Sandry Roberto Santos Goes (born 30 August 2002), simply known as Sandry (), is a Brazilian

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who plays for Santos as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Santos

Born in Itabuna,

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, Sandry joined Santos' youth setup in 2013, aged ten. In 2018, aged only 15, he appeared with the under-20s in the year's . Called up to the first team by new manager

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, Sandry made his debut with the main squad on 31 January 2019, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer

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in a 4–1

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away routing of

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. On 5 August, after lengthy negotiations, he signed a professional contract with the club. Sandry made his debut on 8 December 2019, replacing goalscorer Carlos Sánchez late into a 4–0 home routing of Flamengo. He made his

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debut the following 20 October, replacing Jobson in a 2–1 home win against

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. On 10 November 2020, it was announced that Sandry and a further six first team players tested positive for

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. On 3 April of the following year, it was announced that he suffered a

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injury, being sidelined for at least six months. On 17 June 2021, Sandry renewed his contract with Santos until May 2026. Back to action in November, he returned to feature regularly for the side before suffering a facial injury in February 2023; he recovered in April, but had an infection in the region in May. On 10 August 2023, Sandry suffered another knee injury, being sidelined for the remainder of the season.

International career

During the 2017 season, Sandry featured in Brazil under-15s' matches regularly. On 20 September 2019, he was included in Guilherme Dalla Déa's 21-man list for the

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, featuring mainly as a substitute as his side lifted the trophy for the fourth time.

Personal life

Sandry's father Nenenzinho was also a footballer and a

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. He was named after manager

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, after his parents were watching a football match on the TV and "thought the name was pretty".

Career statistics

Honours

Brazil U17 *

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References

External links

Santos official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandry 2002 births Living people Sportspeople from Itabuna Footballers from Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Santos FC players Brazil men's youth international footballers