Playing position Role Footballer Number 18 Height 1.83 m | 2001–2002 Dragoes Sandinenses Weight 75 kg Name Andre Claro Career start 2010 | |
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Full name Andre Filipe Claro de Jesus Date of birth (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 24) Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal Current team Vitoria F.C. (#18 / Midfielder, Forward) | ||
André Filipe Claro de Jesus (born 31 March 1991), known as Claro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for G.D. Estoril Praia as a forward.
Football career
Born in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Claro arrived in FC Porto's youth system in 2002, aged 11. He went on to progress through every youth rank at the club, being occasionally summoned to the first team for training.
Released by the Dragons in the 2010 summer, Claro signed for F.C. Famalicão in the fourth division, scoring 14 goals in 32 games in his first season which ended in promotion to the third level. He added ten in 30 in the following campaign.
For 2012–13, Claro joined F.C. Arouca in division two, netting in only his second game in the competition, a 3–0 away win against F.C. Penafiel on 22 August 2012. He contributed with 31 appearances and four goals as the team promoted to the Primeira Liga for the first time in its history.
On 13 July 2015, after his contract expired, Claro signed a two-year deal with Vitória F.C. also in the top tier.
