Andrey Santos

Andrey Nascimento dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: ; 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. 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 has 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.