Leandro Livramento Andrade (born 24 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
Club career Andrade spent three years developing in Olhanense's youth academy before was promoted to the senior team in 2018. The following year, he joined Fátima before moving to Bulgarian side Cherno More Varna in July 2020.
Andrade made his Bulgarian First League debut on 16 August 2020 as a substitute in a 4–0 away win over Etar Veliko Tarnovo.
On 13 January 2022, Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ announced the signing of Andrade from Cherno More, on a contract until 30 June 2025. On 2 February 2024, Qarabağ extended their contract with Andrade until 30 June 2027.
On 16 September 2025, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3–2 away win over Benfica, making him the first Cape Verdean to achieve this feat. A month later, on 22 October, he netted a goal in the opening minute of a 3–1 away defeat to Athletic Bilbao, becoming the first player to score in the first minute of three different European matches, following his goals against BK Häcken in 2023 and FCSB in January 2025.
In June 2026, Andrade joined Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr in a permanent transfer.
International career Born in Portugal. He was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022. He debuted with Cape Verde in a 6–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein on 25 March 2022.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition.ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFátima2019–20Campeonato de Portugal24400—244Cherno More Varna2020–21Bulgarian First League24000–2402021–22Bulgarian First League18220–202Total42220–442Qarabağ2021–22Azerbaijan Premier League9351101542022–23Azerbaijan Premier League26710813582023–24Azerbaijan Premier League37114018459152024–25Azerbaijan Premier League34155014253172025–26Azerbaijan Premier League319411565016Total13745192561321260Polissya Zhytomyr2026–27Ukrainian Premier League711120102Career total21052223581329068
Honours Qarabağ Azerbaijan Premier League: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Azerbaijan Cup: 2021–22, 2023–24
Individual Bulgarian First League Goal of the Week: 2021–22 (Week 16) Azerbaijan Premier League Top Score: 2024–25
References
External links
Leandro Andrade at ForaDeJogo