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Anderson Luís de Souza

  • Date of birth: (49 years)
  • Place of birth: São Bernardo do Campo (SP), Brazil
  • Height: 1.74 m
  • Baconbauer number 3
All positions:Positions
  • Striker
  • Midfielder
  • Centre Midfielder
  • Right Midfielder
Caps
73
60 starts · 13 as sub
Goals
5
0.07 per game
Assists
13
0.18 per game
All-time · Portugal
#24
in caps
Cards
9
8 yellow · 1 second yellow · 0 red
Debut
29 Mar 2003
vs Brazil, aged 25

National Teams · Portugal

Caps and goals per year
YearCapsStartsAs subGoalsNon-FIFA MatchesNon-FIFA GoalsCaps and goals per year
201044000
2009119200
200888021
200777001
20061111010
200588000
20041510510
200393610
Total736013520

All international matches

  1. World Cup 2010 · Group G · Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumAvs.Ivory CoastOwn contribution: Startedoff 62'Match report: Ivory Coast vs. Portugal 0–0Draw
  2. Friendly · Bidvest StadiumHvs.MozambiqueOwn contribution: Startedoff 61'Match report: Portugal vs. Mozambique 3–0Win
  3. Friendly · Complexo Desportivo da CovilhãHvs.CameroonOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Portugal vs. Cameroon 3–1Win
  4. Friendly · Complexo Desportivo da CovilhãHvs.Cape VerdeOwn contribution: Startedoff 56'Match report: Portugal vs. Cape Verde 0–0Draw
  5. World Cup 2010 · Play-off · Bilino PoljeAvs.Bosnia & HerzegovinaOwn contribution: came on 80'Match report: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Portugal 0–1Win
  6. World Cup 2010 · Play-off · Estádio da LuzHvs.Bosnia & HerzegovinaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Portugal vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina 1–0Win
  7. World Cup 2010 · Group 1 · Estádio D. Afonso HenriquesHvs.MaltaMatch report: Portugal vs. Malta 4–0Win
  8. World Cup 2010 · Group 1 · Estádio da LuzHvs.HungaryMatch report: Portugal vs. Hungary 3–0Win
  9. World Cup 2010 · Group 1 · Puskás ArénaAvs.HungaryMatch report: Hungary vs. Portugal 0–1Win
  10. World Cup 2010 · Group 1 · ParkenAvs.DenmarkMatch report: Denmark vs. Portugal 1–1Draw
  11. Friendly · Rheinpark StadionAvs.LiechtensteinMatch report: Liechtenstein vs. Portugal 0–3Win
  12. World Cup 2010 · Group 1 · Arena KombëtareAvs.AlbaniaMatch report: Albania vs. Portugal 1–2Win
  13. Friendly · Stade Olympique de la PontaiseAvs.South AfricaMatch report: South Africa vs. Portugal 0–2Win
  14. World Cup 2010 · Group 1 · Estádio do DragãoHvs.SwedenMatch report: Portugal vs. Sweden 0–0Draw
  15. Friendly · Estádio AlgarveHvs.FinlandMatch report: Portugal vs. Finland 1–0Win
  16. Friendly · BezerrãoAvs.BrazilMatch report: Brazil vs. Portugal 6–2Defeat
  17. World Cup 2010 · Group 1 · Estádio José AlvaladeHvs.DenmarkOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Portugal vs. Denmark 2–3Defeat
  18. World Cup 2010 · Group 1 · Ta' Qali National StadiumAvs.MaltaMatch report: Malta vs. Portugal 0–4Win
  19. Friendly · Estádio Municipal de AveiroHvs.Faroe IslandsMatch report: Portugal vs. Faroe Islands 5–0Win
  20. European Championship 2008 · Quarter-final · St. Jakob ParkHvs.GermanyMatch report: Portugal vs. Germany 2–3Defeat
  21. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Stade de GenèveAvs.Czech RepublicOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Czech Republic vs. Portugal 1–3Win
  22. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Stade de GenèveHvs.TurkeyMatch report: Portugal vs. Turkey 2–0Win
  23. Friendly · Estádio do FonteloHvs.GeorgiaMatch report: Portugal vs. Georgia 2–0Win
  24. Friendly · LetzigrundAvs.ItalyMatch report: Italy vs. Portugal 3–1Defeat
  25. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Ortaliq StadionAvs.KazakhstanMatch report: Kazakhstan vs. Portugal 1–2Win
  26. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Tofik Bakhramov StadiumAvs.AzerbaijanMatch report: Azerbaijan vs. Portugal 0–2Win
  27. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Estádio José AlvaladeHvs.SerbiaMatch report: Portugal vs. Serbia 1–1Draw
  28. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Estádio da LuzHvs.PolandMatch report: Portugal vs. Poland 2–2Draw
  29. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Vazgen Sargsyan Republican StadiumAvs.ArmeniaMatch report: Armenia vs. Portugal 1–1Draw
  30. Friendly · Thamir StadiumAvs.KuwaitMatch report: Kuwait vs. Portugal 1–1Draw
  31. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Stade Roi BaudouinAvs.BelgiumMatch report: Belgium vs. Portugal 1–2Win
  32. Friendly · Emirates StadiumAvs.BrazilMatch report: Brazil vs. Portugal 0–2Win
  33. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Estádio Cidade de CoimbraHvs.KazakhstanMatch report: Portugal vs. Kazakhstan 3–0Win
