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Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira (born 13 April 1988 in Porto Alegre, Brazil), is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Manchester United. His regular position is as an attacking midfielder, but he can also operate on the left wing.

On 30 May 2007, the Manchester United website confirmed that the club had agreed in principle to sign Anderson from Porto for an undisclosed fee, reported to be approximately £18 million. On 29 June 2007, he was granted a work permit to play in the United Kingdom, and the move was completed on 2 July, with Anderson signing a five-year contract to become United's second Brazilian player after the disappointing Kléberson.

In April 2005, he played for Brazil in the South American U-17 Championship, and the following October he won the Adidas Golden Ball with his national team at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Anderson made his international debut for the Brazil national football team on 27 June 2007 in their 2-0 loss against against Mexico in Copa América, coming on as a substitute. He made his first start for Brazil on 1 July 2007 against Chile in a 3-0 victory.

In July 2008, Brazil coach Dunga named Anderson to the 18-man squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He scored Brazil's first goal in its second group match against New Zealand, a match it went on to win 5-0.[12] On 22 August 2008, Brazil won the bronze medal as they defeated Belgium 3-0.