| Abner Vinícius | |
| Full Name: | Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos |
| Birth Date: | 2000 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Presidente Prudente, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Lyon |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthclubs1: | Grêmio Prudente |
| Youthclubs2: | Mogi Mirim |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Ponte Preta |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Clubs1: | Ponte Preta |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Athletico Paranaense |
| Caps2: | 105 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Betis |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Lyon |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Brazil |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:03, 23 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 November 2024 |
Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos (born 27 May 2000), known as Abner Vinícius or simply Abner, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French club Lyon and the Brazil national team.
Abner began his career playing at youth level for his hometown club Grêmio Desportivo Prudente. He then had a brief spell at Mogi Mirim, before joining Ponte Preta in 2017.[1] He was promoted to the senior team in 2019 and made his professional debut on 16 March 2019, in a Derby Campineiro match against Guarani in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, which Ponte Preta won 3–0. He scored his first professional goal on 25 May 2019, which was Ponte's third in a 4–2 league win over Paraná.
On 19 July 2019, Abner joined Athletico Paranaense on a five-year contract for a club record fee.[2] He made his Série A debut with the club eight days later, coming off the bench in a 2–0 away win over Cruzeiro.[3]
On 15 January 2023, Abner joined La Liga club Real Betis having agreed a contract until 2029.[4] The transfer fee paid to Athletico Paranaense was reported as under €10 million.[4] He joined as a replacement for Álex Moreno.[4]
On 5 July 2024 his purchase by the french club Olympique Lyonnais was made official with whom he signed a five-year contract, the fee is reported to be around 8 million euros.[5]
Betis have a 20% sell-on percentage included in the deal.
In 2021, Abner featured in Brazil Olympic squad for the Tokyo Olympics.[6] He appeared in one game during the tournament as Brazil won the gold medal.[7]
In October 2024, Abner received his first call up to the Brazil national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Chile and Peru.[8] He made his debut on 10 October 2024 against Chile, as a starter.[9]
| Season | League | State league | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ponte Preta | 2019 | Série B | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2019 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Série A | 34 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Série A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | Série A | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Total | 93 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 5 | |||
| Betis | 2022–23 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 146 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 214 | 8 | |||
Athletico Paranaense
Brazil U23