Serginho (footballer, born 2001)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Andrade.
Serginho
Personal information
Full name Sérgio Pereira Andrade
Date of birth (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Viborg
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2012 Belenenses
2012–2015 Sacavenense
2015–2017 Benfica
2017–2019 Belenenses
2019–2020 Benfica
2020–2022 Estoril
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Estoril 7 (1)
2023 → Oliveirense (loan) 15 (2)
2023– Viborg 40 (4)
International career‡
2023– Cape Verde 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Sérgio Pereira Andrade (born 29 January 2001), known as Serginho, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club Viborg, and the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Serginho is a youth product of the academies of Belenenses, Sacavenense, and Benfica. Beginning his career with the Benfica U23s for the first half of the 2020-21 season, he moved to Estoril's that winter. He signed his first professional contract with Estoril on 19 July 2022, keeping him at the club until 2025.[1]

Serginho made his professional and Primeira Liga debut as a late starter in a 2–2 tie with Rio Ave on 19 August 2022.[2]

On 31 July 2023, Danish Superliga side Viborg announced the signing of Serginho on a three-year deal, for a reported fee of €500.000.[3]

International career

Born in Portugal, Serginho is of Cape Verdean descent through his parents.[4] In October 2023, he received his first call-up for the Cape Verde national team, and made his international debut in a friendly against Comoros on 17 October.[5]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Passou pelo Benfica, foi promovido no Estoril e agora renova contrato". www.ojogo.pt.
  2. ^ "Jornada Three kicks off with action-packed Estoril 2-2 Rio Ave draw". portugoal.net.
  3. ^ "Serginho oficial no Viborg: Estoril encaixa meio milhão de euros" [Serginho officially at Viborg: Estoril raises half a million euros] (in European Portuguese). Record. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Mercado: Futebol Portugal – Serginho renova até 2025 pelo Estoril". criolosports.com.
  5. ^ "Landsholdsoverblik: Serginho fik debut for Kap Verde". Viborg F.F. (in Danish). 18 October 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Jogada notável de Serginho Andrade é o Golo do Mês" [Notable play by Serginho Andrade is the Goal of the Month]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.