Victor Ferraz

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferrazand the second or paternal family name is Macedo.

Victor Ferraz

Victor Ferraz with Náutico in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Victor Ferraz Macedo
Date of birth	(1988-01-14) 14 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	João Pessoa, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Serra Branca
Youth career
	Botafogo-PB
1999	Vitória
2000–2001	São Paulo
2002	Atlético Paranaense
2002–2007	Náutico
2007–2008	Iraty
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Iraty
2009–2010	São José-RS	16	(0)
2010	Águia de Marabá	12	(1)
2010–2011	Atlético Goianiense	29	(2)
2011	Vila Nova	21	(1)
2012	Bragantino	36	(1)
2012–2014	Coritiba	70	(0)
2014–2019	Santos	253	(10)
2020–2021	Grêmio	45	(1)
2022–2023	Náutico	58	(5)
2023	Chapecoense	11	(0)
2024	Tacuary	28	(0)
2025–	Serra Branca	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025

Victor Ferraz Macedo (born 14 January 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as right back for Serra Branca.

Club career

Early career

Born in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Ferraz made his senior debuts with Iraty in 2008. In the following year he moved to São José-RS, and played for Águia de Marabá in 2010. ^[1]

Atlético Goianiense / Vila Nova

In May 2010 Ferraz joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Atlético Goianiense. ^[2] He made his division debut on 8 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Ceará. ^[3]

Ferraz scored his first Série A goal on 22 August, in a 1–1 away draw against Internacional. ^[4] He was released by Atlético in July 2011, and subsequently joined Vila Nova. ^[5]

Bragantino / Coritiba

On 5 January 2012, Ferraz joined Bragantino. ^[6] In August he moved to Coritiba; ^[7] initially as a backup to Ayrton, he appeared regularly during the remainder of the campaign, and was also an ever-present figure in the following year.

Santos

Victor Ferraz in action for Santos in 2018

On 24 June 2014, Ferraz signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Santos. ^[8] He made his debut for the club on 17 July, starting in a 2–0 home win over Palmeiras. ^[9]

In 2015, Ferraz was one of the most used players by Peixe, and after the departure of Cicinho, was assigned the no. 4 shirt. ^[10] On 18 August he scored his first goal for the club, netting the game's only through a direct free kick in a 1–0 home success over Vasco. ^[11]

On 3 August 2016, Ferraz completed his 100th game for the club, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Flamengo. ^[12] He made his Copa Libertadores debut on 9 March of the following year, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting Cristal. ^[13]

On 9 March 2018, Ferraz extended his contract until 2020. ^[14] For the 2019 campaign, he became team captain after the departure of David Braz and the retirement of Renato.

Grêmio

On 14 December 2019, Ferraz moved to fellow top tier side Grêmio on a two-year deal, with Madson moving in the opposite direction. ^[15]

Personal life

Victor Ferraz is a devout Evangelical Christian, being the child of missionary parents of the Assembleias de Deus church. ^[16] In November 2017, he started a social project to help in the formation of young footballers in his home region, being later registered as a football club named Associação Esportiva VF4  [ pt ] in 2018. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of 15 November 2021 ^[18]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São José-RS	2009	Série D	5	0	10	0	—		—		12 [a]	0	27	0
	2010		0	0	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Subtotal		5	0	11	0	—		—		12	0	28	0
Águia de Marabá	2010	Série C	0	0	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
Atlético Goianiense	2010	Série A	14	1	—		—		—		—		14	1
	2011		0	0	13	1	2	0	—		—		15	1
	Subtotal		14	1	13	1	2	0	—		—		29	2
Vila Nova	2011	Série B	21	1	—		—		—		—		21	1
Bragantino	2012	Série B	14	0	22	1	0	0	—		—		36	1
Coritiba	2012	Série A	14	0	—		—		—		—		14	0
	2013		30	0	6	0	2	0	3 [b]	0	—		41	0
	2014		5	0	8	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
	Subtotal		49	0	14	0	4	0	3	0	—		70	0
Santos	2014	Série A	5	0	—		0	0	—		—		5	0
	2015		29	1	19	0	9	0	—		—		57	1
	2016		37	1	18	1	5	0	—		—		60	2
	2017		23	2	12	0	4	1	9 [c]	0	—		48	3
	2018		32	3	4	0	3	0	2 [c]	0	—		41	3
	2019		25	0	13	1	8	0	2 [b]	0	—		48	1
	Subtotal		151	7	66	2	29	1	13	0	—		259	10
Grêmio	2020	Série A	17	0	11	0	8	0	6 [c]	1	—		42	1
	2021		0	0	1	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	—		2	0
	Subtotal		157	7	67	2	31	1	14	0	—		269	10
Career total			271	9	150	5	43	1	23	1	12	0	499	16

