Andrew Ventura
Brazilian footballer (born 2001)
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Andrew da Silva Ventura (born 1 July 2001), known as Andrew Ventura or just Andrew, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Andrew da Silva Ventura | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Botafogo | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Maranhão (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2026 | Gil Vicente | 116 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Flamengo | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Brazil U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:39, 15 January 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Andrew joined the youth academy of Botafogo at the age of 9, and in 2018 was moved up to their senior team as reserve goalkeeper.[1] He moved to Maranhão on loan in July 2020, until September 2020.[2]
On 21 July 2021, he moved to the Portuguese club Gil Vicente on a free transfer signing a 3-year contract.[3] He made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 2–1 Primeira Liga win over Benfica on 2 February 2022.[4]
On 12 January 2026, Andrew returned to Brazil, joining Série A club Flamengo on a four-year contract, for a fee reported to be around €1.5 million.[5][6]
International career
Andrew was called up to a training camp for the Brazil U18s in July 2019.[7]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 May 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Botafogo | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gil Vicente | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 24 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Month: September/October 2025[10], November 2025[11]
