Victor Vinícius Coelho dos Santos (born 9 October 1993), commonly known as Vitinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker and attacking midfielder for Corinthians in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Club career Botafogo During the 2013 season, he scored 4 goals in 16 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A matches.
CSKA Moscow
On 2 September 2013, Vitinho signed a 5-year contract with Russian Premier League Champions CSKA Moscow. However, Vitinho struggled to be in the regular first team and instead, he made a handful appearances from the bench and often remained an unused substitute. Vitinho was linked with a loan move to Botafogo.
Internacional (loan) On 16 January 2015 Vitinho joined Internacional on a one-year loan deal. The loan was extended until the end of 2016 on 24 December 2015. At the same time Vitinho extended his CSKA contract until the summer of 2020. CSKA had an option to recall him from loan in the summer of 2016, but they did not. At the end of his loan, CSKA announced they will not extend the loan and Vitinho will return to CSKA for the start of their camp in January 2017.
Flamengo
Following the 2018 Russian Super Cup game that CSKA won on 27 July 2018, the club announced that this was Vitinho's last game for them as they agreed on his transfer with Flamengo. Both clubs agreed in a €10 million transfer fee, so Vitinho became the highest transfer in Flamengo's history.
On 4 August 2018 Vitinho debuted for Flamengo in a league match against Grêmio at Arena do Grêmio, Flamengo lost 2–0. He scored his first goal for his new club on 5 September 2018 in a Brazilian Série A 2–1 loss to Internacional at Estádio Beira-Rio. He finished 2018 season with a total of 28 appearances and 3 goals for Flamengo.
Al-Shabab On 30 January 2024, Vitinho joined Al-Shabab on a six-month loan from Al-Ettifaq.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBotafogo2011Série A00110000—11201200101000—20201316415571——3810Total1641768100—4111CSKA Moscow2013–14Russian Premier League100—3050—1802014–1551—000010612016–17135—0000001352017–183010—001620046122018–1900—00001010Total5816—30212208418Internacional (loan)2015Série A3311923141—4915201628813410—324514Total61192264141329429Flamengo2018Série A223—4020—28320192551334081205292020292101305020493202131412582113106314202211090000010210Total118144491922646021329Al-Ettifaq 2022–23Saudi Pro League273—1000—2832023–2442—00——422024–25316—21—00337Total6211—3100006512Al Shabab (loan)2023–24Saudi Pro League81—0000—81Corinthians 2025Série A120—50—00170202680101102000211Total200101602000381Career total343659322435537112543101
Honours Botafogo Campeonato Carioca: 2013
CSKA Russian Premier League: 2013–14 Russian Super Cup: 2014, 2018
Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 2015, 2016
Flamengo Copa Libertadores: 2019 Recopa Sudamericana: 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019, 2020 Supercopa do Brasil: 2020, 2021 Campeonato Carioca: 2019, 2020, 2021 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2019
Corinthians Copa do Brasil: 2025 Supercopa do Brasil: 2026
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