João Victor da Silva Marcelino (born 17 July 1998), known as João Victor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Série A club Vasco da Gama.
 João Victor with Benfica in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Victor da Silva Marcelino | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bauru, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2020 | → Inter de Limeira (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Benfica | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Nantes (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vasco da Gama | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 3 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editCorinthians
editBorn 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 2–0 home loss against Ceará.[5]
Benfica
editOn 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]
After making three appearances during Benfica's opening half of the season, on 25 January 2023, Victor joined French Ligue 1 club Nantes on loan until the rest of the season.[8]
Vasco da Gama
editOn 31 December 2023, João Victor returned to Brazil, signing a five-year contract with Série A side Vasco da Gama,[9] for a reported fee of €6 million, which could rise to €8 million with add-ons.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 3 December 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Série A | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Nantes (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 85 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 145 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal and Coupe de France
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
editBenfica
References
edit- ^ "João Victor". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Conheça João Victor, novidade de Fábio Carille na lista do Corinthians em Manaus" [Know João Victor, Fábio Carille's novelty in Corinthians' list in Manaus] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Corinthians encaminha ida de João Victor para a Inter de Limeira" [Corinthians agree move of João Victor to Inter de Limeira] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Corinthians empresta jovem zagueiro João Victor para o Atlético-GO" [Corinthians loan young stopper João Victor to Atlético-GO] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Vina faz golaço, e Ceará impõe 3ª derrota consecutiva para o Atlético-GO" [Vina scores a great goal, and Ceará set 3rd consecutive defeat for Atlético-GO] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Apresentação de João Victor". S.L. Benfica. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "João Victor estreia-se ao serviço dos encarnados". A Bola. 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Oficial: João Victor confirmado em França". Abola (in Portuguese). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "João Victor é o primeiro reforço do Vasco para 2024" [João Victor is Vasco's first reinforcement for 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CR Vasco da Gama. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Gonçalves, Marco (1 January 2024). "João Victor celebra mudança para o Vasco da Gama" [João Victor celebrates move to Vasco da Gama]. O Jogo (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ João Victor at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Vaza, Marco (9 August 2023). "Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
External links
edit- João Victor at Soccerway