Personal information | |||
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Full name | André Filipe Cunha Vidigal | ||
Date of birth | 17 August 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Elvas, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2015 | O Elvas | ||
2015–2017 | Académica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017 | Académica | 6 | (0) |
2017 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 13 | (7) |
2018–2021 | Fortuna Sittard | 26 | (5) |
2019–2020 | → APOEL (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → Estoril (loan) | 32 | (6) |
2021–2023 | Marítimo | 65 | (9) |
2023– | Stoke City | 29 | (6) |
International career | |||
2016 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) |
2017 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (2) |
2018 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
André Filipe Cunha Vidigal (born 17 August 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for EFL Championship side Stoke City.
Born in Elvas, Vidigal began his career as a youth with O Elvas C.A.D. before joining Académica. On 8 January 2017, he made his professional debut in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against FC Porto B, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Rui Miguel in a 2–1 away loss. [1] He made five more appearances, all off the bench.
On 7 July 2017, Vidigal moved to Fortuna Sittard of the Dutch Eerste Divisie on a one-year loan. [2] He made his debut on 18 August in a season-opening 5–1 home win over FC Dordrecht, scoring within ten minutes of coming on in place of Gavin Vlijter. [3] The deal was made permanent on 19 December 2017, effective from the new year. [4] He scored 10 goals in 29 games as the team returned to the Eredivisie for the first time since 2002, as runners-up to Jong Ajax; this included hat-tricks in wins away to SC Telstar and Almere City FC. [5]
Vidigal added another hat-trick on 25 September 2018 in the first round of the KNVB Cup, a 5–0 win at second-tier Helmond Sport. [6]
Vidigal was loaned to APOEL FC, reigning champions of the Cypriot First Division, on 31 January 2019. [7] He made his debut ten days later in a 2–0 win at Enosis Neon Paralimni FC, and scored within five minutes as a late substitute. [8] His team retained the title and finished cup runners-up to AEL Limassol; [9] in September they took the Super Cup as well. [10]
On 3 September 2020, Vidigal returned to Portugal's second tier on loan to G.D. Estoril Praia. [11] He scored eight times in 39 total games for the Canarinhos, including six in their league-winning campaign. [12]
On 11 June 2021, Vidigal signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club C.S. Marítimo. [13] He scored his first goal in his country's top flight on 16 August to open a 2–1 win at Belenenses SAD. [14] On 4 September 2022, he received a straight red card early in the second half of a 3–1 loss at C.D. Santa Clara. [15]
On 24 July 2023, Vidigal joined English Championship side Stoke City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [16] He scored twice on his debut in a 4–1 win against Rotherham United on 5 August 2023. [17] Three-days later he scored the winning goal against West Bromwich Albion in the first round of the EFL Cup. [18]
Vidigal earned 14 caps for Portugal at youth level, scoring twice in friendlies for the under-20 team in late 2017. [19] [20] His only appearance for the under-21 team was on 25 May 2018, playing the last two minutes of a 3–2 win over Italy in Estoril. [21]
His Angolan father Beto and his uncles Lito, Luís, Jorge and Toni were all professional footballers. [22] Born in Portugal, Vidigal is of Angolan descent and holds both passports; he had relatives who were full internationals for each country's national teams. [23]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Académica | 2016–17 | Liga Pro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Fortuna Sittard | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 10 | ||
2018–19 | Eredivisie | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||
2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 45 | 15 | ||||
APOEL (loan) | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
Total | 22 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |||
Estoril (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 8 | |
Marítimo | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 38 | 8 | |
Total | 65 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 9 | ||
Stoke City | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 31 | 7 | |
Career total | 192 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 225 | 42 |
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