Andrew Ventura

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is 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
Winner 2023 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
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

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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