Anderson LuĂs de Abreu Oliveira (born 13 April 1988), commonly known as Anderson, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.
He is best known for his tenure with Manchester United.
Born in Porto Alegre, he began his career with GrĂŞmio, joining the youth team before rising through the ranks.
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, two League Cups, 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.