Victor Andrade

Date of Birth	Nationality	Current Club	Position	Strengths		Weaknesses	Transfer Rumours	Market Value (where applicable)	Similar Players
				Physical	Technical
30/9/1995	Brazil	Santos	Winger, Forward	Pace	Dribbling, Finishing, PositioningControl	Experience, Youth, Attitude	Barca, Man City Arsenal	-	Neymar, Robinho

Victor Andrade is a 17-year-old Brazilian who plays for Santos in the Brasilerao. His most comfortable position is as a left-winger or forward, however he has also played on the right sometimes. He made his debut for the first team on the 6^th June 2012 at the young age of 16. Since his debut he has become a permanent fixture in the Santos squad. During the 2011/2012 season Andrade managed 19 appearances for the first team, 11 coming as a substitute, scoring 3 goals and providing 2 assists. The goal he scored that gave he widespread praise by the coach and players was his delicate chip against Flamengo.  

He is a quick player who has a great first touch and ball control. When facing goal he is not afraid to shoot and he possesses a great finishing shot. Andrade is definitely a very talented player, but what he needs to work on is his attitude and maturity. After a rift with former coach Muricy Ramalho he was demoted to the u-20 team. However, the beginning of this season saw him return to the senior squad during their pre-season. Andrade has been interviewed and profiled by the media and this may have gotten to the head of this youngster. He needs time and guidance in order to achieve and reach the levels he is capable of.

Many people have compared Andrade to former Santos players Neymar and Robinho. He plays with a similar style, flair and technique to these players. His pace and acceleration gives him similar recognition to Neymar and Robinho, however it is his maturity and attitude that needs developing. Andrade has been adviced and helped by several of his Santos teammates in the importance of keeping a level head and focusing on football in order to improve his skills. After the departure of Neymar and the recent sacking of Muricy Ramalho it will be interesting to see whether the new manager will use Andrade as Neymar’s replacement and expose him to regular first team football. It is important for him and his development that he gets increased playing time for Santos. Although still young, Andrade can become one of the brightest young talents to come out of Brazil in the coming years. Santos are very confident of his abilities that they placed a 50m euro release clause for foreign clubs and a 30m euro release clause for Brazilian clubs in his contract. Santos are not strangers to breeding great young talents, and only time will tell whether Andrade will be one of the diamonds to come out of Santos. We know he has the talent and potential, through the right guidance he can very well become one of Santos’ senior and most talented players.