Andrey Santos

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Andrey Santos
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Andrey Santos with Strasbourg in 2024
Personal information
Full name Andrey Nascimento dos Santos [1]
Born (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 21)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 17
Youth career
2011–2021 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Vasco da Gama 37 (8)
2023– Chelsea 3 (0)
2023 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 10 (1)
2023–2024 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 1 (0)
2024–2025 → Strasbourg (loan) 43 (11)
International career‡
2019 Brazil U15 6 (2)
2021–2025 Brazil U20 17 (8)
2023– Brazil U23 7 (0)
2023– Brazil 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
South American U-20 Championship
Winner 2023 Colombia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:27, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:07, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Andrey Nascimento dos Santos (born 3 May 2004) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Brazil national team.

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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

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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. [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 debut for Forest five days later on 30 August 2023, in the EFL Cup in a 1–0 defeat to Burnley. [10] He made his Premier League debut on 29 October 2023, against Liverpool at Anfield in a 3–0 defeat. [11] He was recalled from Nottingham Forest on 4 January 2024 after Santos only made two appearances in 5 months. [12]

Loan to Strasbourg

On 1 February 2024, Santos was loaned to Ligue 1 club Strasbourg until the end of the season. [13] He made his debut for Strasbourg on 8 February 2024, in a 3–1 defeat to Lorient in Ligue 1. [14] 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. [15] The loan was extended for one more season on 2 August 2024. [16]

Return to Chelsea

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. [17]

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. [18] 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. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 September 2025
Appearances by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasco da Gama 2021 [20] Série B 1000——1 [c] 020
2022 [20] Série B33810——2 [c] 0368
2023 [20] [d] Série A 6110——4 [c] 0111
Total40920——70499
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2023–24 [21] Premier League 10—10——20
Strasbourg (loan) 2023–24 [20] Ligue 1 11100———111
2024–25 [20] Ligue 1321021———3411
Total431121———4512
Chelsea 2024–25 [22] Premier League————4 [e] 040
2025–26 [23] Premier League3000001 [f] 0—40
Total300000104080
Career total872041101011010421

International

As of match played 9 September 2025 [24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202310
202530
Total40

Honours

Vasco da Gama

Chelsea

Brazil U15

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Andrey Santos at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Andrey Santos Biography". ESPN. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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. ↑ "Nottingham Forest 0–1 Burnley". Sky Sports. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool 3–0 Nottingham Forest". Sky Sports. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Andrey Santos returns to Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Andrey Santos completes loan move". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Strasbourg 1–3 Lorient". ESPN. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "Strasbourg 2–1 Metz". ESPN. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Andrey Santos joins Strasbourg on loan". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "ES Tunis 0–3 Chelsea". ESPN. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 Andrey Santos at Soccerway
  21. ↑ "Games played by Andrey Santos in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Andrey Santos in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Andrey Santos in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "Andrey Santos". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  25. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (13 July 2025). "Chelsea 3–0 PSG". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  26. ↑ "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.
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