Vítor Barata

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Encarnação and the second or paternal family name is Freitas.

Vítor Barata

Personal information
Full name	Vítor Hugo Encarnação Freitas
Date of birth	(1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Funchal, Portugal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Persibo Bojonegoro
Number	7
Youth career
2009–2011	Marítimo
2011–2013	Sporting CP
2013–2014	Marítimo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Marítimo B	18	(5)
2019–2020	Ergotelis	17	(2)
2020–2022	Ierapetra	19	(2)
2021–2022	Tríkala	1	(0)
2022	Stal Stalowa Wola	9	(0)
2022	Ágios Nikólaos	0	(0)
2022–2023	Nejmeh	9	(0)
2024	Nejmeh	6	(0)
2024–	Persibo Bojonegoro	16	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025

Vítor Hugo Encarnação Freitas[2] (born 3 March 1996), commonly known as Vítor Barata, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga 2 club Persibo Bojonegoro.

Club career

Early in his football career, Barata underwent trials with Portuguese giants Benfica and Sporting CP, with whom he signed in August 2011 at the age of 14.[3] He spent two years with the club, playing at youth level. On 5 November 2014, Barata made his professional debut with Marítimo B in a 2014–15 Segunda Liga match against União Madeira.[4]

In July 2019, Barata signed a two-year contract with Greek Super League 2 side Ergotelis.[3]

On 5 February 2022, Barata joined Polish III liga club Stal Stalowa Wola. He made his debut in a friendly against Polonia Bytom and scored one goal.[5]

On 6 July 2022, he returned to Greece to join Ágios Nikólaos.[6]

Honours

Nejmeh

• Lebanese Premier League: 2023–24

References

1. "Vitor Barata". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
2. "Vitor Barata". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
3. "Vítor Barata, ο δεύτερος!". Ergotelis FC. 18 July 2019.
4. "U. Madeira 2-0 Marítimo B". ZeroZero. 5 November 2014.
5. "3 liga. Vitor Freitas "Barata" został nowym piłkarzem Stali Stalowa Wola". Gol24. 5 February 2022.
6. "Μπαράτα η πρώτη κίνηση ενίσχυσης!" (in Greek). Ágios Nikólaos. 6 July 2022.

External links

• Vítor Barata at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
• Vítor Barata at Soccerway