Andrey Nascimento dos Santos (born 3 May 2004) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, and the Brazil national team.
 Andrey Santos with Strasbourg in 2024. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Andrey Nascimento dos Santos[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Strasbourg (on loan from Chelsea) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2021 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Vasco da Gama | 37 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Strasbourg (loan) | 21 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Brazil U15 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Brazil U20 | 17 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Brazil U23 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Brazil | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:45, 11 February 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editVasco da Gama
editAt the age of four, Santos was introduced to futsal in an effort to lose weight. He fell in love with the game, and began playing as a defender, before being moved up to midfield during his time in Vasco da Gama's youth academy.[3]
On 6 March 2021, at the age of 16, Santos made his professional debut for Vasco da Gama as an 85th-minute substitute in a 1–0 Campeonato Carioca loss away to Volta Redonda.[4] He would go on to make his league debut in a 3–0 Série B defeat away to Londrina on 28 November 2021.[5] In the 2022 season, Vasco manager Zé Ricardo made Santos a starter in the team, propelling his career to new heights.[3] He became the youngest goalscorer in the club's history on 7 June 2022, netting in a 3–2 Série B victory away to Náutico.[3][6]
Chelsea
editOn 6 January 2023, Vasco da Gama announced that Santos had departed the club to join Premier League club Chelsea.[7]
Loan to Vasco da Gama
editOn 2 March 2023, he returned to Vasco on loan until 30 June 2023.[8]
Loan to Nottingham Forest
editOn 25 August 2023, Chelsea announced Santos' season-long loan to Nottingham Forest.[9] He made his Premier League debut against Liverpool at Anfield. He was recalled from Nottingham Forest on 4 January 2024 after Santos only made two appearances in 5 months.[10]
Loan to Strasbourg
editOn 1 February 2024, Santos was loaned to Ligue 1 club Strasbourg until the end of the season.[11] The loan was extended for one more season on 2 August 2024.[12]
International career
editSantos represented Brazil's under-15s at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship. He has also represented his nation at under-20 level.[3] Santos captained the under-20s en route to an undefeated title in the 2023 South American U-20 Championship, scoring a joint-top six goals during the tournament.[13] In March 2023, Santos was called-up by interim coach Ramon Menezes for Brazil's friendly away at Morocco, where he made his debut as a starter in a 2–1 loss.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2021 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 8 | ||||
| Chelsea | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2023–24 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||||
| Career total | 62 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 15 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Carioca
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
International
edit- As of match played 25 March 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editBrazil U20
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b Andrey Santos at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Andrey Santos Biography". ESPN. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d Tom, Gott (23 December 2022). "Who is Andrey Santos? What Chelsea can expect from Brazilian midfielder". 90min. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Volta Redonda vs. Vasco da Gama". Soccerway. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Londrina vs. Vasco da Gama". Soccerway. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Náutico vs. Vasco da Gama". Soccerway. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Boa sorte, Andrey Santos!" [Good luck Andrey Santos!]. vasco.com/br (in Portuguese). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Chelsea transfer news: Santos set for loan". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Chelsea transfer news: Santos set for loan". Chelsea F.C. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Andrey Santos returns to Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Andrey Santos completes loan move". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Andrey Santos joins Strasbourg on loan". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Manuel Valladares, José (12 February 2023). "Brasil conquista Sudamericano Sub20 por 12da vez" [Brazil conquers South American U-20 for the 12th time]. Associated Press (in Spanish). Bogotá. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ staff, ge (25 March 2023). "Andrey lamenta derrota, mas cita "experiência incrível de jogar ao lado de ídolos"" [Brazil conquers South American U-20 for the 12th time]. Associated Press (in Spanish). Bogotá. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Andrey Santos at Soccerway
- ^ "Na raça! Brasil vence o Uruguai e conquista o título do Sul-Americano Sub-20" [In the heat of the moment! Brazil beats Uruguay and wins the South American U-20 Championship]. Globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
External links
edit- Profile at the Chelsea F.C. website