Andrey da Silva Ventura (born 17 July 1993), simply known as Andrey, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Andrey finished his formation with Botafogo. On 16 July 2014 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Sport Recife. Andrey appeared in four matches during the campaign, suffering team relegation. On 22 January 2015 he rescinded his link with the club, moving to

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shortly after. He was part of the team that won the

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. He was loaned to Cabofriense in January 2016, reuniting with former coach

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International career

Andrey was called to the Brazil under-23 side that played in the Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament, starting all the five matches as Brazil won the bronze medal.

Sexual assault allegation

In 2015, Andrey represented Brazil at the

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. The Toronto Police Service issued arrest warrants for him and teammate

Lucas Piazon Lucas Domingues Piazon (born 20 January 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club S.C. Braga. He plays as a second striker or a winger, as an attacking midfielder. He spent a decade at Chelsea, though he onl ...

, on charges of

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of a 21-year-old woman whom they met at the Drake nightclub; allegedly, Piazon and Ventura entered the woman's bedroom after she had gone to sleep and then assaulted her. The police stated that due to the limited nature of the Ontario-wide nature of the warrant, "we can't go through the extradition process." The charges against Piazon were later dropped, although the charges against Andrey Ventura still stand.

Personal life

Andrey is the brother of Andrew, who is also a Brazilian football goalkeeper.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrey 1993 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Esporte Clube São Bento players Volta Redonda FC players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in football Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games