João Victor (footballer, born 1998)

This article is about the defender born in July 1998. For the goalkeeper born in May 1998, see João Bravim.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Marcelino.

João Victor
João Victor with Benfica in 2022
Personal information
Full name João Victor da Silva Marcelino
Date of birth (1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 26)
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)

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.

Club career

Corinthians

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 2–0 home loss against Ceará.[5]

Benfica

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]

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

On 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

As of match played 3 December 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Taça de Portugal and Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. ^ "João Victor". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Apresentação de João Victor". S.L. Benfica. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  7. ^ "João Victor estreia-se ao serviço dos encarnados". A Bola. 15 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Oficial: João Victor confirmado em França". Abola (in Portuguese). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  9. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ João Victor at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  12. ^ Vaza, Marco (9 August 2023). "Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2023.