# André Felipe

André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza, known as André in Brazil and as André Felipe in other countries (born 27 September 1990) is a Brazilian retired 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. He was Santos second top scorer during the Paulista season with 13 goals.

### Dynamo Kyiv

On 15 June 2010, the 19-year-old centre forward left FC Santos and joined Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv for €8 million. 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 alvinegro miner. 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.
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. 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 competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State league | State league | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Cabofriense | 2008 | Carioca | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Santos | 2009 | Série A | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 |
| Santos | 2010 | Série A | 9 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 26 |
| Santos | Total | Total | 18 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 28 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Bordeaux (loan) | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2011 | Série A | 22 | 7 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 7 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2012 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 10 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2014 | Série A | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2015 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Total | Total | 48 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 23 |
| Santos (loan) | 2012 | Série A | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| Santos (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 6 |
| Santos (loan) | Total | Total | 19 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 13 |
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2013 | Série A | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 12 |
| Sport Recife (loan) | 2015 | Série A | 29 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 14 |
| Corinthians | 2016 | Série A | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 6 |
| Sporting CP | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Sport Recife | 2017 | Série A | 35 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 67 | 27 |
| Sport Recife | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Sport Recife | Total | Total | 35 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 71 | 29 |
| Grêmio | 2018 | Série A | 24 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 |
| Grêmio | 2019 | Série A | 17 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 7 |
| Grêmio | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Grêmio | Total | Total | 41 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 74 | 11 |
| Gaziantep | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 19 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 3 |
| Sport Recife | 2021 | Série A | 20 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| Cuiabá | 2022 | Série A | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Ponte Preta | 2023 | Série B | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| America-RJ | 2024 | Carioca Série A2 | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 |
| Cabofriense | 2024 | Carioca Série A2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 317 | 82 | 115 | 47 | 44 | 14 | 41 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 536 | 155 |
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Rio

### International

    As of 10 November 2021.
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| Brazil | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 0 |

## 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