1. All appearance(s) in Copa FGF
2. All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. All appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Club

Atlético Goianiense

• Campeonato Goiano: 2011

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2013

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 2015, 2016

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2020, 2021
• Recopa Gaúcha: 2021

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2019 ^[19]

References

1. "Águia de Marabá saiu da "mesmice" em 2010" [Águia de Marabá avoided the "sameness" in 2010] (in Portuguese). Diario do Pará. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
2. "Águia divide passe de Vitor Ferraz com clube da Série A" [Águia splits rights of Victor Ferraz with Série A club] (in Portuguese). Futebol do Norte. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
3. "Em casa, Ceará fica só no 0 a 0 com Atlético-GO e demite Estevam Soares" [At home, Ceará stays only in a 0–0 with Atlético-GO and dismisses Estevam Soares] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
4. "Dragão atrapalha festa pós-título do Inter: 1 a 1 no Beira-Rio" [Dragão inhibits Inter's post-title party: 1–1 at the Beira-Rio] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
5. "Vila Nova apresenta lateral-direito dispensado de clube rival" [Vila Nova presents right-back released from rival] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 19 July 2011.
6. "Victor Ferraz, ex-Atlético-GO e Vila Nova, é o novo reforço do Bragantino" [Victor Ferraz, former Atlético-GO and Vila Nova player, is Bragantino's new signing] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 January 2012.
7. "Coritiba confirma acerto com lateral direito Victor Ferraz, ex-Bragantino" [Coritiba confirms agreement with Victor Ferraz, former Bragantino player] (in Portuguese). Placar. 16 August 2012.
8. "Santos acerta com lateral direito Victor Ferraz" [Santos signs right-back Vitor Ferraz] (in Portuguese). Santos' official website. 24 June 2014.
9. "Com gols de "novatos", Santos bate o Palmeiras na estreia de Gareca" [With goals from "newbies", Santos defeats Palmeiras in Gareca's debut] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
10. "Após saída de Cicinho, "curinga" Victor Ferraz ganha camisa 4 no Peixe" [After Cicinho's departure, "wildcard" Victor Ferraz receives number 4 shirt at Peixe] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
11. "Victor Ferraz salva atacantes do Santos e acaba com jejum de gols de falta" [Victor Ferraz saves Santos' forwards and ends the drought of free kick goals] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
12. "De terceira opção a líder, Victor Ferraz chega ao 100º jogo pelo Santos" [From third option to leader, Victor Ferraz reaches 100th game for Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
13. "Santos empata na estreia da Libertadores e mantém pressão em Dorival" [Santos draw in Libertadores' debut and keep pressure in Dorival] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
14. "Com aumento salarial, Victor Ferraz renova com o Santos até o fim de 2020" [With pay rise, Victor Ferraz renews with Santos until the end of 2020] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
15. "Grêmio anuncia acerto com lateral Victor Ferraz" [Grêmio announce deal with full back Victor Ferraz] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
16. Chagas, Thiago (7 November 2016). "Lateral do Santos garante que não fala palavrões há décadas e quer ser missionário quando se aposentar" [Santos full back assures he does not swear for decades and wants to be a missionary when he retires] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gospel Mais. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
17. "Conheça o VF4, time de Victor Ferraz que já enviou mais de 60 atletas para o Brasileirão e que começa a crescer no futebol feminino" [Know VF4, Victor Ferraz's club which already sent more than 60 athletes to the Brasileirão and which start to grow in women's football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
18. Victor Ferraz at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
19. "Corinthians, Jean Mota e Martinelli dominam premiação do campeonato" [Corinthians, Jean Mota and Martinelli dominate the tournament's awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

External links

• Victor Ferraz at Sambafoot ( archive )