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André Almeida played for which team before Aug 2009?
André Almeida André Gomes Magalhães de Almeida ( ; born 10 September 1990 ) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Benfica mainly as a full-back but also as a midfielder . He earned 8 caps for the Portugal national team from 2013 to 2015 . Club career . Belenenses . After playing for three other youth clubs in his hometown of Lisbon , Almeida finished his formation with Belenenses . He made his top division debut on 11 January 2009 by playing one minute in a 0–1 loss against Rio Ave , and finished his first full season with 20 games and one goal as the club suffered relegation . Almeida appeared in 18 matches in the 2010–11 campaign and scored twice , but Belenenses could only rank in 13th position in the second level . Benfica . Almeida signed for S.L . Benfica in the 2011 summer , being immediately loaned to fellow top flight side U.D . Leiria . In December , however , he was recalled by the parent club , going on to make four official appearances for the first team until the end of the season , including 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over C.D . Santa Clara for the domestic league cup , which Benfica won for the fourth time in a row . Almeida started 2012–13 with Benfica B in division two . However , following the sales of Javi García and Axel Witsel in the last minutes of the summer transfer window , he started being called regularly to the main squad , either as a backup to Maxi Pereira at right back or in centre midfield . Almeida made his UEFA Champions League debut on 19 September 2012 in a 0–0 draw at Celtic . He also played the full 90 minutes in the second group stage game between the two teams , a 2–1 home success ; on both occasions , he starred in the right side of defense . On 18 January 2017 , Almeida scored his first goal for Benfica in a 6–2 home win over Leixões in the Taça de Portugal quarter-finals . International career . Almeida gained 30 caps for Portugal all youth categories comprised , including 17 for the under-21 team . He made his debut with the full side on 11 October 2013 , playing the full 90 minutes as a right back in a 1–1 home draw against Israel for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers . On 19 May 2014 , Almeida was named by manager Paulo Bento in the final 23-man squad for the tournament in Brazil . He made his debut in the competition on 16 June , replacing injured Fábio Coentrão in the second half of an eventual 0–4 group stage loss to Germany . Honours . Benfica - Primeira Liga : 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2018–19 - Taça de Portugal : 2013–14 , 2016–17 - Taça da Liga : 2011–12 , 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 - Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira : 2014 , 2016 , 2017 - UEFA Europa League runner-up : 2012–13 , 2013–14 External links . - National team data