Andrei Girotto
Girotto with Nantes in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992
Place of birth Bento Gonçalves, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Taawoun
Number 4
Youth career
2002–2007 Esportivo
2008 Grêmio
2009 Esportivo
2009 Metropolitano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Metropolitano 4 (0)
2011 → Hercílio Luz (loan)
2013–2017 Tombense 0 (0)
2013–2014 → América Mineiro (loan) 64 (9)
2015 → Palmeiras (loan) 12 (1)
2016 → Kyoto Sanga (loan) 38 (5)
2017 → Chapecoense (loan) 17 (1)
2017–2023 Nantes 176 (12)
2023– Al-Taawoun 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023

Andrei Girotto (born 17 February 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Taawoun.

Club career

Girotto was born in Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, he made his senior debut with Metropolitano in 2010. After a short loan stint at Hercílio Luz in 2011, he established himself as a starter and played key role during the 2013 Campeonato Catarinense, helping his side to qualify for the Série D.

On 26 April 2013, Girotto moved to América Mineiro, signing a contract until December 2014.[2] He made his debut for the club on 1 June by starting in a 1–0 Série B away win against Palmeiras, and scored his first goals on 5 July after netting his team's all goals in a 2–2 home draw against Paraná.

On 20 December 2014, Girotto signed a one-year contract with Série A club Palmeiras.[3] He made his debut in the category on 1 July, coming on as a late substitute for Arouca in a 2–0 home win against Chapecoense; his first goal in the category came on 23 August, but in a 2–1 away loss against Atlético Mineiro.

On 18 December 2015, Girotto was released by Palmeiras, and moved abroad for the first time in his career after joining Kyoto Sanga.[4] On 4 January 2017, he signed with Chapecoense for one season.[5]

On 12 August 2017, Ligue 1 club FC Nantes announced the signing of Girotto on a four-year deal.[6] On 16 September 2017, he scored his first competitive goal for Nantes with a low shot 30 yards from goal that bent its way into the net off the right-hand post in a Ligue 1 1–0 home win over Caen.[7]

On 6 August 2023, Girotto joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Taawoun on a two-year deal.[8][9] Subsequently, on 13 August 2023 he made his debut with the saudi team and also scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Al-Fateh.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played on 5 April 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metropolitano 2010 Série D 0000——0000
2011 2020——5[lower-alpha 1]191
2012 20151——6[lower-alpha 1]0231
2013 00161———161
Total 40332——111483
América Mineiro 2013 Série B 304—20——324
2014 34511030——485
Total 64911050——809
Palmeiras (loan) 2015 Série A 121—61——182
Kyoto Sanga (loan) 2016 J2 League 385—00——385
Chapecoense (loan) 2017 Série A 171174206[lower-alpha 2]13[lower-alpha 3]0456
Nantes 2017–18 Ligue 1 251—20——271
2018–19 202—50——252
2019–20 251—30——281
2020–21 341—00—2[lower-alpha 4]0361
2021–22 366—50——416
2022–23 291—307010401
Total 1691200180703019712
Career total 3042861631113117142637
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
  2. ↑ Six appearances altogether in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in Primeira Liga
  4. ↑ Two appearances in relegation play-offs

Honours

Palmeiras

Chapecoense

Nantes

References

  1. ↑ "Andrei Girotto". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Volante Andrei Girotto deixa o Metrô e é novo reforço do América-MG" [Defensive midfielder Andrei Girotto leaves Metrô and is the new addition of América-MG] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Palmeiras oficializa empréstimo do volante Andrei Girotto, destaque do América-MG" [Palmeiras turn official the loan of the defensive midfielder Andrei Girotto, spotlight of América-MG] (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dispensado pelo Palmeiras, Andrei Girotto vai para time da 2ª divisão japonesa" [Released by Palmeiras, Andrei Girotto goes to Japanese 2nd division team] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Herói do Palmeiras na Copa do Brasil acerta com a Chape" [Palmeiras hero in the Copa do Brasil signs with Chape] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "FC Nantes. Le Brésilien Andrei Girotto rejoint les Jaune et Vert". Ouest-France (in French). 12 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Mean Nantes keep run going". www.ligue1.com. 16 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "البرازيلي جيروتو يقود دفاع التعاون" [Brazilian Girotto leads the cooperation defense] (in Arabic). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "ANDREI GIROTTO QUITTE LE FC NANTES" [ANDREI GIROTTO LEAVES FC NANTES] (in French). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "VIDÉO. ANDREI GIROTTO MARQUE POUR SON PREMIER MATCH AVEC L'AL-TAAWOUN FC" (in French). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  11. ↑ Andrei Girotto at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 - 2022 - FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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