  34. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Stadion ŚląskiAvs.PolandMatch report: Poland vs. Portugal 2–1Defeat
  35. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Estádio do BessaHvs.AzerbaijanMatch report: Portugal vs. Azerbaijan 3–0Win
  36. European Championship 2008 · Group A · Helsingin olympiastadionAvs.FinlandMatch report: Finland vs. Portugal 1–1Draw
  37. World Cup 2006 · Third-place match · MHPArenaAvs.GermanyMatch report: Germany vs. Portugal 3–1Defeat
  38. World Cup 2006 · Semi-final · Allianz ArenaHvs.FranceMatch report: Portugal vs. France 0–1Defeat
  39. World Cup 2006 · Round of 16 · Max-Morlock-StadionHvs.NetherlandsOwn contribution: Second yellow cardMatch report: Portugal vs. Netherlands 1–0Win
  40. World Cup 2006 · Group D · Deutsche Bank ParkHvs.IranOwn contribution: 1 goalYellow cardMatch report: Portugal vs. Iran 2–0Win
  41. Friendly · Stade Saint-SymphorienAvs.LuxembourgMatch report: Luxembourg vs. Portugal 0–3Win
  42. Friendly · Complexo Desportivo do LusitanoHvs.Cape VerdeMatch report: Portugal vs. Cape Verde 4–1Win
  43. Friendly · Merkur Spiel-ArenaHvs.Saudi ArabiaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Portugal vs. Saudi Arabia 3–0Win
  44. World Cup 2006 · Group 3 · Estádio do DragãoHvs.LatviaMatch report: Portugal vs. Latvia 3–0Win
  45. World Cup 2006 · Group 3 · Lokomotiv Stadium MoskvaAvs.RussiaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Russia vs. Portugal 0–0Draw
  46. World Cup 2006 · Group 3 · Estádio AlgarveHvs.LuxembourgOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Portugal vs. Luxembourg 6–0Win
  47. World Cup 2006 · Group 3 · Lilleküla StadiumAvs.EstoniaMatch report: Estonia vs. Portugal 0–1Win
  48. World Cup 2006 · Group 3 · Estádio da LuzHvs.SlovakiaMatch report: Portugal vs. Slovakia 2–0Win
  49. World Cup 2006 · Group 3 · Tehelné poleAvs.SlovakiaMatch report: Slovakia vs. Portugal 1–1Draw
  50. Friendly · Estádio Cidade de BarcelosHvs.CanadaMatch report: Portugal vs. Canada 4–1Win
  51. Friendly · Aviva StadiumAvs.IrelandMatch report: Ireland vs. Portugal 1–0Defeat
  52. World Cup 2006 · Group 3 · Stade Josy BarthelAvs.LuxembourgMatch report: Luxembourg vs. Portugal 0–5Win
  53. World Cup 2006 · Group 3 · Estádio José AlvaladeHvs.RussiaOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Portugal vs. Russia 7–1Win
  54. World Cup 2006 · Group 3 · Rheinpark StadionAvs.LiechtensteinMatch report: Liechtenstein vs. Portugal 2–2Draw
  55. World Cup 2006 · Group 3 · Dr. Magalhães PessoaHvs.EstoniaMatch report: Portugal vs. Estonia 4–0Win
  56. World Cup 2006 · Group 3 · Skonto StadiumAvs.LatviaMatch report: Latvia vs. Portugal 0–2Win
  57. European Championship 2004 · Finals · Estádio da LuzHvs.GreeceMatch report: Portugal vs. Greece 0–1Defeat
  58. European Championship 2004 · Semi-final · Estádio José AlvaladeHvs.NetherlandsMatch report: Portugal vs. Netherlands 2–1Win
  59. European Championship 2004 · Quarter-final · Estádio da LuzHvs.EnglandOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Portugal vs. England 2–26–5 pensWin
  60. European Championship 2004 · Group 1 · Estádio José AlvaladeHvs.SpainMatch report: Portugal vs. Spain 1–0Win
  61. European Championship 2004 · Group 1 · Estádio da LuzHvs.RussiaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Portugal vs. Russia 2–0Win
  62. European Championship 2004 · Group 1 · Estádio do DragãoHvs.GreeceMatch report: Portugal vs. Greece 1–2Defeat
  63. Friendly · Estádio do BonfimHvs.LithuaniaMatch report: Portugal vs. Lithuania 4–1Win
  64. Friendly · Estádio Municipal de ÁguedaHvs.LuxembourgMatch report: Portugal vs. Luxembourg 3–0Win
  65. Friendly · Estádio Municipal de BragaHvs.ItalyMatch report: Portugal vs. Italy 1–2Defeat
  66. Friendly · Estádio AlgarveHvs.EnglandMatch report: Portugal vs. England 1–1Draw
  67. Friendly · Dr. Magalhães PessoaHvs.KuwaitMatch report: Portugal vs. Kuwait 8–0Win
  68. Friendly · Estádio Municipal de AveiroHvs.GreeceMatch report: Portugal vs. Greece 1–1Draw
  69. Friendly · Ullevaal StadionAvs.NorwayMatch report: Norway vs. Portugal 0–1Win
  70. Friendly · Estádio D. Afonso HenriquesHvs.SpainMatch report: Portugal vs. Spain 0–3Defeat
  71. Friendly · Estádio Municipal Engenheiro Manuel Branco TeixeiraHvs.KazakhstanMatch report: Portugal vs. Kazakhstan 1–0Win
  72. Friendly · Estádio Primeiro de MaioHvs.ParaguayMatch report: Portugal vs. Paraguay 0–0Draw
  73. Friendly · Philips StadionAvs.NetherlandsMatch report: Netherlands vs. Portugal 1–1Draw
  74. Friendly · Stade Olympique de la PontaiseAvs.MacedoniaMatch report: Macedonia vs. Portugal 0–1Win
  75. Friendly · Estádio das AntasHvs.BrazilOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Portugal vs. Brazil 2–1Win
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Results over time

