João Victor da Silva Marcelino (born 17 July 1998), known as João Victor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Primeira Liga club Benfica.
![]() Victor with Benfica in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Victor da Silva Marcelino | ||
Date of birth | (1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Bauru, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
Number | 38 | ||
Youth career | |||
Noroeste | |||
2014–2015 | Botafogo-SP | ||
2015–2017 | Coimbra | ||
2015–2017 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | ||
2017 | → Corinthians (loan) | ||
2018–2019 | Corinthians | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Corinthians | 64 | (0) |
2020 | → Inter de Limeira (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 30 | (0) |
2022– | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 19 October 2022 (UTC)) |
Born in Bauru, São Paulo, João Victor joined Corinthians' youth setup for the 2017 season, on loan from Coimbra. The club subsequently bought 55% of his economic rights, with the player signing a permanent contract until July 2021.[2]
In November 2019, after making his senior debut with the B-team in the Copa Paulista, João Victor was loaned to Inter de Limeira for the 2020 Campeonato Paulista.[3] He immediately became a starter at the side, and subsequently joined Série A side Atlético Goianiense on 29 June 2020, also in a temporary deal.[4]
João Victor made his top tier debut on 30 August 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Dudu in a 0–2 home loss against Ceará.[5]
On 8 July 2022, Victor signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Benfica for a fee of €8.5 million for 80% of his economic rights.[6] After being sidelined with a ankle injury for three months, he made his debut for the club on 15 October, replacing António Silva in the 91st minute in the 1–1 draw to Liga 3 side Caldas in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, after extra-time, which Benfica went on to win 6–4 in a penalty shoot-out.[7]
Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Corinthians | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
2020 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||
2021 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
2022 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
Total | 32 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 0 | |||
Inter de Limeira (loan) | 2020 | Paulista | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
Benfica | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 53 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 0 |
S.L. Benfica – current squad | |
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