Vander Vieira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sacramentoand the second or paternal family name is Vieira.

Vander Vieira

Vander playing for Botev Plovdiv
Personal information
Full name	Vander Sacramento Vieira
Date of birth	(1988-10-03) 3 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al Arabi
Number	77
Youth career
1998	Madureira
1999–2009	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Flamengo	0	(0)
2009	→ America (loan)	0	(0)
2010	→ Duque de Caxias (loan)	3	(0)
2011–2012	Democrata-GV	0	(0)
2011–2012	→ Ipatinga (loan)	12	(2)
2012–2014	Botev Plovdiv	51	(9)
2014–2015	AEK Larnaca	28	(4)
2015–2017	APOEL	58	(9)
2017–2018	Al-Sharjah	18	(7)
2018–2020	Ajman	42	(13)
2021	Always Ready	12	(1)
2021	Sport	0	(0)
2022–2023	Ethnikos Achna	27	(13)
2023–	Al Arabi	8	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Vander Sacramento Vieira (born 2 March 1988 in Rio de Janeiro), sometimes known as just Vander, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al Arabi.

Career

Early career

The young midfielder started in Madureira, and in 1998, aged 10, was taken to Flamengo's youth team, where he began to stand out. Fast, with both legs as his head, Vander Vieira characteristics including good passing and shooting, in addition to the torn speed. In 2008, came to be negotiated with Portuguese teams, however, the transfer did not materialize because of the player desire to continue in Estádio da Gávea.

In 2007, the player, which until then was a reserve team led by luxury coach and former player Adílio, became the proprietor, and helped the team win third place in the Champions Youth Cup, world interclub of the U-19 category in Malaysia.

Flamengo and America

In 2009, he became promoted to the senior team would be headed by Cuca, but no space was borrowed by the board the scarlet-black, through the former Flamengo striker Romário, who try to America access to the first division Campeonato Carioca the following year. The idea was to make the player gain experience ahead of time will create red. Nevertheless, Vander Vieira even took the field by Devil and returned to the Estádio da Gávea yet that season, but no act by Flamengo.

Duque de Caxias

In 2010, Vander Vieira was loaned to Duque de Caxias to compete in the Campeonato Carioca that year, as the scarlet-black cast, which featured a veritable constellation, no room for a young player finally debuted with the Robe. In September the same year Vander returned to the club for part of the cast of the Flamengo in the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-23.

Botev Plovdiv

On 13 July 2012, Vander Vieira moved to Europe to sign for Bulgarian first division club Botev Plovdiv. He took part in 23 games and scored 6 goals during his first season in the A Group, establishing himself as a key factor in the squad. His second season proved to be however less efficient. He participated in 26 games primarily as a right winger or secondary striker, contributing with 3 goals. ^[1]

Although Vander Vieira was among the favorite players of the fans, he appeared only in three matches for Botev Plovdiv in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League campaign and did not become a key player, because of injuries and fatigue. He came on as a substitute in the final of 2013–14 Bulgarian Cup against Ludogorets Razgrad, but at the very end of the game he was sent off after a rough tackle. ^[2] Vander remained an unused substitute during the match for the Bulgarian Supercup 2014. ^{[3] [4]}

He was released by the club on August 31, 2014 after playing in only 2 games during the 2014-15 A PFG season, amidst Botev's financial problems. ^[5]

AEK Larnaca

On 31 August 2014, he signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further season with Cypriot side AEK Larnaca. ^[6] In his first season in Cyprus, Vander was voted as the best foreign player of the 2014–15 Cypriot First Division, ^[7] as he appeared in 28 league matches and scored 4 goals, helping AEK Larnaca to finish in the 2nd place for the first time in their history.

APOEL

On 29 May 2015, Vander Vieira signed a three-year contract with fellow Cypriot First Division team APOEL, for a transfer fee of €100,000. ^{[8] [9]} He made his official debut on 21 July 2015, in his team's 1–1 away draw against FK Vardar for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. ^[10] He scored his first goal for the club against his former team AEK Larnaca on 12 September 2015, in APOEL's 2–2 away draw for the Cypriot First Division. ^[11] At the end of the season he crowned champion for the first time in his career, as his team managed to win the Cypriot First Division title for a fourth time in the row. ^{[12] [13]}

On 2 August 2016, Vander Vieira scored the second goal in APOEL's 3–0 home victory against Rosenborg BK for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, as his team overturned a 2–1 loss in Norway and reached the play-off round of the competition. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of 24 May 2017 ^[15]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil		Série B		Copa do Brasil		Continental [16]		Carioca		Total
Duque de Caxias (loan)	2010	3	0	0	0	—		14	0	17	0
Brazil		Série D		Copa do Brasil		Continental [16]		Mineiro		Total
Democrata-GV	2011	—		0	0	—		8	2	8	2
Brazil		Série C		Copa do Brasil		Continental [16]		Mineiro		Total
Ipatinga (loan)	2011	12	2	0	0	—		—		12	2
Bulgaria		A Group		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Bulgarian Supercup		Total
Botev Plovdiv	2012–13	23	6	1	0	—		—		24	6
	2013–14	26	3	8	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	1	—		37	4
	2014–15	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	Total	51	9	9	0	3	1	0	0	63	10
Cyprus		First Division		Cypriot Cup		Europe		Cypriot Super Cup		Total
AEK Larnaca	2014–15	28	4	6	1	—		—		34	5
APOEL	2015–16	30	6	4	0	10 [lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	44	6
	2016–17	28	3	4	1	13 [lower-alpha 2]	1	1	0	46	5
	Total	58	9	8	1	23	1	1	0	90	11
Career total		152	24	23	2	26	2	23	2	224	30

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

• • Bulgarian Cup Runner-up: 2013–14 ^[2]
  • Bulgarian Supercup Runner-up: 2014 ^[4]

APOEL

• Cypriot First Division: 2015–16, ^[12] 2016–17

References

1. Вандер Виейра
2. Ботев загуби на финала, играем в Лига Европа през юли
3. Ботев замина за Бургас с група от 18 футболисти
4. Ботев загуби от Лудогорец във финала за Суперкупата
5. Вандер Виейра вече не е футболист на Ботев
6. "Υπεγραψε ο Vander" (in Greek). aek.com.cy. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
7. "Ο ΠΑΣΠ βράβευσε τους κορυφαίους" (in Greek). sigmalive.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
8. Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Vander Vieira (in Greek). apoelfc.com.cy. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
9. Οριστικό: Τα βρήκαν ΑΕΚ-ΑΠΟΕΛ για Βάντερ (in Greek). sport-fm.com.cy. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
10. "Vardar 1–1 APOEL". UEFA. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
11. "AEK Larnaca vs. APOEL 2 - 2". Soccerway. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
12. "APOEL clinch record 25th title in Cyprus". uefa.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
13. "APOEL vs. AEK Larnaca 2 - 0". Soccerway. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
14. "APOEL 3–0 Rosenborg". UEFA. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
15. Vander Statistics at soccerway.com
16. Includes cup competitions such as Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana,and Recopa Sudamericana

External links

• APOEL official profile
• Vander Vieira at Soccerway