André Almeida (footballer, born 2000)

For other people named André Almeida, see André Almeida (disambiguation).

Domingos André Ribeiro Almeida (born 30 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Valencia.

André Almeida

Personal information
Full name	Domingos André Ribeiro Almeida[1]
Date of birth	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Guimarães, Portugal[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Valencia
Number	10
Youth career
2009–2018	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Vitória Guimarães B	23	(0)
2019–2022	Vitória Guimarães	72	(3)
2022–	Valencia	84	(4)
International career
2015	Portugal U15	2	(0)
2015–2016	Portugal U16	10	(2)
2016–2017	Portugal U17	10	(0)
2018	Portugal U18	5	(0)
2018	Portugal U19	4	(0)
2019	Portugal U20	4	(0)
2021–2023	Portugal U21	15	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

He began his career at Vitória de Guimarães, playing 89 total games before a €7.5 million transfer to Valencia in 2022.

Club career

Vitória Guimarães

Born in Guimarães, Minho Province, Almeida joined the academy of Vitória S.C. before his 10th birthday.^[2] On 6 August 2016, at only 16, he made his senior debut with the reserve side in the LigaPro, playing 77 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against C.D. Santa Clara.^[3]

Almeida appeared in his first match in the Primeira Liga with the first team on 18 August 2019, starting in the 1–1 home draw with Boavista FC.^[4] He scored his first goal in the competition on 8 September, in the away fixture against Rio Ave FC (same result).^[5] The previous March, he had signed a professional contract until 2022 with a buyout clause of €20 million.^[2]

Valencia

On 25 August 2022, Almeida joined Valencia CF on a six-year deal; the transfer fee was the Spanish club's highest of the transfer window, €7.5 million in five instalments.^[6] He made his La Liga debut on 4 September in a 5–1 home win over Getafe CF as a 70th-minute substitute.^[7] Thirteen days later, he scored to conclude a 3–0 victory against RC Celta de Vigo also at Mestalla Stadium.^[8]

International career

Almeida earned his first cap for the Portugal under-21 team on 6 September 2021, starting a 1–0 home victory over Belarus in the 2023 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.^[9] The following month, also during that stage, he contributed one goal to the 11–0 demolition of Liechstenstein in Vizela.^[10]

Picked for the finals in Georgia and Romania,^[11] Almeida opened a 1–1 group-stage draw against the Netherlands^[12] in an eventual quarter-final exit.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 May 2025^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitória Guimarães B	2016–17	LigaPro	4	0	—								4	0
	2017–18		0	0	—								0	0
	2018–19		19	0	—								19	0
	Total		23	0	—								23	0
Vitória Guimarães	2019–20	Primeira Liga	8	1	0	0	2	0	4[c]	0	—		14	1
	2020–21		30	2	2	0	1	0	—		—		33	2
	2021–22		31	0	1	0	4	0	—		—		36	0
	2022–23		3	0	0	0	0	0	3[d]	0	—		6	0
	Total		72	3	3	0	7	0	7	0	—		89	3
Valencia	2022–23	La Liga	34	2	3	0	—		—		1[e]	0	38	2
	2023–24		18	2	0	0	—		—		0	0	18	2
	2024–25		32	0	4	0	—		—		0	0	36	0
	Total		84	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	92	4
Career Total			179	7	10	0	7	0	7	0	1	0	204	7

1. Includes Taça de Portugal and Copa del Rey
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearance in Supercopa de España