Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos (born 27 May 2000), known as Abner Vinícius or simply Abner, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for Athletico Paranaense.
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Full name | Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 22) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Presidente Prudente, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Athletico Paranaense | |||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
Grêmio Prudente | ||||||||||||||||
Mogi Mirim | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2019 | Ponte Preta | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2019– | Athletico Paranaense | 79 | (3) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Brazil U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 13 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 13 April 2022 (UTC) |
Abner began his career playing at youth level for hometown club Grêmio Desportivo Prudente. He then had a brief spell at Mogi Mirim, before joining Ponte Preta in 2017.[1] He was promoted to the senior team in 2019 and made his professional debut on 16 March 2019, in a Derby Campineiro match against Guarani in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, which Ponte Preta won 3–0. He scored his first professional goal on 25 May 2019, which was Ponte's third in a 4–2 league win over Paraná.
On 19 July 2019, Abner joined Athletico Paranaense on a five-year contract for a club record fee.[2] He made his Série A debut with the club eight days later, coming off the bench in a 2–0 away win over Cruzeiro.[3]
Athletico Paranaense
Brazil U23
Club Athletico Paranaense – current squad | |
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Brazil men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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