Vitinho (footballer, born October 1993)

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Vitinho
Vitinho.jpg
Vitinho with CSKA Moscow in 2013
Personal information
Full name Victor Vinícius Coelho dos Santos [1]
Date of birth (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Striker, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Ettifaq
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2010 Audax Rio
2011–2012 Botafogo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Botafogo 33 (10)
2013–2018 CSKA Moscow 58 (16)
2015–2016Internacional (loan) 83 (25)
2018–2022 Flamengo 133 (21)
2022– Al-Ettifaq 49 (8)
2024Al-Shabab (loan) 8 (1)
International career
2012 Brazil U23 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:49, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

Victor Vinícius Coelho dos Santos (born 9 October 1993), commonly known as Vitinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker and attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq.

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Club career

Botafogo

During the 2013 season, he scored 4 goals in 16 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches.

CSKA Moscow

Vitinho training with CSKA. CSKA-Spartak (11).jpg
Vitinho training with CSKA.

On 2 September 2013, Vitinho signed a 5-year contract with Russian Premier League Champions CSKA Moscow. [2] However, Vitinho struggled to be in the regular first team and instead, he made a handful appearances from the bench and often remained an unused substitute. Vitinho was linked with a loan move to Botafogo. [3]

Internacional (loan)

On 16 January 2015 Vitinho joined Internacional on a one-year loan deal. [4] The loan was extended until the end of 2016 on 24 December 2015. At the same time Vitinho extended his CSKA contract until the summer of 2020. CSKA had an option to recall him from loan in the summer of 2016, but they did not. [5] At the end of his loan, CSKA announced they will not extend the loan and Vitinho will return to CSKA for the start of their camp in January 2017. [6]

Flamengo

Vitinho with Flamengo in 2018. Flamengo v Vasco September 2018 IMG 4475 (43805115335).jpg
Vitinho with Flamengo in 2018.

Following the 2018 Russian Super Cup game that CSKA won on 27 July 2018, the club announced that this was Vitinho's last game for them as they agreed on his transfer with Flamengo. [7] Both clubs agreed in a 10 million transfer fee, so Vitinho became the highest transfer in Flamengo's history. [8]

On 4 August 2018 Vitinho debuted for Flamengo in a league match against Grêmio at Arena do Grêmio, Flamengo lost 2–0. [9] He scored his first goal for his new club on 5 September 2018 in a Brazilian Série A 2–1 loss to Internacional at Estádio Beira-Rio. [10] He finished 2018 season with a total of 28 appearances and 3 goals for Flamengo.

Al-Shabab

On 30 January 2024, Vitinho joined Al-Shabab on a six-month loan from Al-Ettifaq. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 September 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Botafogo 2011 Série A 001 [a] 1000011
2012 001 [a] 0100020
2013 16415 [a] 5713810
Total16417681004111
CSKA Moscow 2013–14 Russian Premier League 100305 [b] 0180
2014–15 5100001 [c] 061
2016–17 135000000135
2017–18 30100016 [d] 2004612
2018–19 0000001 [c] 010
Total581630212208418
Internacional (loan) 2015 Série A33119 [e] 2314 [f] 14915
2016 28813 [e] 4103 [g] 24514
Total61192264141329429
Flamengo 2018 Série A223402 [f] 0283
2019 25513 [a] 3408 [f] 12 [h] 0529
2020 29210 [a] 1305 [f] 02 [i] 0493
2021 31412 [a] 58211 [f] 31 [j] 06314
2022 1109 [a] 000001 [j] 0210
Total118144491922646021329
Al-Ettifaq 2022–23 Saudi Pro League 2731000283
2023–24 42000042
Total31500100000325
Career total28458832135451711246492
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup
  4. Ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) Copa Libertadores
  7. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  8. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  10. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil

Honours

Botafogo
CSKA
Internacional
Flamengo

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  2. "Vitinho joins PFC CSKA". Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. "CSKA Moscow refuse to loan Vitinho to Botafogo". SambaFoot. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. "Atacante Vitinho reforça o Internacional [Forward Vitinho joins Internacional]". Internacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. Витиньо продолжит выступать за Интернасьонал (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 24 December 2015.
  6. "Vitinho is coming back and will play for CSKA" (in Russian). Sport Express. 9 December 2016.
  7. "Витиньо покидает ПФК ЦСКА" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 28 July 2018.
  8. "Flamengo insiste na negociação e fecha com CSKA compra de Vitinho". globoesporte.com. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. "GRÊMIO SUPERA O FLAMENGO NO SUL E SOBE PARA TERCEIRO". CBF. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  10. "INTERNACIONAL VENCE O FLAMENGO E ASSUME A PONTA DO BRASILEIRÃO". CBF. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  11. "الشباب يتعاقد مع البرازيلي فيتينهو".
  12. "Vitinho". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  13. "2018 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2018.
  14. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  15. Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN . Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  16. "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  17. "Firmino writes Liverpool into Club World Cup history". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.