Leandro Andrade (footballer)
_(Leandro_Andrade).jpg) Andrade with Qarabağ in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Livramento Andrade | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Faro, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qarabağ | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Ginásio Tavira | ||
| 2008–2011 | Sporting Faro | ||
| 2011–2013 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2013–2015 | Farense | ||
| 2015–2018 | Olhanense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Olhanense | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Fátima | 24 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Cherno More | 41 | (2) |
| 2022– | Qarabağ | 113 | (36) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Cape Verde | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 April 2025 | |||
Leandro Livramento Andrade (born 24 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ. 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.[2]
Andrade made his Bulgarian First League debut on 16 August 2020 as a substitute in a 4–0 away win over Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[3]
On 13 January 2022, Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ announced the signing of Andrade from Cherno More, on a contract until 30 June 2025.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
International career
Born in Portugal. He was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[7] He debuted with Cape Verde in a 6–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein on 25 March 2022.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 October 2025[9]
| 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 | ||
| Fátima | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Cherno More Varna | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Qarabağ | 2021–22 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | 1[c] | 0 | – | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 8[d] | 1 | – | 35 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 37 | 11 | 4 | 0 | – | 18[e] | 4 | – | 59 | 15 | |||
| 2024–25 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 34 | 15 | 4 | 0 | – | 14[f] | 2 | – | 52 | 17 | |||
| 2025–26 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9[g] | 5 | – | 16 | 5 | |||
| Total | 113 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 49 | ||
| Career total | 179 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 55 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Bulgarian Cup, Azerbaijan Cup
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ One appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League; three appearances in the UEFA Europa League, and two appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and fourteen appearances and four goals in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, and eight appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Individual
- Bulgarian First League Goal of the Week: 2021–22 (Week 16) v. Beroe[10]
- Azerbaijan Premier League Top Score: 2024–25[11]
References
- ^ "A "história bonita" do jogador português Leandro Andrade, ou wikipédia para os colegas, no Azerbaijão". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Черно море привлече португалец". chernomorepfc.bg (in Bulgarian). 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Etar vs. Cherno More". soccerway.com. 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Leandro Andrade "Qarabağ"la müqavilə imzalayıb". qarabagh.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Leandro Andrade becomes the first Cape Verdean footballer to score in the Champions League". sportnews.az. 17 September 2025.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Peter (22 October 2025). "⏰ Qarabağ star makes unique European history with goal 👏". OneFootball.
- ^ "Bebé estreia-se em convocatórias dos Tubarões Azuis (Cabo Verde)". A Bola (in Portuguese). 17 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Liechtenstein vs. Cape Verde". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ Leandro Andrade at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Леандро Андраде изведе Черно море напред". vbox7.com.
- ^ "Premier League – Top Scorers". soccer24.com. Soccer24.
External links
- Leandro Andrade at Soccerway
- Player Profile at foradejogo.net