Victor Alexander da Silva (born 23 July 1999), commonly known as Vitinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Burnley. [3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victor Alexander da Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 23)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back[2] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2017 | Cruzeiro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Cruzeiro | 1 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Cercle Brugge | 72 | (2) |
2022– | Burnley | 20 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:32, 17 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:22, 8 April 2019 (UTC) |
Vitinho arrived at Cruzeiro Esporte Clube when he was six-years-old. In the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, he scored two goals in three matches, and was promoted to the first squad. Soon after, Brazil U20 coach Carlos Amadeu, called up Vitinho for the Brazilian Under-20 National team.[4]
On 19 May 2018 he made his debut for Cruzeiro, replacing Robinho in the 68th minute against Atlético Mineiro.[5] He was added to the Brazilian national team to prepare for the World Cup 2018 in Russia, but failed to make the final selection.[6] On 13 July 2018, he signed a five-year contract with Cercle Brugge.[7]
On 28 July 2022, Vitinho signed for Burnley on a four-year deal.[8]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cruzeiro | 2017[1] | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018[1] | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Cercle Brugge | 2018–19[1] | Belgian First Division A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2019–20[1] | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020–21[1] | Belgian First Division A | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
2021–22[1] | Belgian First Division A | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
Total | 72 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 75 | 2 | ||||
Burnley | 2022–23[1] | Championship | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
Career total | 93 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 4 |
Burnley F.C. – current squad | |
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