 Horta withBraga in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Filipe Luz Horta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-11-07)7 November 1996 (age 29)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Almada, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft8+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almería (on loan fromBraga) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Benfica | ||
| 2012–2015 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Vitória Setúbal | 38 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Benfica | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | →Braga (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | (0) |
| 2019– | Braga | 132 | (5) |
| 2024 | →Olympiacos (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2025 | →Olympiacos (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | →Almería (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Portugal U21 | 9 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:31, 14 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
André Filipe Luz Horta (born 7 November 1996) is a Portuguese professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forSegunda División clubAlmería, on loan fromPrimeira Liga clubBraga.
He made over 200Primeira Liga appearances forVitória de Setúbal,Benfica andBraga, winning a league and cupdouble with the second of those teams in2017 as well as theTaça de Portugal andTaça da Liga with the third. He also played for a year atLos Angeles FC inMajor League Soccer.
Born inAlmada,Setúbal District,[2] Horta spent eight years inBenfica's youth system, joining localVitória at the age of 15.[3] In late 2014, whilst still a junior, he was promoted to the first team by managerDomingos Paciência.[4]
Horta made his first-team andPrimeira Liga debut on 12 December 2014, playing the second 45 minutes of a 0–1 home loss againstBoavista.[5] He finished hisfirst full season with 32 games – 21 starts – and two goals, helping his team narrowly avoid relegation; his goals contributed to wins atBelenenses andTondela in December 2015.[6][7]
On 1 June 2016, Horta signed a five-year contract withdefending champions Benfica.[8] He played his first competitive match on 7 August, featuring the full 90 minutes in a3–0 victory overBraga in theSupertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[9] Six days later, on his league debut, he scored his only goal of 14 appearancesthat campaign, concluding a 2–0 win at Tondela.[10]
Horta joined Braga on aseason-long loan deal on 30 August 2017.[11] He scored once in 22 competitive matches during his tenure, wrapping up a 3–1 away defeat of Boavista on 3 January 2018.[12]
Horta agreed to joinLos Angeles FC on 27 March 2018, as their finalDesignated Player ahead of theirinaugural season inMajor League Soccer.[13] The deal was made effective on 23 June that year,[14] and he made his league debut on 27 July when he came on as a 77th-minutesubstitute for scorerLee Nguyen against theLA Galaxy, his backpass nine minutes later resulting inOla Kamara's 2–2 equaliser (final score).[15]
On 10 June 2019, Horta returned to Portugal and Braga on a five-year deal,[16] for a reported fee of $2.75 million and 50% of any future transfer.[17] In his first games back at the club in August, he scored his first European goals in each leg of a 7–3 aggregate defeat ofBrøndby in thethird qualifying round of theUEFA Europa League.[18][19] He made three appearances in theTaça da Liga for theeventual winners, scoring in the 2–1 group stage win overMarítimo.[20]
Horta played six games as Braga won the2020–21 Taça de Portugal, coming off the bench in four of them including the 2–0 final victory against Benfica.[21] On 23 December, he andAbel Ruiz weresent off as the team's defence of the trophy ended with a 1–0 loss at neighboursVizela in thelast 16.[22]
In June 2022, Horta extended his contract to 2027, with abuyout clause of €30 million. The news was announced through a video of himconducting a performance of "The Show Must Go On" atBraga'sTheatre Circo.[23]
On 20 January 2024, Horta was loaned toSuper League Greece clubOlympiacos until the end ofthe season, being reunited with his former Braga managerCarlos Carvalhal;[24][25] the deal included an optional buying clause, reported to be €6 million.[26] He made 21 appearances during his spell, including nine in theUEFA Europa Conference League which his sidewon.[27] He scored his only goals on 15 May 2024, a brace in the 2–0 home victory againstAEK Athens in the domestic league.[28]
Horta was loaned again to Olympiacos in January 2025.[29][30] On 22 July, he was announced at SpanishSegunda División sideAlmería also in a temporary deal, one that included a €1.500.000 buying option at the end ofthe campaign.[31]
Horta earned 28caps forPortugal at youth level, scoring five goals. He made his debut on 25 March 2014 in afriendly 4–2 win for theunder-18 team againstBelgium inSantarém, and scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against the same opponents two days later.[32] While he never went to a major tournament, he scored in2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championshipqualification victories overSwitzerland,Wales andBosnia and Herzegovina forhis side in 2018.[33][34][35]
Horta's older brother,Ricardo, is also a footballer. They played together at Benfica, Vitória de Setúbal and Braga.[36]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória Setúbal | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 2 | ||||
| Benfica | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Braga (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Los Angeles FC | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Major League Soccer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Braga | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5[e] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7[g] | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 132 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 7 | ||
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[h] | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| Career total | 229 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 336 | 13 | ||
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