Andrew Ventura

Andrew Ventura
Personal information
Full name Andrew da Silva Ventura
Date of birth (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001
Place of birth Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
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
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Winner2023 Santiago
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:39, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

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.

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

Andrew is the brother of Andrey, who is also a Brazilian football goalkeeper.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Botafogo 2020 Série A 000000——00
2021 Série B 000000——00
Total 000000——00
Gil Vicente 2021–22 Primeira Liga 100—1000—110
2022–23 240—001030280
2023–24 320—2010—350
Total 660—302030740
Career total 66000302030740

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Emprestado pelo Botafogo até setembro ao Maranhão, Andrew diz: 'Quero fazer um excelente trabalho'". FogãoNET. 14 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Joia do Botafogo, Andrew fala em "desafio diferente" no Maranhão: "Muito motivado"". ge.
  3. ↑ "Gil Vicente oficializa as contratações de Andrew e João Caiado". www.record.pt.
  4. ↑ "O fantástico destino de Andrew (Gil Vicente)". A Bola.
  5. ↑ "Andrew é o novo goleiro do Mengão!" [Andrew is Mengão's new goalkeeper!] (in Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Gil Vicente: Andrew oficializado no Flamengo" [Gil Vicente: Andrew made official at Flamengo]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Goleiro do Botafogo, Andrew é convocado para Seleção sub-18". Lance!.
  8. ↑ "Família de jogadores, Seleção e carona com Jefferson: conheça Andrew, goleiro do sub-20 do Botafogo". ge.
  9. ↑ Andrew Ventura at Soccerway
  10. ↑ "Andrew vence prémio ABANCA Guarda-redes do Mês da Liga Portugal Betclic" [Andrew wins Liga Portugal Betclic's ABANCA Goalkeeper of the Month award]. Liga Portugal Betclic (in Portuguese). 10 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Andrew "bisa" como ABANCA Guarda-Redes do Mês" [Andrew wins back-to-back Liga Portugal Betclic's ABANCA Goalkeeper of the Month awards]. Liga Portugal Betclic (in Portuguese). 8 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.


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