André Filipe Cunha Vidigal (born 17 August 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Marítimo as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | André Filipe Cunha Vidigal | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Elvas, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Marítimo | ||
| 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– | Marítimo | 13 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (2) |
| 2018 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 May 2018 | |||
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]
His Angolan father Beto and his uncles Lito, Luís, Jorge and Toni were all professional footballers.[15] 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.[16]
APOEL
Estoril
C.S. Marítimo – current squad | |
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