| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Alexander da Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cataguases, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back, wing-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2017 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Cruzeiro | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Cercle Brugge | 72 | (2) |
| 2022– | Burnley | 50 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:42, 15 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:22, 8 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
Victor Alexander da Silva (born 23 July 1999), commonly known as Vitinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or right wing-back for Premier League club Burnley. [3]
Club career
Vitinho arrived at Cruzeiro 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 Brazil national team to prepare for the 2018 FIFA World Cup 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] He extended his existing contract the following year signing a four-year extension keeping him at the club until at least the summer of 2027[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | |
| 2023–24[1] | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 60 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 123 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
Honours
Burnley
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Vitinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ↑ Vitinho at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Vitinho :: Victor Alexander da Silva :: Cercle Brugge". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Brasil - Vitinho - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Vitinho". www.spectroom.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Vitinho, do Cruzeiro, reforça preparação da Seleção Brasileira em Londres" (in Portuguese). Superesportes. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ "Cercle Brugge strikt Braziliaan Vitinho" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ InCrowd. "VITINHO LOOKING FORWARD TO NEW JOURNEY". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ InCrowd. "VITINHO PENS NEW DEAL!". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ Long, Dan (25 April 2023). "Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Vincent Kompany's Clarets clinch Championship title after Manuel Benson stunner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2023.