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Andrey Santos
Santos with Strasbourg in 2024
Personal information
Full name Andrey Nascimento dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 17
Youth career
–2021 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Vasco da Gama 38 (8)
2023–2026 Chelsea 27 (1)
2023 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 10 (1)
2023–2024 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 1 (0)
2024 → Strasbourg (loan) 11 (1)
2024–2025 → Strasbourg (loan) 32 (10)
2026– Manchester United 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Brazil U15 6 (2)
2021–2023 Brazil U20 19 (10)
2024– Brazil U23 6 (0)
2023– Brazil 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
South American U-20 Championship
Winner2023 Colombia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:32, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Andrey Nascimento dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈdɾej ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 3 May 2004); known as Andrey Santos, 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.[3][4][5]

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

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Vasco da Gama

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At the age of four, Santos was introduced to futsal in an effort to lose weight. He fell in love with the game. He originally played in defence, before swapping to midfield during his time in Vasco da Gama's youth academy.[6]

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.[7] He would go on to make his national league debut in a 3–0 Série B defeat away to Londrina on 28 November 2021.[8] In the 2022 season, Vasco manager Zé Ricardo made Santos a starter in the team, propelling his career to new heights.[6] He became the youngest goalscorer in the club's history on 7 June 2022, scoring in a 3–2 Série B victory away to Náutico.[6][9]

Chelsea

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Santos shaking hands with Donald Trump after Chelsea's 2025 FIFA Club World Cup win

On 6 January 2023, Vasco da Gama announced that Santos had departed the club to join Premier League club Chelsea.[10]

Loan to Vasco da Gama

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On 2 March 2023, he returned to Vasco on loan until 30 June 2023.[11]

Loan to Nottingham Forest

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On 25 August 2023, Chelsea announced Santos' season-long loan to Nottingham Forest.[12] He made his debut for Forest five days later on 30 August 2023, in the EFL Cup in a 1–0 defeat to Burnley.[13] He made his Premier League debut on 29 October 2023, against Liverpool at Anfield in a 3–0 defeat.[14] He was recalled from Nottingham Forest on 4 January 2024 after Santos only made two appearances in 5 months.[15]

Loans to Strasbourg

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On 1 February 2024, Santos was loaned to Ligue 1 club Strasbourg until the end of the season.[16] He made his debut for Strasbourg on 8 February 2024, in a 3–1 defeat to Lorient in Ligue 1.[17] His first goal for the club came on 12 May 2024, scoring the winning goal in extra time in a 2–1 win against Metz.[18] He joined Chelsea on their summer pre-season tour in the USA, before returning to Strasbourg on a season-long loan on 2 August 2024.[19]

Return to Chelsea

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Santos made his debut for the club on 25 June 2025, in a 3–0 win against ES Tunis at the FIFA Club World Cup.[20] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 October 2025, in a 4–3 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the EFL Cup.[21]

Manchester United

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On 13 July 2026, Santos joined Manchester United on a five-year contract.[22] The transfer fee was reported to be £48 million.[23]

International career

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Youth

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Santos played youth international football for Brazil at under-15, under-20 and under-23 levels.[24]

He represented Brazil's under-15s at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship, and captained the under-20 team to the title in the 2023 South American U-20 Championship. He was the tournament's joint-top scorer with six goals.[25][26] Santos also captained Brazil at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[27] He was captain of the Brazil under-23 team at the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[28]

Senior

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In March 2023, Santos was called-up by interim coach Ramon Menezes for Brazil's friendly away at Morocco, where he made his debut at the age of 18 as a starter in a 2–1 loss.[29] He was named in Brazil's preliminary 55-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup,[30] but did not make the final 26-man squad.[31]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 19 May 2026
Appearances by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasco da Gama 2021[32] Série B 102000———30
2022[32] Série B 3382010———368
2023[32][d] Série A 614010———111
Total 4098020———509
Chelsea 2024–25[33] Premier League —————4[e]040
2025–26[34] Premier League 271—51516[f]0—433
Total 271—51516040473
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2023–24[35] Premier League 10——10——20
Strasbourg (loan) 2023–24[36] Ligue 1 111—00———111
2024–25[36] Ligue 1 3210—21———3411
Total 4311—21———4512
Manchester United 2026–27[37] Premier League 00—000000—00
Career total 11121809261604014424
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Carioca
  2. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Coupe de France, FA Cup
  3. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  4. ↑ On loan from Chelsea
  5. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 31 March 2026[38]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202310
202530
202620
Total60

Honours

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Vasco da Gama

Chelsea

Brazil U15

Brazil U20

Individual

  • South American U-20 Championship top scorer: 2023
  • Ligue 1 Young Player of the Month: March 2024

References

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  1. 1 2 Andrey Santos at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Andrey Santos Biography". ESPN. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Chelsea, Andrey Santos and Liam Rosenior Analysis". The Athletic. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Andrey Santos Scout Report At RC Strasbourg Alsace". Total Football Analysis. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Andrey Santos | Profile". Chelsea Football Club. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Gott, Tom (23 December 2022). "Who is Andrey Santos? What Chelsea can expect from Brazilian midfielder". 90min. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Volta Redonda vs. Vasco da Gama". Soccerway. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Londrina vs. Vasco da Gama". Soccerway. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Náutico vs. Vasco da Gama". Soccerway. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Boa sorte, Andrey Santos!" [Good luck Andrey Santos!]. vasco.com/br (in Portuguese). 6 January 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Chelsea transfer news: Santos set for loan". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Chelsea transfer news: Santos set for loan". Chelsea F.C. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Nottingham Forest 0–1 Burnley". Sky Sports. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool 3–0 Nottingham Forest". Sky Sports. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "Andrey Santos returns to Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Andrey Santos completes loan move". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  17. ↑ "Strasbourg 1–3 Lorient". ESPN. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "Strasbourg 2–1 Metz". ESPN. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "Andrey Santos joins Strasbourg on loan". www.chelseafc.com. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  20. ↑ "ES Tunis 0–3 Chelsea". ESPN. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–4 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  22. ↑ "Andrey Santos signs for United". ManUtd.com. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  23. ↑ Stone, Simon (13 July 2026). "Man Utd sign £48m Santos and close in on Tielemans". BBC Sport.
  24. ↑ "Andrey Santos Statistics International Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ "Santos wins Under-20 CONMEBOL Championship". chelseafc.com. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Andrey Santos: My missing tooth gave me good luck". fifa.com. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "Santos signs Strasbourg loan deal". BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  29. ↑ "Andrey lamenta derrota, mas cita "experiência incrível de jogar ao lado de ídolos"" [Andrey regrets defeat, but cites "incredible experience of playing alongside idols"]. ge.globo.com. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  30. ↑ "Pré-lista da seleção brasileira para a Copa do Mundo: veja os nomes". ge.globo.com. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  31. ↑ "Neymar included in Brazil's 26-man World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  32. 1 2 3 "Andrey Santos Statistics Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Andrey Santos in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Andrey Santos in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Andrey Santos in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  36. 1 2 Andrey Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Andrey Santos in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  38. ↑ "Andrey Santos". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  39. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (13 July 2025). "Chelsea 3–0 PSG". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  40. ↑ "FA Cup final LIVE: Chelsea vs Man City score, watch stream, commentary & updates". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  41. ↑ "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 Portuguese). 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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