# Andrey Santos

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.
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. He would go on to make his league debut in a 3–0 Série B defeat away to Londrina on 28 November 2021. In the 2022 season, Vasco manager Zé Ricardo made Santos a starter in the team, propelling his career to new heights. 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.

### Chelsea

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

#### Loan to Vasco da Gama

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

#### Loan to Nottingham Forest

On 25 August 2023, Chelsea announced Santos' season-long loan to Nottingham Forest. 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.

#### Loan to Strasbourg

On 1 February 2024, Santos was loaned to Ligue 1 club Strasbourg until the end of the season. The loan was extended for one more season on 2 August 2024.

## 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. 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. 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State league | State league | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2022 | Série B | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 8 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2023 | Série A | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Vasco da Gama | Total | Total | 40 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 9 |
| 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 |
| Strasbourg (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 9 |
| Strasbourg (loan) | Total | Total | 35 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 10 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 76 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 19 |
* ↑ Includes Campeonato Carioca
* ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup
* ↑ On loan from Chelsea

### 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 | Total | 1 | 0 |

## Honours

Brazil U20
* South American U-20 Championship: 2023
Individual
* South American U-20 Championship Top scorer: 2023
* Ligue 1 Young Player of the Month: March 2024