Monaco right-back Vanderson scores first Brazil goal in 4-2 win over Australia | OneFootball

Vanderson scored his first goal for Brazil as they beat Australia 4-2 in a friendly on Tuesday. The Monaco right-back, 25, opened the scoring early in the first half on his eighth senior appearance.

The breakthrough arrived inside two minutes after Danilo fed Rayan on the right, who released Bontempo to square for Vanderson. He finished first time from the right side of the box into the top corner. According to Globo.com, he was recalled by Carlo Ancelotti for this window to face Australia and India, replacing Roma’s Wesley after injury.

His Brazil journey began in June 2023, when Ramon Menezes handed him a stoppage-time debut in a friendly against Guinea. In September he featured in the second half against Peru in 2026 World Cup qualifying under Fernando Diniz, then was later cut from a squad due to a knee injury.

Under Dorival Júnior in 2024 he started qualifiers against Peru and Venezuela, a 4-0 win at Arena Mané Garrincha and a 1-1 draw at the Monumental de Maturín. Suspended through yellow cards, he missed the 1-1 draw with Uruguay.

Ancelotti’s first Brazil squad in 2025 included Vanderson, but a muscle injury with Monaco in the Champions League ruled him out of that FIFA window.

Born in Rondonópolis, he joined Rio Branco de Americana at 17, then moved to Grêmio after six months. He played 52 games there before a 2021 switch to Monaco for 11 million euros, about R$ 70 million. He now has 155 appearances with eight goals and 16 assists, had featured seven times this season under Filipe Luís, and despite links to Napoli and Tottenham stayed on a deal to June 2028.

Brazil face India on Saturday at 11:00, Brasília time, at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

Source: Globo.com

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