Vitão (footballer, born February 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitor Eduardo da Silva Matos | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Jacarezinho, Paraná, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Flamengo | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | PSTC | ||
| 2015–2019 | Palmeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Palmeiras | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 23 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | → Internacional (loan) | 81 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Internacional | 71 | (1) |
| 2026– | Flamengo | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Brazil U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2019 | Brazil U20 | 9 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 June 2019 | |||
Vitor Eduardo da Silva Matos (born 2 February 2000), commonly known as Vitão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.
Club career
Palmeiras
Shakhtar Donetsk
Internacional
Vitão was announced by Internacional on April 7, 2022, on a three-month loan from Shakhtar Donetsk, a move facilitated by FIFA's ruling allowing players from Ukrainian clubs to negotiate with other teams due to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[1] Wearing the number 44 jersey, he made his debut for the 'Colorado' on April 26 in a 1–0 victory over Independiente during the third round of the Copa Sudamericana, playing 75 minutes before being replaced by Gabriel Mercado.[2] His first goal for the club came shortly after in just his second appearance, scoring for Inter in a 1–1 draw against Juventude during the fifth round of the Campeonato Brasileiro on May 8.[3]
In 2025, notwithstanding Internacional's poor run of form, Vitão established himself as a starter, making 52 appearances.[4]
Flamengo
On 9 January 2026, Vitão moved to fellow Série A club Flamengo, signing a four-year contract, for a fee reported to be around €10 million.[5][6]
Career statistics
- As of 14 March 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palmeiras | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| Internacional (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 31 | 2 | — | — | 7[e] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[f] | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | |||
| Internacional | 2024[g] | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[e] | 0 | — | 51 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | — | 52 | 0 | |||
| Internacional total | 118 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 30 | 0 | — | 192 | 3 | |||
| Flamengo | 2026 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 142 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Gaúcho
- ^ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Copa do Brasil
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Part of this season was spent on loan from Shakhtar
Honours
Club
Palmeiras
Shakhtar Donetsk
Internacional
References
- ^ "Inter contrata zagueiro Vitão" (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Vitão estreia pelo Internacional em vitória sobre Independiente Medellín na Sul-Americana" (in Portuguese). JNN. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Vitão comemora primeiro gol pelo Inter, mas lamenta empate: "Trocaria o gol pela vitória"" (in Portuguese). GE. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Compare números de Vitão com principais zagueiros do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Lance. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ Paranhos, Rômulo (9 January 2026). "Flamengo anuncia oficialmente a contratação do zagueiro Vitão" [Flamengo officially announces the signing of centre-back Vitão] (in Portuguese). CR Flamengo. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Flamengo anuncia contratação do zagueiro Vitão, ex-Inter e Palmeiras" [Flamengo announces signing of centre-back Vitão, formerly of Inter and Palmeiras]. CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ Vitão at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2019.