Anderson (footballer, born 1995)

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Anderson

|image =

|fullname = Anderson de Jesus Santos

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|3|2|df=y}}

|birth_place = Lagarto, Brazil

|height = 1.85 m

|position = Centre back

|currentclub = CRB

|clubnumber = 3

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Confiança

|years1 = 2014–2015 |clubs1 = Confiança |caps1 = 6 |goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2016 |clubs2 = Guarani-MG |caps2 = 3 |goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2017–2018 |clubs3 = Confiança |caps3 = 39 |goals3 = 1

|years4 = 2018–2019 |clubs4 = Grêmio |caps4 = 1 |goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2018–2019 |clubs5 = → Guarani (loan) |caps5 = 3 |goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2019 |clubs6 = → Confiança (loan) |caps6 = 29 |goals6 = 3

|years7 = 2020 |clubs7 = Bahia |caps7 = 6 |goals7 = 1

|years8 = 2020–2021 |clubs8 = América Mineiro |caps8 = 62 |goals8 = 4

|years9 = 2022–2024 |clubs9 = Vizela |caps9 = 76 |goals9 = 3

|years10 = 2024 |clubs10= Bolívar |caps10= 11 |goals10= 0

|years11 = 2025– |clubs11= CRB |caps11= 1 |goals11= 0

|club-update = 20 April 2025

|nationalteam-update =

}}

Anderson de Jesus Santos (born 2 March 1995), simply known as Anderson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for CRB.{{Soccerway|anderson-de-jesus-santos/352281|Anderson|accessdate=13 June 2023}}

Career

=First spell at Confiança=

Anderson made his league debut for Confiança against Sergipe on 8 February 2015.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/08/brazil/sergipano/club-sportivo-sergipe/associacao-desportiva-confianca/1974099/|title= Sergipe vs Confiança - 8 February 2015|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Guarani MG=

Anderson made his league debut for Guarani MG against Caldense on 26 March 2016.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/26/brazil/mineiro-1/guarani-esporte-clube-divinopolis/associacao-atletica-caldense/2171246/|title= Guarani MG vs Caldense - 26 March 2016|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Second spell at Confiança=

During his second spell at Confiança, he made his league debut against Botafogo on 16 January 2017.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/17/brazil/sergipano/associacao-desportiva-confianca/botafogo-asf/2390755/|title= Confiança vs Botafogo ASF - 16 January 2017|website=int.soccerway.com}} He scored his first goal for the club against Itabaiana on 20 April 2017, scoring in the 11th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/20/brazil/sergipano/associacao-olimpica-de-itabaiana/associacao-desportiva-confianca/2424874/|title= Itabaiana vs Confiança - 20 April 2017|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Grêmio=

Anderson made his league debut for Grêmio against São Luiz on 17 January 2018.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/01/18/brazil/gaucho-1/esporte-clube-sao-luiz/gremio-foot-ball-porto-alegrense/2687437/|title= São Luiz vs Grêmio - 17 January 2018|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Guarani SP=

Anderson made his league debut for Guarani SP against Fortaleza on 13 April 2018.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/14/brazil/serie-b/fortaleza-esporte-clube/guarani-futebol-clube-campinas/2731025/|title= Fortaleza vs Guarani SP - 13 April 2018|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Third spell at Confiança=

During his third spell at Confiança, Anderson made his league debut against Altos on 16 February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/16/brazil/liga-do-nordeste/altos/associacao-desportiva-confianca/2929192/|title= Altos vs Confiança - 16 February 2019|website=int.soccerway.com}} During this spell, he scored his first goal against Botafogo PB on 2 June 2019, scoring in the 67th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/06/02/brazil/serie-c/associacao-desportiva-confianca/botafogo-futebol-clube-joao-pessoa/2987086/|title= Confiança vs Botafogo PB - 2 June 2019|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Bahia=

Anderson made his league debut for Bahia against Juazeirense on 23 January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/01/23/brazil/baiano-1/sociedade-desportiva-juazeirense/esporte-clube-bahia/3186173/|title= Juazeriense vs Bahia - 23 January 2020|website=int.soccerway.com}} He scored his first goal for the club against Vitória on 1 March 2020, scoring in the 68th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/03/01/brazil/baiano-1/esporte-clube-vitoria/esporte-clube-bahia/3186194/|title= Vitória vs Bahia - 1 March 2020|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=América Mineiro=

Anderson made his league debut for América against URT on 30 July 2020.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/07/30/brazil/mineiro-1/uniao-recreativa-dos-trabalhadores/america-futebol-clube-belo-horizonte/3193270/|title= URT vs América Mineiro - 30 July 2020|website=int.soccerway.com}} He scored his first league goal for the club against Confiança on 25 October 2020, scoring in the 30th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/25/brazil/serie-b/america-futebol-clube-belo-horizonte/associacao-desportiva-confianca/3241182/|title= América Mineiro vs Confiança - 25 October 2020|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Vizela=

Anderson made his league debut for Vizela against Moreirense on 8 January 2022.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/01/08/portugal/portuguese-liga-/fc-vizela/moreirense-fc/3549027/|title= Vizela vs Moreirense - 8 January 2022|website=int.soccerway.com}} He scored his first goal for the club against Gil Vicente on 29 August 2022, scoring in the 5th minute of first-half stoppage time.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/29/portugal/portuguese-liga-/fc-vizela/gil-vicente-fc/3835103/|title= Vizela vs Gil Vicente - 29 August 2022|website=int.soccerway.com}}

Personal life

Anderson's older brother Valdo is also a footballer and a centre back.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/se/futebol/noticia/diretor-de-futebol-do-confianca-confirma-proposta-do-gremio-por-anderson.ghtml|title=Diretor de futebol do Confiança confirma proposta do Grêmio por Anderson|trans-title=Confiança's board member confirms offer of Grêmio for Anderson|publisher=GloboEsporte.com|language=pt-BR|date=11 October 2017|accessdate=27 March 2021}} He also came through the youth system at Confiança.