Vitinho (footballer, born July 1999)

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Vitinho
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Vitinho in 2023.
Personal information
Full name Victor Alexander da Silva [1]
Date of birth (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 24) [1]
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Cruzeiro 1 (0)
2018–2022 Cercle Brugge 72 (2)
2022– Burnley 58 (3)
International career‡
2019 Brazil U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:22, 8 April 2019 (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 Premier League club Burnley. [3]

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Club career

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

As of match played 24 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cruzeiro 2017 [1] Série A 0000—0000
2018 [1] Série A1000—0010
Total1000—0010
Cercle Brugge 2018–19 [1] Belgian First Division A 12010——130
2019–20 [1] Belgian First Division A0000——00
2020–21 [1] Belgian First Division A28110——291
2021–22 [1] Belgian First Division A32110——331
Total72230——752
Burnley 2022–23 [1] Championship 3534020—413
2023–24 [1] Premier League 2001030—240
Total5535050—653
Career total12858050001415
  1. ↑ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup

Honours

Burnley

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Vitinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Vitinho at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Vitinho :: Victor Alexander da Silva :: Cercle Brugge". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Brasil - Vitinho - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Vitinho". www.spectroom.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Vitinho, do Cruzeiro, reforça preparação da Seleção Brasileira em Londres" (in Portuguese). Superesportes. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Cercle Brugge strikt Braziliaan Vitinho" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. ↑ InCrowd. "VITINHO LOOKING FORWARD TO NEW JOURNEY". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  9. ↑ InCrowd. "VITINHO PENS NEW DEAL!". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. ↑ 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.
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