Santos Born in
Carmópolis,
Sergipe, 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
Neymar by the media, he made his professional – and
Série A – debut for Santos on 6 June 2012, aged only 16,
replacing Alan Kardec in a 1–1 home draw against
Fluminense. 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
Muricy Ramalho 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
Gonçalo Guedes on the 87th minute in a 2–2 home draw with
Atlético CP. He scored his first goal on 5 October 2014, netting his side's second in a 2–2 away draw against
Feirense, and ended the
season 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
Rui Vitória for the match against
Estoril on 16 August. He made his debut for the first team against them and assisted
Jonas for the 3–0 and also took part in the fourth goal, scored by
Nélson Semedo. He played again against
Arouca, and
Moreirense, 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
agent fees. On 1 February 2016, he joined
Vitória de Guimarães 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
1860 Munich on a season-long deal. On 27 October, he sustained a
cruciate ligament 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.
Back to Brazil On 22 January 2020, after six months without playing at Estoril, Andrade joined
Goiás back in his home country. In December, after being rarely used, he left, and moved to South Korean side
Suwon FC on 26 February 2021. On 26 June 2021, after just two matches for Suwon, Andrade moved to
Série B side
Remo. Regularly used, he cut short his link on 20 November, and signed for fellow league team
Vila Nova on 24 January 2022. Andrade suffered another knee injury on 4 June 2022, being sidelined for the remainder of the year. Back to action only in May 2023, he featured rarely before rescinding his contract on 19 June; on 5 July, he agreed to a deal with
Juventude also in the second division. On 4 November 2023, after only 11 matches, Andrade terminated his contract with
Ju, and moved to
Portuguesa for the
2024 Campeonato Paulista twenty days later. == Club statistics ==