André Sousa (futsal player)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Melo Bandeira and the second or paternal family name is Almeida Sousa.

André Melo Bandeira Almeida Sousa (born 25 February 1986) is a Portuguese futsal player who plays for Benfica and the Portugal national team as a goalkeeper.^[1]

André Sousa

Personal information
Full name	André Melo Bandeira Almeida Sousa
Date of birth	(1986-02-25) 25 February 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Coimbra, Portugal
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Benfica
Number	12
Youth career
1994–1999	Académica (football)
1999–2000	Académica
2000–2001	CF Santa Clara
2001–2005	Académica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Académica
2007–2011	Instituto D. João V
2011–2012	Académica
2012	CD Operário
2013–2014	AD Fundão
2014–2019	Sporting	76	(6)
2019–	Benfica	32	(1)
International career‡
2009–	Portugal	113	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:00, 31 August 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 September 2022

Honours

Fundão^[1]

• Taça de Portugal: 2013–14

Sporting CP

• Campeonato Nacional: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Taça de Portugal: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Taça da Liga: 2016–17
• Supertaça de Portugal: 2017, 2018
• UEFA Futsal Champions League: 2018–19

Benfica

• Taça de Portugal: 2022–23
• Taça da Liga: 2019–20, 2022–23
• Supertaça de Portugal: 2023

International

• UEFA Futsal Championship: 2018, 2022
• FIFA Futsal World Cup: 2021
• Futsal Finalissima: 2022