{{short description|Ecuadorian footballer (born 1996)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Anderson Julio | image = Inter Miami vs Real Salt Lake 01 (cropped) 3.jpg | caption = Julio with Real Salt Lake in 2024 | fullname = Anderson Andrés Julio Santos | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|5|31|df=y}}<ref>[http://www.ecuafutbol.org/web/modal.php?cedula=1003891346 FEF Player card]</ref> | birth_place = Pimampiro, Ecuador | height = {{height|m=1.80}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Anderson Julio |url=https://www.rsl.com/players/anderson-julio/ |access-date=22 August 2022 |publisher=Real Salt Lake}}</ref> | currentclub = FC Dallas | clubnumber = 11 | position = Winger, forward | youthyears1 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs1 = Valle del Chota | youthyears2 = 2010–2015 | youthclubs2 = L.D.U. Quito | years1 = 2016–2019 | clubs1 = L.D.U. Quito | caps1 = 109 | goals1 = 23 | years2 = 2020–2021 | clubs2 = Atlético San Luis | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 0 | years4 = 2021–2024 | clubs4 = Real Salt Lake | caps4 = 111 | goals4 = 25 | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = FC Dallas | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 4 | pcupdate = 04:25, 30 November 2024 (UTC) | ntupdate = 16:57, 12 June 2023 (UTC) | nationalyears1 = 2023– | nationalteam1 = Ecuador | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }}

'''Anderson Andrés Julio Santos''' (born 31 May 1996) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

==Club career== He began his career with L.D.U. Quito in 2016.<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/players/anderson-andres-julio-santos/328665/ Profile at Soccerway]</ref>

===Real Salt Lake=== Julio was loaned to the Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake on 12 March 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.rsl.com/post/2021/03/12/real-salt-lake-signs-anderson-julio-loan-san-luis| title = Real Salt Lake Signs Anderson Julio on Loan from San Luis {{!}} Real Salt Lake}}</ref> He scored a brace in his debut for the club on 24 April 2021, in a 2–1 road win against Minnesota United.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50153453/anderson-julios-brace-helps-real-salt-lake-to-season-opening-2-1-win-at-minnesota | title=Anderson Julio's brace helps Real Salt Lake to season-opening 2–1 win at Minnesota }}</ref> San Luis and Real Salt Lake came to an agreement on a transfer and Julio joined the Major League Soccer side full time on 28 April 2022, signing a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Real Salt Lake|url=https://www.rsl.com/news/rsl-secures-return-of-dynamic-attacker-anderson-julio|title=RSL Secures Return of Dynamic Attacker Anderson Julio|date=28 April 2022|access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref> Julio won Goal of the Matchday for Matchday 16 on 29 May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |title=Real Salt Lake's Anderson Julio wins Goal of the Matchday {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/real-salt-lake-s-anderson-julio-wins-goal-of-the-matchday |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}}</ref>

=== FC Dallas === Julio was traded to Major League Soccer team FC Dallas on 23 December 2024 for defender Sam Junqua and up to $500,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dallas |first=F. C. |title=FC Dallas Acquires Forward Anderson Julio via Trade from Real Salt Lake in Exchange for Defender Sam Junqua and Up to $500K in GAM |url=https://www.fcdallas.com/news/fc-dallas-acquires-forward-anderson-julio-via-trade-from-real-salt-lake-in-exchange-for-defender-sam-junqua-and-up-to-500k-in-gam |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=FC Dallas |language=en}}</ref> In his debut game for the side on 22 February 2024 against the Houston Dynamo, he scored the game winning goal, his first for FC Dallas.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=FC Dallas has a new hero and his debut was nothing short of legendary |url=https://mlsmultiplex.com/fc-dallas-has-a-new-hero-and-his-debut-was-nothing-short-of-legendary-01jmz0v5v4cp |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=MLS Multiplex |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{updated|December 15, 2019}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="5"|L.D.U. Quito |2016 |14||2||—||—||—||—||—||—||14||2 |- |2017 |21||2||3||0||—||—||2||0||26||2 |- |2018 |45||12||6||1||—||—||—||—||51||13 |- |2019 |29||7||9||3||5||0||—||—||43||10 |- !Total ! 109 !! 23 !! 18 !! 4 !! 5 !! 0 !! 2 !! 0 !! 134 !! 27 |- !colspan="2"|Career total ! 109 !! 23 !! 18 !! 4 !! 5 !! 0 !! 2 !! 0 !! 134 !! 27 |}

===International=== {{updated|20 June 2023|<ref>{{NFT player|91415}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|Ecuador |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2023||1||0 |- !Total!!1!!0 |}

==Honours== '''LDU Quito''' *Ecuadorian Serie A: 2018 *Copa Ecuador: 2019

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{sports links}}

{{FC Dallas squad}}

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