Domingos André Ribeiro Almeida (born 30 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Valencia CF.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Domingos André Ribeiro Almeida[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 22)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Valencia | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2018 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Vitória Guimarães B | 23 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Vitória Guimarães | 72 | (3) |
2022– | Valencia | 9 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Portugal U16 | 10 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Portugal U17 | 10 | (0) |
2018 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) |
2018 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (0) |
2019 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
2021– | Portugal U21 | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:50, 30 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:54, 24 September 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Guimarães, Minho Province, Almeida joined the academy of Vitória S.C. before his 10th birthday.[2] On 6 August 2016, at only 16, he made his senior debut with the reserve side in the LigaPro, playing 77 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against C.D. Santa Clara.[3]
Almeida appeared in his first match in the Primeira Liga with the first team on 18 August 2019, starting in the 1–1 home draw with Boavista FC.[4] He scored his first goal in the competition on 8 September, in the away fixture against Rio Ave FC (same result).[5] The previous March, he had signed a professional contract until 2022 with a buyout clause of €20 million.[2]
On 25 August 2022, Almeida joined La Liga club Valencia CF on a six-year deal.[6]
Valencia CF – current squad | |
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