Victor Andrade Santos (born 30 September 1995) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger for Juventude.

Club career

Santos

Born in Carmópolis,

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, Victor Andrade joined Vitória's youth setup in 2005, aged 10. A year later he moved to Benfica in a trial basis, remaining in the club for a couple of months and appearing in youth tournaments with the Lisbon club. Due to his age, however, he returned to Brazil and signed for Santos in 2007. In October 2011 he signed a three-year deal with Santos, with a buyout clause set at €50 million. Touted as a next

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by the media, he made his professional – and Série A – debut for Santos on 6 June 2012, aged only 16, replacing

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in a 1–1 home draw against

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. He went on to score 3 goals in 19 matches in his first season, most notably in a 2–0 home success against Cruzeiro where scored the first and assist another, receiving praise from

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and Neymar for his performance.

Benfica

Andrade appeared rarely in the following campaigns, and opted not to renew his contract with Santos. On 11 July 2014, he returned to Benfica, the incumbent title holders, penning a six-year contract and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda Liga. He made his debut on 17 September 2014, replacing

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on the 87th minute in a 2–2 home draw with

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. He scored his first goal on 5 October 2014, netting his side's second in a 2–2 away draw against

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, and ended the

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with 32 appearances and four goals, including one to Porto B on 17 May 2015. In 2015–16, Andrade remained assigned to Benfica B; until he received a call-up by

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for the match against

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on 16 August. He made his debut for the first team against them and assisted

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for the 3–0 and also took part in the fourth goal, scored by

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. He played again against Arouca, and

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, but was soon dropped again to the reserve team, as Rui Vitória favoured Gonçalo Guedes for his position. On 31 October, Benfica disclosed on their annual financial report, that Andrade had cost €3.94 million, mostly on

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fees. On 1 February 2016, he joined

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on loan until the end of the season. Five days later, he made his debut with Guimarães, and on 20 March, started his first game for them. In April, he was briefly assigned to Vitória Guimarães B. In June 2016, Andrade went on his second loan spell, joining German club

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on a season-long deal. On 27 October, he sustained a

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rupture to his left knee and was sidelined for six months. He was only fit to play again in May 2017.

Estoril

On 29 August 2017, Andrade moved to Estoril, penning a three-year deal. A year later, he returned to Brazil to play for Chapecoense, on a one-year loan deal.

Club statistics

Honours

Club

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;Benfica *

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: 2015–16

Country

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References

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