Anderson (footballer, born 1988)

For other footballers known as Anderson, see Anderson (given name) § Footballers, and Anderson (surname) § Footballers.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Abreu and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.
Anderson
Anderson in 2013
Personal information
Full name Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-13) 13 April 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–2004 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Grêmio 19 (6)
2006–2007 Porto 18 (2)
2007–2015 Manchester United 105 (6)
2014 → Fiorentina (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2018 Internacional 50 (1)
2017 → Coritiba (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2020 Adana Demirspor 12 (0)
Total 223 (15)
International career
2005 Brazil U17[nb 1] 12 (7)
2008 Brazil U23 5 (1)
2007–2008 Brazil 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
Copa America
Gold medal – first place 2007 Venezuela
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira (born 13 April 1988), commonly known as Anderson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who works as assistant manager of Adana Demirspor. He played as a midfielder and known best for his tenure with Manchester United from 2007 to 2015.

Born in Porto Alegre, he began his career with Grêmio, joining the youth team before rising through the ranks. His goal against Náutico during the 2005 play-offs earned Grêmio promotion to the Brazilian Série A. In January 2006, Anderson moved to Porto. There, he won the Primeira Liga twice, along with the Taça de Portugal and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira during the 2005–06 season. After 18 months in Portugal, he joined English club Manchester United, with whom he won the Premier League title four times, as well as the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, one League Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup and two FA Community Shields. He fell out of favour at Manchester United following the departure of manager Alex Ferguson in 2013, and spent the second half of the 2013–14 season at Fiorentina before returning to Brazil with Internacional in January 2015. He went on loan to Coritiba in 2017, before returning to Europe in 2018 with Turkish side Adana Demirspor. After a year there, Anderson retired from football in September 2020.

Anderson made his Brazil debut in 2007 during the 2007 Copa América, which they went on to win. He also played for the Brazil Olympic football team during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, helping them secure the bronze medal.

  1. ^ "Anderson Luis de Abreu Oliveira" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Anderson Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 9 March 2021.


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