 season, scoring 7. On 8 May 2010, André scored in the opening game of the Brasileiro versus Botafogo, putting Santos 2–1 ahead in the first half.
André, wearing the number 9 shirt, was an important member of the victorious Santos team which took the 2010 Paulista crown, topping the table for the majority of the season and beating Santo Andre in the well contested final. santos.globo.com He was Santos second top scorer during the Paulista season with 13 goals.Futebol Paulista 2010 Artilharia
Dynamo Kyiv On 15 June 2010, the 19-year-old centre forward left FC Santos and joined Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv for €8 million.André vai para o Dínamo de Kiev He made his debut for Dynamo Kyiv in a Champions League Playoff Qualifier fir1st leg match against Ajax. André Felipe scored his first goal on 27 October against PFC Sevastopol, in a 2–1 win for Dynamo Kyiv.
Bordeaux On 31 January 2011, André Felipe joined Bordeaux on a six-month loan deal with an option for a permanent move.
Atlético Mineiro On 19 July 2011, André Felipe was announced as the new reinforcement for Atlético Mineiro. After a bidding war between the club from Minas Gerais and Flamengo, Atletico made the proposal that pleased Dynamo's board the most, when they agreed to buy 20% of the player's pass for €2.2 million. André signed a one-year contract. In his debut, Andrew scored his first goal, against Fluminense. Following the season, the player made good matches, scoring 7 goals and became absolute owner of the team. On 22 April 2012, Atlético Mineiro announced the purchase of the remaining 80% of the economic rights of André, which still belonged to Dynamo Kiev. The transaction counted on help from an investment group, whose name was not revealed by the club. Amounts paid to the Ukrainian team and the time the new contract with Atletico André were not disclosed by the press office of the mining team. André won the State Championship in 2012, earning three individual awards and being the second-highest scorer in the competition. On 18 July 2012, the president Alexandre Kalil, through a statement released on the club's website reported that due to withdrawal of the payment of the remaining economic rights of the group by André DIS / Probe, which had pay from its own resources the rest of the Athletic percentage, thus effecting the outright purchase of the player by Atlético Mineiro.
Return to Santos On 9 August 2012, André Felipe returned to Santos, with Peixe buying 25% of his rights in a €2.25 million fee, with a loan contract until December 2013.Santos compra 25% de direitos e anuncia volta de André (Santos buy 25% of rights and announces André's return) ; Terra, 10 August 2012
In January 2013, after being ten games without scoring and falling in the pecking order, André Felipe was criticized by his manager Muricy Ramalho due to his fitness problems.; Gazeta Esportiva, 29 January 2013 He then scored two goals against XV de Piracicaba on 24 February and reduced the pressure on him.
Corinthians In January 2016, André Felipe signed with Corinthians for an undisclosed fee.
Gremio In February 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Grêmio after one on loan with them from Sport Recife.
Torpedo Moscow On 23 March 2023, André Felipe signed with Russian Premier League club Torpedo Moscow. He left Torpedo in June 2023.
International career
Brazil André Felipe debuted for Brazil in a friendly international against USA on 10 August 2010 at the New Meadowlands Stadium. He has made four appearances scoring no goals so far.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCabofriense2008Carioca—10———10Santos2009Série A921000——102201095211311800—4126Total 187221311800—5128Dynamo Kyiv2010–11Ukrainian Premier League30—303Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League0—90Bordeaux (loan)2010–11Ligue 180————80Atlético Mineiro2011Série A227—001Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana0—237201260141040——241020142036220001Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana029520150011001Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores0—21Total 481021136020107823Santos (loan)2012Série A197———202172013002062000—226Total 1972062000204313Vasco da Gama (loan)2013Série A2712————2712Sport Recife (loan)2015Série A2913—1041—3414Corinthians2016Série A1111240061—296Sporting CP 2016–17Primeira Liga71—223Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League02Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga0143Sport Recife2017Série A351691627410Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste467272018004200000042Total 351613362741047129Grêmio2018Série A244—3020—294201917211251122—457202000000000—00Total 41611281142—7411Gaziantep 2020–21Süper Lig192—31——223Sport Recife2021Série A202—00——202Cuiabá2022Série A173512020—264Torpedo Moscow2022–23Russian Premier League51————51Ponte Preta2023Série B101————101America-RJ2024Carioca Série A2—105———105Cabofriense2024Carioca Série A2————4Appearance(s) in Copa Rio040Career total31782115474414418194536155
International . + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBrazil201030201110Total40
Honours
Santos Campeonato Paulista: 2010 Copa do Brasil: 2010 Recopa Sudamericana: 2012
Atlético Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro: 2012, 2015 Recopa Sudamericana: 2014 Copa do Brasil: 2014
Grêmio Recopa Gaúcha: 2019 Campeonato Gaúcho: 2019
Cuiabá Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2022
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