Andrey Santos

Not to be confused with André Santos.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nascimento and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Andrey Santos
Andrey Santos with Strasbourg in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Andrey Nascimento dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
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
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
South American U-20 Championship
Winner 2023 Colombia
*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)

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.

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, 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

On 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

On 2 March 2023, he returned to Vasco on loan until 30 June 2023.[8]

Loan to Nottingham Forest

On 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

On 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

Santos 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

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024[15]
Appearances by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Carioca
  2. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
  3. ^ Includes EFL Cup

International

As of match played 25 March 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Andrey Santos at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Andrey Santos Biography". ESPN. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Volta Redonda vs. Vasco da Gama". Soccerway. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Londrina vs. Vasco da Gama". Soccerway. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Náutico vs. Vasco da Gama". Soccerway. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Boa sorte, Andrey Santos!" [Good luck Andrey Santos!]. vasco.com/br (in Portuguese). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Chelsea transfer news: Santos set for loan". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Chelsea transfer news: Santos set for loan". Chelsea F.C. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Andrey Santos returns to Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Andrey Santos completes loan move". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Andrey Santos joins Strasbourg on loan". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Andrey Santos at Soccerway
  16. ^ "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.
  • Profile at the Chelsea F.C. website