André Almeida Pinto
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | André Almeida Pinto | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sporting CP | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | SC Arcozelo | ||
| 1999–2008 | Porto | ||
| 2004–2005 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Santa Clara (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Portimonense (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Olhanense (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Panathinaikos | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | Braga B | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Braga | 67 | (3) |
| 2017– | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Portugal U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2008 | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Portugal U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | Portugal U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015 |
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André Almeida Pinto (born 5 October 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a central defender.
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Pinto joined FC Porto's youth academy at the age of 9. As a senior, he would be consecutively loaned for the duration of his contract, to C.D. Santa Clara, Vitória de Setúbal, Portimonense S.C. and S.C. Olhanense; he made his Primeira Liga debut with the second club, his first match in the competition being a 0–4 home loss against U.D. Leiria on 13 September 2009 where he featured the full 90 minutes.
Pinto was sold to Superleague Greece side Panathinaikos F.C. in the 2012 summer, making 22 competitive appearances in his first and only campaign. He returned to his homeland in January 2014, signing with S.C. Braga and being initially assigned to the reserves.
In late April 2017, after being ousted from the first-team squad by manager Jorge Simão and subsequently terminating his contract, Pinto agreed to a four-year deal at Sporting Clube de Portugal with a release clause of €45 million, with the move being made effective on 1 July.
Pinto earned 45 caps for Portugal at youth level, including 12 for the under-21s. He made his debut with the full side on 31 March 2015, being sent off in the 60th minute of a 0–2 friendly defeat against Cape Verde in Estoril after a foul on Héldon.
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