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Andrey Santos
Brazilian footballer (born )
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 Nascimento dos Santos (born 3 May ) 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.
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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 , 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 [5] In the 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 , netting in a 3–2 Série B victory away to Náutico.[3][6]
Chelsea
On 6 January , 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 , he returned to Vasco on loan until 30 June [8]
Loan to Nottingham Forest
On 25 August , 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 after Santos only made two appearances in 5 months.[10]
Loan to Strasbourg
On 1 February , 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 [12]
International career
Santos represented Brazil's unders at the South American U Championship.
He has also represented his nation at under level.[3] Santos captained the unders en route to an undefeated title in the South American U Championship, scoring a joint-top six goals during the tournament.[13] In March , 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 15 January [15]
International
- As of match played 25 March
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Brazil U20
Individual
References
External links
- Profile at the Chelsea F.C.
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