Andrey Santos
Brazilian footballer (born 2004)
Andrey Nascimento dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈdɾej ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 3 May 2004) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Brazil national team. Operating primarily as a central or defensive midfielder, Santos is known for his work rate, tackling, ball recovery, and ability to make late runs into the penalty area to score goals.
Santos began his career in Brazilian football with Vasco da Gama. He was signed by Chelsea in January 2023, returning to Vasco on loan shortly afterwards. While at Chelsea, he also had loans spells at Nottingham Forest and Strasbourg. He won the FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea in 2025.
Santos has captained Brazil at under-20 and under-23 levels. He made his senior international debut at the age of 18 in March 2023.
Club career
Vasco da Gama
At the age of four, Santos was introduced to futsal in an effort to lose weight. He fell in love with the game.
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