André Vidigal

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cunha and the second or paternal family name is Vidigal.
André Vidigal
Personal information
Full name André Filipe Cunha Vidigal[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Elvas, Portugal[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
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 39 (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 14:26, 7 December 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.

Vidigal began his professional career with Académica before moving to Dutch club Fortuna Sittard in July 2017. After helping them gain promotion from the Eerste Divisie he moved on loan to Cypriot club APOEL and then returned to Portugal with Estoril in September 2020. After gaining promotion with Estoril, Vidigal signed for Primeira Liga club Marítimo in June 2021. Following Marítimo's relegation in 2022–23, Vidigal moved abroad again in July 2023, joining English EFL Championship club Stoke City.

Club career

Académica

Born in Elvas, Vidigal began his career as a youth with his local club O Elvas before joining Académica in 2015. He made his professional debut on 8 January 2017 in a LigaPro match against FC Porto B, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Rui Miguel in a 2–1 away loss.[2] He made five more appearances for Académica in 2016–17, all off the bench.[1]

Fortuna Sittard

On 7 July 2017, Vidigal moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie side Fortuna Sittard on loan for the 2017–18 season.[3] He made his debut on 18 August in a season-opening 5–1 home win over Dordrecht, scoring within ten minutes of coming on in place of Gavin Vlijter.[4] The deal was made permanent on 19 December 2017, effective from the new year.[5] Vidigal played a big role for Fortuna as 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 Telstar and Almere City.[6] 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.[7]

After struggling for game time at Fortuna following promotion, Vidigal was loaned to Cypriot First Division side APOEL on 31 January 2019 for a year-and-a-half.[8] He made his debut ten days later in a 2–0 win at Enosis Neon Paralimni, and scored within five minutes as a late substitute.[9] He helped the team retain the title and finished cup runners-up to AEL Limassol;[10] in September they took the Super Cup as well.[11]

On 3 September 2020, Vidigal returned to Portugal's second tier on loan to Estoril.[12] He scored eight times in 39 total games for the Canarinhos, including six in their league-winning campaign and was named as best young player in the Liga Portugal 2.[13]

Marítimo

On 11 June 2021, Vidigal signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Marítimo.[14] He scored his first goal in his country's top flight on 16 August to open a 2–1 win at Belenenses SAD.[15] Vidigal made 35 appearances in 2021–22 as Marítimo finished in 10th position.[1] On 4 September 2022, he received a straight red card early in the second half of a 3–1 loss at Santa Clara.[16] In 2022–23, Vidigal played 38 times, scoring eight goals but was unable to help prevent Marítimo suffering relegation, losing the play-offs to Estrela da Amadora on penalties.[17]

Stoke City

Vidigal joined English Championship side Stoke City on 24 July 2023, signing a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[18] He scored twice on his debut in a 4–1 win against Rotherham United on 5 August 2023.[19] Three-days later he scored the winning goal against West Bromwich Albion in the first round of the EFL Cup.[20] He continued his bright start by scoring the only goal against Watford on 19 August 2023.[21] Vidigal then drifted in and out of the team as the season progressed being mainly used as a substitute.[22] He made 31 appearances for Stoke in 2023–24, scoring seven goals as the team avoided relegation finishing in 17th.[23]

International career

Vidigal earned 14 caps for Portugal at youth level, scoring twice in friendlies for the under-20 team in late 2017.[24][25] 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.[26]

Personal life

His Angolan father Beto and his uncles Lito, Luís, Jorge and Toni were all professional footballers.[27] 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.[28]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Académica 2016–17[1] Liga Pro 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
Fortuna Sittard 2017–18[1] Eerste Divisie 29 10 3 0 — — 32 10
2018–19[29] Eredivisie 10 2 3 3 — — 13 5
2019–20[1] Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2020–21[1] Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 39 12 6 3 — — 45 15
APOEL (loan) 2018–19[1] Cypriot First Division 9 1 5 2 — 0 0 14 3
2019–20[1] Cypriot First Division 13 1 2 0 — 4[c] 0 19 1
Total 22 2 7 2 — 4 0 33 4
Estoril (loan) 2020–21[1] Liga Portugal 2 32 6 5 2 1 0 — 38 8
Marítimo 2021–22[30] Primeira Liga 33 1 1 0 1 0 — 35 1
2022–23[31] Primeira Liga 32 8 1 0 3 0 2[d] 0 38 8
Total 65 9 2 0 4 0 2 0 73 9
Stoke City 2023–24[32] EFL Championship 29 6 1 0 1 1 — 31 7
2024–25[33] EFL Championship 10 0 0 0 1 0 — 11 0
Total 39 6 1 0 2 1 — 42 7
Career total 202 34 21 7 7 1 6 0 236 42
  1. ^ Includes Cypriot Cup, FA Cup, KNVB Cup and Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup and Taça da Liga
  3. ^ One appearance in Cypriot Super Cup and three in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Primeira Liga relegation play-offs

