Vitinho (footballer, born October 1993)

For other people with the same nickname, see Vitinho.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Coelho and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Vitinho
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Botafogo 33 (10)
2013–2018 CSKA Moscow 58 (16)
2015–2016 → Internacional (loan) 83 (25)
2018–2022 Flamengo 133 (21)
2022– Al-Ettifaq 40 (6)
2024 → Al-Shabab (loan) 8 (1)
International career
2012 Brazil U23 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:59, 8 November 2024 (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.[2]

Club career

Botafogo

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

CSKA Moscow

Vitinho training with CSKA.

On 2 September 2013, Vitinho signed a 5-year contract with Russian Premier League Champions CSKA Moscow.[3] 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.[4]

Internacional (loan)

On 16 January 2015 Vitinho joined Internacional on a one-year loan deal.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

Flamengo

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.[8] Both clubs agreed in a €10 million transfer fee, so Vitinho became the highest transfer in Flamengo's history.[9]

On 4 August 2018 Vitinho debuted for Flamengo in a league match against Grêmio at Arena do Grêmio, Flamengo lost 2–0.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

Club statistics

Club

As of 22 September 2023.[13]
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
Botafogo 2011 Série A 0 0 1[a] 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 1
2012 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
2013 16 4 15[a] 5 7 1 — — 38 10
Total 16 4 17 6 8 1 0 0 — 41 11
CSKA Moscow 2013–14 Premier League 10 0 — 3 0 5[b] 0 — 18 0
2014–15 5 1 — 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 6 1
2016–17 13 5 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5
2017–18 30 10 — 0 0 16[d] 2 0 0 46 12
2018–19 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 1 0
Total 58 16 — 3 0 21 2 2 0 84 18
Internacional (loan) 2015 Série A 33 11 9[e] 2 3 1 4[f] 1 — 49 15
2016 28 8 13[e] 4 1 0 — 3[g] 2 45 14
Total 61 19 22 6 4 1 4 1 3 2 94 29
Flamengo 2018 Série A 22 3 — 4 0 2[f] 0 — 28 3
2019 25 5 13[a] 3 4 0 8[f] 1 2[h] 0 52 9
2020 29 2 10[a] 1 3 0 5[f] 0 2[i] 0 49 3
2021 31 4 12[a] 5 8 2 11[f] 3 1[j] 0 63 14
2022 11 0 9[a] 0 0 0 0 0 1[j] 0 21 0
Total 118 14 44 9 19 2 26 4 6 0 213 29
Al-Ettifaq 2022–23 SPL 27 3 — 1 0 0 0 — 28 3
2023–24 4 2 — 0 0 — 0 0 4 2
Total 31 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 5
Career total 284 58 83 21 35 4 51 7 11 2 464 92
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League.
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup.
  4. ^ Ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League.
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
  6. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil.

Honours

Botafogo
CSKA
Internacional
Flamengo

References

  1. ^ a b c "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 - Stats and titles won - 2022".
  3. ^ "Vitinho joins PFC CSKA". Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. ^ "CSKA Moscow refuse to loan Vitinho to Botafogo". SambaFoot. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Atacante Vitinho reforça o Internacional [Forward Vitinho joins Internacional]". Internacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ^ Витиньо продолжит выступать за Интернасьонал (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 24 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Vitinho is coming back and will play for CSKA" (in Russian). Sport Express. 9 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Витиньо покидает ПФК ЦСКА" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 28 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Flamengo insiste na negociação e fecha com CSKA compra de Vitinho". globoesporte.com. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. ^ "GRÊMIO SUPERA O FLAMENGO NO SUL E SOBE PARA TERCEIRO". CBF. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  11. ^ "INTERNACIONAL VENCE O FLAMENGO E ASSUME A PONTA DO BRASILEIRÃO". CBF. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  12. ^ "الشباب يتعاقد مع البرازيلي فيتينهو".
  13. ^ "Vitinho". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  14. ^ "2018 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2018.
  15. ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  16. ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Firmino writes Liverpool into Club World Cup history". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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