Victor Luiz (footballer, born December 1997)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Luizand the second or paternal family name is Prestes."Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Victor Luiz

Personal information
Full name	Victor Luiz Prestes Filho
Date of birth	(1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Left-back [1]
Team information
Current team	PSM Makassar
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2017	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Cruzeiro	0	(0)
2017	→ Democrata (loan)	3	(0)
2018	→ Londrina (loan)	4	(0)
2019	→ HJK (loan)	4	(0)
2020	→ Villa Nova (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2022	St. Lucia	44	(0)
2022–2023	Alverca	25	(0)
2023–2024	Valletta	24	(1)
2024–	PSM Makassar	39	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2025

Victor Luiz Prestes Filho (born 5 December 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga 1 club PSM Makassar.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 October 2025. ^[2]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cruzeiro	2017	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Democrata (loan)	2017	–			3 [a]	0	0	0	–		0	0	3	0
Londrina (loan)	2018	Série B	4	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	4	0
HJK (loan)	2019	Veikkausliiga	4	0	–		0	0	1 [b]	0	0	0	5	0
Villa Nova (loan)	2020	Série D	0	0	5 [a]	0	0	0	–		0	0	5	0
St. Lucia	2020–21	Maltese Premier League	19	0	–		2	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2021–22	Maltese Premier League	25	0	–		4	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
	Total		44	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	50	0
Alverca	2022–23	Liga 3	25	0	–		0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
Valletta	2023–24	Maltese Premier League	24	1	–		2	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
PSM Makassar	2024–25	Liga 1	32	0	–		0	0	0	0	6 [c]	0	38	0
	2025–26	Liga 1	7	1	–		0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Career total			140	2	8	0	8	0	1	0	6	0	163	2

Notes

1. Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
2. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in ASEAN Club Championship

Honours

Individual

• Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2024–25 ^[3]
• Super League Player of the Month: August 2025 ^[4]

References

1. Victor Luiz at WorldFootball.net
2. Victor Luiz at Soccerway . Retrieved 29 May 2019.
3. "🏆 CocaCola Best XI of the Season – BRI Liga 1 2024/25 Inilah sebelas pemain terbaik yang bersinar sepanjang musim. Konsistensi, kontribusi, dan kelas, mereka layak ada di puncak!". www.instagram.com (in Indonesian). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
4. "Victor Luiz dinobatkan sebagai Best Player of The Month - August 2025 #BRISuperLeague 🏅 Parabéns, mano! @victorluiz97_ 👏✨". www.instagram.com (in Indonesian). 13 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.