André Luiz

2010 MLS: Appeared in nine games and started all of them … Made his season debut and played 90 minutes vs. RSL on 3/27 … Started and played 79 minutes on 4/10 at CHI ... Started and played full 90 minutes on 4/17 vs. NE … DNP - 4/24 at CHV due to left knee injury … Started and played 59 min on 5/1 vs. COL ... Started and played full 90 minutes on 5/8 vs. NY, 5/15 at NE and 5/22 at SEA … DNP – 5/29 vs. TFC due to left knee injury … Notched first assist of his MLS career on 6/2 vs. CLB where he played all 90 minutes … Entered the game as a sub in the 67th minute at FCD on 6/5 … Placed on the DL – 6/23 and had season-ending surgery to reconstruct the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and repair the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee … MLS Cup Playoffs: DNP – 10/30 vs. NY, 11/4 at NY or 11/13 at COL due to left knee surgery.

2009 MLS: Signed with Earthquakes on 7/31 … Started and played in seven games for San Jose … Made Earthquakes debut on 8/2 vs. SEA and played the full 90 minutes … Started and played 15 minutes on 9/23 at COL, leaving with an ankle sprain … DNP – 9/27 at DC due to ankle sprain … Started vs. NY on 10/3 but left the match in the first half with a left knee sprain … DNP – 10/7 vs. DAL, 10/10 at TFC, 10/17 at CHV, 10/24 at LA due to left knee sprain ... Exhibition: Started and played 65 minutes on 9/8 vs. CD Aguila.

Professional Experience: 2007-2009: Played with Jaguares de Chiapas in the Mexican first division ... Scored four goals in 51 appearances … 2006: Played in the Brazilian league for Santos … Appeared in 13 matches … 2004-2006: Played for AC Ajaccio in France … Scored six goals in 54 games played … Played three games for Benfica in Portugal in 2004 as well … 2002-2003: Was on loan in 2003 at Corinthians in the Brazilian league … Appeared in 22 matches for Corinthians … Played for PSG (Paris St. Germain in the French league from 2002-2003 … Scored one goal in 17 matches for PSG … 2001-2002: Was on loan to Marseille in France … Scored two goals in 22 appearances … 2000: Was on loan to Brazilian club Corinthians, where he appeared in 13 games, scoring one goal … 1999: Was on loan to Cruzeiro, another Brazilian club … Scored once in 18 league matches … 1997-1999: Played for Spanish side C.D. Tenerife … Scored twice in 35 league appearances … 1997: Had his first stint with Corinthians, scoring three times in 14 games … 1993-1996: Played for his hometown club, Sao Paulo … Played in 90 matches, scoring nine goals.

International: Has made 21 appearances for the Brazilian national team at the senior level … Has scored two goals for his country … Helped Brazil take home the Bronze medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.