| João Victor | |
| Full Name: | João Victor da Silva Marcelino |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Bauru, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.87 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Vasco da Gama |
| Clubnumber: | 38 |
| Youthclubs1: | Noroeste |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Botafogo-SP |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Coimbra |
| Youthyears4: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs4: | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) |
| Youthyears5: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs5: | → Corinthians (loan) |
| Youthyears6: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs6: | Corinthians |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Corinthians |
| Caps1: | 64 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Inter de Limeira (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Benfica |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Nantes (loan) |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Vasco da Gama |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:52, 3 December 2023 (UTC) |
João Victor da Silva Marcelino (born 17 July 1998), known as João Victor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Série A club Vasco da Gama.
Born in Bauru, São Paulo, João Victor joined Corinthians' youth setup for the 2017 season, on loan from Coimbra. The club subsequently bought 55% of his economic rights, with the player signing a permanent contract until July 2021.[2]
In November 2019, after making his senior debut with the B-team in the Copa Paulista, João Victor was loaned to Inter de Limeira for the 2020 Campeonato Paulista.[3] He immediately became a starter at the side, and subsequently joined Série A side Atlético Goianiense on 29 June 2020, also in a temporary deal.[4]
João Victor made his top tier debut on 30 August 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Dudu in a 2–0 home loss against Ceará.[5]
On 8 July 2022, Victor signed a five-year contract with Portuguese club Benfica for a fee of €8.5 million for 80% of his economic rights.[6] After being sidelined with a ankle injury for three months, he made his debut for the club on 15 October, replacing António Silva in the 91st minute in the 1–1 draw to Liga 3 side Caldas in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, after extra-time, which Benfica went on to win 6–4 in a penalty shoot-out.[7]
After making three appearances during Benfica's opening half of the season, on 25 January 2023, Victor joined French Ligue 1 club Nantes on loan until the rest of the season.[8]
On 31 December 2023, João Victor returned to Brazil, signing a five-year contract with Série A side Vasco da Gama,[9] for a reported fee of €6 million, which could rise to €8 million with add-ons.[10]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Corinthians | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2021 | Série A | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 0 | ||||
| Inter de Limeira (loan) | 2020 | Paulista | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Benfica | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Nantes (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 85 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 145 | 0 | |||
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