Vivian (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardosoand the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Vivian

Personal information
Full name	Vivian Cardoso dos Santos [1]
Date of birth	(1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth	Osasco, Brazil [1]
Position	Attacking midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	São Bernardo	6	(1)
2016–2019	Juventus-SP	47	(4)
2020–2021	Botafogo FR	50	(18)
2022	Minas Brasília  [ pt ]	14	(1)
2023–2025	São Paulo	37	(4)
2025	→ Red Bull Bragantino (loan)	25	(0)
2026–	Santos	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:44, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

Vivian Cardoso dos Santos (born 21 April 1997), simply known as Vivian, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Santos.

Career

Born in Osasco, São Paulo, Vivian began her career playing with men in a local school, aged nine. She moved to another school at the age of 13, before making her professional debut with São Bernardo in 2015, aged 18, as the club had a partnership with the university she was studying at. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2016, Vivian signed for Juventus-SP, where she was regularly used before joining Botafogo FR in 2020. On 5 January 2022, she left the latter and moved to Minas Brasília  [ pt ]. ^[4]

On 23 January 2023, Vivian was announced at São Paulo on a one-year contract. ^[5] She renewed her link for two further years on 3 January 2024, ^[6] but moved on loan to Red Bull Bragantino on 14 January 2025. ^[7]

On 16 January 2026, Santos announced the signing of Vivian on a one-year deal. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of 19 January 2026 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São Bernardo	2015	Série A1	—		6	1	—		—		—		6	1
Juventus-SP	2016	Paulista	—		7	2	—		—		—		7	2
	2017		—		13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	2018		—		12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	2019		—		15	1	—		—		0	0	15	1
	Total		—		47	4	—		—		0	0	47	4
Botafogo	2020	Série A1	12	3	9	7	—		—		—		21	10
	2021		14	0	15	8	—		—		—		29	8
	Total		26	3	24	15	—		—		—		50	18
Minas Brasília  [ pt ]	2022	Série A1	13	1	1	0	—		—		1 [a]	0	15	1
São Paulo	2023	Série A1	13	2	11	2	—		—		—		24	4
	2024		9	0	4	0	—		—		—		13	0
	Total		22	2	15	2	—		—		—		37	4
Red Bull Bragantino (loan)	2025	Série A1	15	0	10	0	2	1	—		3 [b]	1	30	2
Santos	2026	Série A1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			77	6	103	22	2	1	0	0	4	1	186	30

1. Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino  [ pt ]

Honours

Botafogo

• Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino: 2020

Red Bull Bragantino

• Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino  [ pt ]: 2025

References

1. Vivian at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
2. "Rainha dos Clássicos, Vivian relembra trajetória e comemora título do Botafogo no Carioca" [Queen of derbies, Vivian remembers path and celebrates title of Botafogo in the Carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
3. "Vivian Cardoso, reforço do Real Brasília, conta sobre sua carreira ao DDE" [Vivian Cardoso, addition of Real Brasília, talks about her career at the DDE] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Distrito do Esporte. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
4. "Futebol Feminino: Vivian, a Rainha dos Clássicos, deixa o Botafogo e acerta com o Real Brasília" [Women's Football: Vivian, the Queen of Derbies, leaves Botafogo and signs with Real Brasília] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FogãoNET. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
5. "São Paulo acerta a contratação de Vivian" [São Paulo sign Vivian] (in Brazilian Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
6. "VÍDEO DA HORA: Vivian de Osasco fica por mais dois anos no São Paulo" [VIDEO OF THE HOUR: Vivian from Osasco stays at São Paulo for two more years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). QG Notícias. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
7. "Carol Tavares, Vivian, Dos Santos e Janyele são os primeiros reforços do time feminino do Braga" [Carol Tavares, Vivian, Dos Santos and Janyele are the first additions of Braga's women's team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
8. "Vivian é nova meio campista das Sereias da Vila para 2026" [Vivian is the new midfielder of the Sereias da Vila for 2026] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.