Tomás Andrade

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{BLP sources | date = January 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tomás Andrade

| image = Tomás Andrade.jpg

| caption = Andrade playing for River Plate in 2013

| fullname = Tomás Gustavo Andrade

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Temperley, Argentina

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Attacking midfielder, winger

| currentclub = Torreense

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = 2004–2012

| youthclubs1 = Lanús

| youthyears2 = 2012–2016

| youthclubs2 = River Plate

| youthyears3 = 2015–2016

| youthclubs3 = → Bournemouth (loan)

| years1 = 2016–2021

| clubs1 = River Plate

| caps1 = 21

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018

| clubs2 = → Atlético Mineiro (loan)

| caps2 = 26

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2019

| clubs3 = → Athletico Paranaense (loan)

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–2021

| clubs4 = → Argentinos Juniors (loan)

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021

| clubs5 = Sud América

| caps5 = 29

| goals5 = 8

| years6 = 2022–2023

| clubs6 = Audax Italiano

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2023

| clubs7 = Botafogo-SP

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = Montevideo Wanderers

| caps8 = 9

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = Torreense

| caps9 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Argentina U17

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| pcupdate = 20 June 2024

| ntupdate = 28 December 2022

}}

Tomás Gustavo Andrade (born 16 November 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.

Career

=Early career=

Born in Temperley, Buenos Aires, Andrade started playing at age six for Club Parque. In 2004, he joined the youth ranks of Lanús. In 2007, he traveled to Spain and had trials at Atlético Madrid and FC Barcelona, but ultimately decided to return to Lanús where he signed his first contract. After leaving Lanús in late 2011, Andrade joined River Plate in 2012 and signed a contract with them in December of that year. In 2013, he was elected the best player of the La Comunidad de Madrid under-17 tournament won by River. Also in 2013, he received call-ups for the Argentina under-17 national team.{{cite web|title=Entrevista con Tomás Andrade, máxima promesa de River Plate|url=http://www.futuroscracks.com/es/entrevistas/entrevista_con_tomas_andrade_maxima_promesa_de_river_plate/37|accessdate=17 September 2015|language=Spanish}}

In September 2015, Andrade was loaned to newly promoted Premier League club Bournemouth and joined the club's under-21s squad.{{cite news|title=Tomas Andrade signs for AFC Bournemouth on a season long loan|url=http://www.afcb.co.uk/news/article/tomas-andrade-signs-for-afc-bournemouth-on-a-season-long-loan-2661927.aspx|accessdate=17 September 2015|publisher=AFC Bournemouth|date=1 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901181415/http://www.afcb.co.uk/news/article/tomas-andrade-signs-for-afc-bournemouth-on-a-season-long-loan-2661927.aspx|archivedate=1 September 2015}}

=River Plate=

Andrade returned to River Plate in early 2016 and made his professional debut in 30 April of that year against Vélez Sarsfield in the Primera División.{{cite web|URL=http://www.espn.com.br/futebol/escalacoes?jogoId=440414|title=River Plate 0 - 0 Vélez Sarsfield|language=Portuguese|date=30 April 2016|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=12 July 2018}} He appeared in both legs of the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana and was part of the winning campaigns of the 2015–16 and 2016–17 Copa Argentina.

==Atlético Mineiro (loan)==

On 24 January 2018, Andrade joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on a year-long loan deal which included an optional buyout clause.{{cite web|URL=https://www.atletico.com.br/atletico-acerta-emprestimo-do-meio-campista-argentino-tomas-andrade/|title=Atlético acerta contratação por empréstimo do meio-campista argentino Tomás Andrade|language=Portuguese|date=24 January 2018|publisher=Clube Atlético Mineiro|accessdate=24 January 2018}} He scored his first professional goal on 7 June 2018, in a 3–1 derby win over América.{{cite web|URL=https://globoesporte.globo.com/mg/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/jogo/07-06-2018/america-mg-atletico-mg.ghtml|title=Atlético-MG vence mais um clássico contra o América-MG e volta ao G-4 do Campeonato Brasileiro|language=Portuguese|date=7 June 2018|publisher=Globoesporte.com|accessdate=12 July 2018}}

==Athletico Paranaense (loan)==

After his time with Atlético Mineiro, Andrade joined Athletico Paranaense on 25 January 2019 on a one-year loan from River Plate.{{cite news|url=https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/times/athletico-paranaense/athletico-anuncia-o-argentino-tomas-andrade-como-reforco|title=Athletico anuncia o argentino Tomás Andrade como reforço|trans-title=Athletico announces argentinian player Tomás Andrade|newspaper=Gazeta Esportiva|language=Portuguese|date=25 January 2019|accessdate=21 February 2019}}

= Torreense =

On 22 January 2024, Andrade left Montevideo Wanderers and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense.{{Cite web |date=22 January 2024 |title=Tomás Andrade reforça o SCUT Torreense |trans-title=Tomás Andrade reinforces SCUT |url=https://www.torreense.com/pt/noticias/tomas-andrade-reforca-o-scut/ |access-date=22 January 2024 |publisher=S.C.U. Torreense |language=pt}}

Honours

References

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