Vitão (footballer, born February 2000)

Vitão
Personal information
Full name Vitor Eduardo da Silva Matos
Date of birth (2000-02-02) 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)
2022–2024Internacional (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
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ^ Includes Ukrainian Cup, Copa do Brasil
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  6. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  7. ^ Part of this season was spent on loan from Shakhtar

Honours

Club

Palmeiras

Shakhtar Donetsk

Internacional

References

  1. ^ "Inter contrata zagueiro Vitão" (in Portuguese). SC Internacional. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Vitão estreia pelo Internacional em vitória sobre Independiente Medellín na Sul-Americana" (in Portuguese). JNN. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Vitão comemora primeiro gol pelo Inter, mas lamenta empate: "Trocaria o gol pela vitória"" (in Portuguese). GE. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Compare números de Vitão com principais zagueiros do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). Lance. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Vitão at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2019.