Education
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Andrey finished his formation with Botafogo.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Andrey finished his formation with Botafogo.
On 16 July 2014 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Sport Recife. Andrey appeared in four matches during the campaign, suffering team relegation. On 22 January 2015 he rescinded his link with the club, moving to Botafogo-SP shortly after.
He was loaned to Cabofriense in January 2016, reuniting with former coach Eduardo Hungaro.
In 2015, Andrey represented Brazil at the Pan American Games. The Toronto Police Service issued arrest warrants for him and teammate Lucas Piazon, on charges of sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman whom they met at the Drake nightclub.
Allegedly, Piazon and Ventura entered the woman"s bedroom after she had gone to sleep and then assaulted her. The police stated that due to the limited nature of the Ontario-wide nature of the warrant, "we can"t go through the extradition process."
The charges against Piazon were later dropped, although the charges against Andrey Ventura still stand.