Andre "Luque" Luiz Queiroz Costa at Leganes

Andre actually made the move last month, signing a two-year contract with Vallecano. I'm told that he could've stayed at Real Madrid, but this moved him up the latter (from the U17s to the U18s) at what is, obviously, nevertheless a smaller club.

Naturally, he also stays in Madrid. The decision wasn't easy, for what I assume are obvious reasons, but the family is excited and optimistic. Here's a recent photo:



Perhaps most pertinently: Andre very recently became a U.S. citizen, so he's now ready and willing, as they say, to take a callup if one is offered. Congrats and welcome, Andre!

 

Oh, and: @bungadiri, @dark knight or @TheFalseNine, could we please change the spelling of his name in the thread title to "Luiz" from "Luis" when you get a moment? Many thanks.

 

And, of course -- duh -- we could say "at Rayo Vallecano," too.

 

That's kind of you to say. As you know, I'm just one of many who try to contribute here, all of us for our own (presumably bizarre) reasons. My personal motivation: It gives me cover to make lots of dumb jokes.

 

He played the first half of the second U.S. game last night, against Turkey. What I saw in that short time was pretty good skill, movement and physical presence, a guy who can play with his head up and look to make plays or open up the field but is also pretty capable in tight spaces and can make quick plays in possession.

He put a shot on goal from outside the box that was reasonably well hit though right at the keeper. He showed some hustle, too, and picked up some "effort fouls."

From a U.S. YNT perspective, it's always interesting seeing a lefty who isn't playing an out-and-out attacking wing. Just gives the squad a different look.

Playing his first minutes with the team, it seemed to me that there were definitely some "unfamiliarity" issues out there -- some instances where he might reasonably have expected to get the ball right back from the guy he gave it to but didn't, and also some moments where he thought he might be given the ball in certain places (often, small spaces where he would probably very quickly move it along) but didn't. He certainly didn't look out of place.

 

She was called up to the USGNT U17s in June, by the way:

FORWARDS (8): Trinity Byars (Solar SC; Richardson, Texas), Giovana Costa (Madrid CFF; Weston, Fla.), Amelia Horton (Sporting Blue Valley; Olathe, Kan.), Simone Jackson (LAFC Slammers; Redondo Beach, Calif.), Karlie Lema (MVLA; Morgan Hill, Calif.), Arianna Manrique (Tophat; Buford, Ga.), Allyson Sentnor (South Shore Select; Hanson, Mass.), Amelia White (Fort Wayne United FC; Fort Wayne, Ind.)
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https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/20...onal-team-heads-to-training-camp-in-san-diego

Also was with them for a European trip in May. She's an '03.

 

Andre is on the move again -- this time to the U19s of CD Leganes. (He was at Leganes before joining Madrid.) Of course, if you'd rather not hear it from me, it's also part of his Twitter bio.

He could use some new followers, by the way! (He seems to have recently revived a long-dormant account.)

https://twitter.com/andre10luque

Here's an action photo in his new togs:

 

By the way, I'm told Andre's new nom de guerre (I'm sure there's a better way to say that in Spanish, but I don't know it) is "Andre Luque," with "Luque" a contraction of "Luiz Queiroz."

So perhaps a thread title like...

Andre "Luque" Luiz Queiroz Costa at CD Leganes​

... would make sense. @bungadiri, @dark knight or @TheFalseNine, could we make the switch?

I should've noted, by the way -- Vallecano got relegated, so this change keeps Andre with a La Liga team.

 

Giovana signed a three-year contract with Barcelona earlier this month:

https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/notic...-cff-para-la-contratacion-de-giovana-queiroz#

 

That's him.

 

Officially signed with NTSC:

Costa, 20, joins North Texas SC on a one-year contract with an option for the 2023 season.​

https://www.fcdallas.com/news/north-texas-sc-signs-midfielder-andre-costa