29 Mar 2003 · Win2 Apr 2003 · Win30 Apr 2003 · Draw6 Jun 2003 · Draw20 Aug 2003 · Win6 Sept 2003 · Defeat10 Sept 2003 · Win15 Nov 2003 · Draw19 Nov 2003 · Win18 Feb 2004 · Draw31 Mar 2004 · Defeat29 May 2004 · Win5 Jun 2004 · Win12 Jun 2004 · Defeat16 Jun 2004 · Win20 Jun 2004 · Win24 Jun 2004 · Win30 Jun 2004 · Win4 Jul 2004 · Defeat4 Sept 2004 · Win8 Sept 2004 · Win9 Oct 2004 · Draw13 Oct 2004 · Win17 Nov 2004 · Win9 Feb 2005 · Defeat26 Mar 2005 · Win30 Mar 2005 · Draw4 Jun 2005 · Win8 Jun 2005 · Win3 Sept 2005 · Win7 Sept 2005 · Draw12 Oct 2005 · Win1 Mar 2006 · Win27 May 2006 · Win3 Jun 2006 · Win17 Jun 2006 · Win25 Jun 2006 · Win5 Jul 2006 · Defeat8 Jul 2006 · Defeat6 Sept 2006 · Draw7 Oct 2006 · Win11 Oct 2006 · Defeat15 Nov 2006 · Win6 Feb 2007 · Win2 Jun 2007 · Win5 Jun 2007 · Draw22 Aug 2007 · Draw8 Sept 2007 · Draw12 Sept 2007 · Draw13 Oct 2007 · Win17 Oct 2007 · Win6 Feb 2008 · Defeat31 May 2008 · Win7 Jun 2008 · Win11 Jun 2008 · Win19 Jun 2008 · Defeat20 Aug 2008 · Win6 Sept 2008 · Win10 Sept 2008 · Defeat19 Nov 2008 · Defeat11 Feb 2009 · Win28 Mar 2009 · Draw31 Mar 2009 · Win6 Jun 2009 · Win12 Aug 2009 · Win5 Sept 2009 · Draw9 Sept 2009 · Win10 Oct 2009 · Win14 Oct 2009 · Win14 Nov 2009 · Win18 Nov 2009 · Win24 May 2010 · Draw1 Jun 2010 · Win8 Jun 2010 · Win15 Jun 2010 · Draw

One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.

Most frequent teammates

#PlayerYearsTogetherBoth started
1Cristiano Ronaldo2003–20105747
2Simão Sabrosa2003–20105530
3Ricardo Carvalho2004–20105044
4Ricardo Pereira2003–20085040
5Maniche2003–20094533
6Paulo Ferreira2003–20104327
7Miguel2003–20104125
8Pauleta2003–20063727
9Costinha2003–20063626
10Jorge Andrade2003–20073424
11Tiago Mendes2003–20103411
12Nuno Gomes2003–20093210
13Luis Figo2003–20063019
14Petit2004–20082813
15Fernando Meira2003–20082716
16Raul Meireles2006–20102515
17Nani2006–20102510
18Nuno Valente2003–20062419
19Hélder Postiga2003–2008233
20Bruno Alves2007–20102218

Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 73 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.

Most frequent opponents

#OpponentYearsMatchesWDLGoals
1Luxembourg2004–200644000
2Brazil2003–200832011
3Russia2004–200532101
4Kazakhstan2003–200733000
5Netherlands2003–200632100
6Greece2003–200430120
7Denmark2008–200920111
8Cape Verde2006–201021100
9Bosnia & Herzegovina200922000
10Finland2006–200921100
11Hungary200922000
12Liechtenstein2004–200921100
13Malta2008–200922000
14Germany2006–200820020
15Italy2004–200820020

FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.