Leandro Andrade (footballer)

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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.

Full name Leandro Livramento Andrade
Date of birth (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Faro, Portugal[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
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Leandro Andrade
Andrade with Qarabağ in 2024
Personal information
Full name Leandro Livramento Andrade
Date of birth (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 26)
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 130 (43)
International career‡
2022– Cape Verde 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 April 2025
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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 2 February 2024, Qarabağ extended their contract with Andrade until 30 June 2027.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

International career

Born in Portugal. He was called up to represent the Cape Verde national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[8] He debuted with Cape Verde in a 6–0 friendly win over Liechtenstein on 25 March 2022.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 April 2026[10]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition.
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fátima 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 24400———244
Cherno More Varna 2020–21 Bulgarian First League 24000–––240
2021–22 Bulgarian First League 18220–––202
Total 42220000000442
Qarabağ 2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League 9351–1[c]0–154
2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League 26710–8[d]1–358
2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League 371140–18[e]4–5915
2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League 341550–14[f]2–5317
2025–26 Azerbaijan Premier League 24731–15[g]6–4214
Total 130431820056130020458
Career total 196492020056130027264
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  1. [a]
    Includes Taça de Portugal, Bulgarian Cup, Azerbaijan Cup
  2. [b]
    Includes Taça da Liga
  3. [c]
    One appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. [d]
    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
  5. [e]
    Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and fourteen appearances and four goals in the UEFA Europa League
  6. [f]
    Six appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, and eight appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League
  7. [g]
    Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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