Honours

APOEL

Estoril

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n André Vidigal at Soccerway
  2. ^ "FC Porto B 2-1 Académica". 8 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ "André Vidigal emprestado ao Fortuna Sittard" [André Vidigal loaned to Fortuna Sittard] (in Portuguese). Académica's official website. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Kwijlen in Jupiler League: Fortuna-speler maakt wondergoal tegen Dordrecht" (in Dutch). Voetbal Primeur. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ "FORTUNA SITTARD NEEMT VIDIGAL OVER VAN ACADÉMICA" (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard's official website. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  6. ^ Aguiar, Fabio. "O novo membro da família Vidigal que está a encantar na Holanda" [The new member of the Vidigal family that is enchanting in the Netherlands]. Notícias ao Minuto (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ^ "André Vidigal continua a encantar na Holanda" [André Vidigal continues to enchant Holland] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. ^ "André Vidigal é reforço do APOEL" [André Vidigal is new addition to APOEL]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Portuguese Abroad: Gelson opens Monaco account; Rafael Leão goal trail continues; Ronaldo, Guerreiro on the mark; Vieirinha helps PAOK closer to title; Paixão winner in Poland". Portugoal. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Portugueses. Meia centena de motivos de orgulho lusitano (e troféus) ao redor do globo" [Portuguese. Fifty motives for Lusitanian pride (and trophies) around the globe] (in Portuguese). Sol. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b "APOEL capture Cypriot Super Cup". Agona Sport. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  12. ^ "André Vidigal reforça ataque do Estoril" [André Vidigal bolsters Estoril's attack] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  13. ^ a b Trindade Sena, Pedro (9 July 2021). "Futebol: André Vidigal considerado o Melhor Jovem da II Liga" [Football: André Vidigal considered Best Young Player of the II Liga] (in Portuguese). Linhas de Elvas. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  14. ^ "André Vidigal e Henrique reforçam ataque do Marítimo" [André Vidigal and Henrique bolster Marítimo's attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Marítimo vence Belenenses SAD e sai dos últimos lugares" [Marítimo defeat Belenenses SAD and get out of bottom places]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 August 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Santa Clara estreia-se a vencer na quinta derrota seguida do Marítimo" [Santa Clara win for the first time in Marítimo's fifth consecutive defeat]. Público (in Portuguese). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  17. ^ Holmes, Mark. "Sources: Stoke agree winger signing with Andre Vidigal travelling today for medical". Teamtalk. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Potters land Vidigal on permanent deal". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Stoke City 4–1 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Stoke City 2–1 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Stoke City 1-0 Watford: Andre Vidigal strikes winner as Potters beat Horns". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  22. ^ Smith, Pete. "Pete Smith's Stoke City end of season player ratings for 35-man squad". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Southampton 0-1 Stoke City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Seleção portuguesa de sub-20 goleia Itália em Portimão" [Portugal under-20 national team thrash Italy in Portimão]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  25. ^ "Seleção portuguesa de sub-20 vence Polónia por 2-1 em jogo de preparação" [Portugal under-20 national team defeat Poland 2-1 in friendly match]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  26. ^ "COMENTÁRIO: Portugal confirma potencial ofensivo e debilidades defensivas na vitória sobre Itália" [COMMENTARY: Portugal confirm attacking potential and defensive weaknesses in victory over Italy]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  27. ^ Aguiar, Fábio (20 April 2018). "O novo membro da família Vidigal que está a encantar na Holanda" [The new member of the Vidigal family who is enchanting Holland] (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  28. ^ "André Vidigal" (in Dutch). Eredivisie. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  29. ^ "Games played by André Vidigal in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  30. ^ "Games played by André Vidigal in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  31. ^ "Games played by André Vidigal in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  32. ^ "Games played by André Vidigal in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  33. ^ "Games played by André Vidigal in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.