Vitinho (footballer, born July 1999)
![]() Vitinho in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victor Alexander da Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 July 1999||
Place of birth | Cataguases, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back, wing-back[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2017 | Cruzeiro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Cruzeiro | 1 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Cercle Brugge | 72 | (2) |
2022– | Burnley | 67 | (3) |
International career | |||
2019 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:42, 25 May 2024 (UTC) |
Victor Alexander da Silva (born 23 July 1999), commonly known as Vitinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or right wing-back for EFL Championship club Burnley. [3]
Club career[edit]
Vitinho arrived at Cruzeiro when he was six-years-old. In the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, he scored two goals in three matches, and was promoted to the first squad. Soon after, Brazil U20 coach Carlos Amadeu, called up Vitinho for the Brazilian Under-20 National team.[4]
On 19 May 2018, he made his debut for Cruzeiro, replacing Robinho in the 68th minute against Atlético Mineiro.[5] He was added to the Brazil national team to prepare for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, but failed to make the final selection.[6] On 13 July 2018, he signed a five-year contract with Cercle Brugge.[7]
On 28 July 2022, Vitinho signed for Burnley on a four-year deal.[8] He extended his existing contract the following year signing a four-year extension keeping him at the club until at least the summer of 2027[9]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 19 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cruzeiro | 2017[1] | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018[1] | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Cercle Brugge | 2018–19[1] | Belgian First Division A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2019–20[1] | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020–21[1] | Belgian First Division A | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
2021–22[1] | Belgian First Division A | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
Total | 72 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 75 | 2 | ||||
Burnley | 2022–23[1] | Championship | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | |
2023–24[1] | Premier League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
Total | 67 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 77 | 3 | |||
Career total | 140 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 5 |
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
Honours[edit]
Burnley
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Vitinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Vitinho at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Vitinho :: Victor Alexander da Silva :: Cercle Brugge". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Brasil - Vitinho - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Vitinho". www.spectroom.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Vitinho, do Cruzeiro, reforça preparação da Seleção Brasileira em Londres" (in Portuguese). Superesportes. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Cercle Brugge strikt Braziliaan Vitinho" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ InCrowd. "VITINHO LOOKING FORWARD TO NEW JOURNEY". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ InCrowd. "VITINHO PENS NEW DEAL!". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Long, Dan (25 April 2023). "Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Vincent Kompany's Clarets clinch Championship title after Manuel Benson stunner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
External links[edit]
- Vitinho at the Burnley F.C. website
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Belo Horizonte
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Belgian Pro League players
- English Football League players
- Premier League players
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England