Vítor Bastos Explained

Vítor Bastos
Fullname:Vítor Manuel Santos Bastos[1]
Birth Date:1 May 1990
Birth Place:Gondar, Portugal
Height:1.90 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Canelas
Clubnumber:3
Youthyears1:2003–2006
Youthclubs1:Vizela
Youthyears2:2006–2009
Youthclubs2:Vitória Guimarães
Years1:2008–2013
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2009–2010
Clubs2:Vizela (loan)
Caps2:17
Goals2:0
Years3:2010–2011
Clubs3:Freamunde (loan)
Caps3:13
Goals3:0
Years4:2011–2012
Clubs4:Atlético (loan)
Caps4:24
Goals4:0
Years5:2012–2013
Caps5:30
Goals5:0
Years6:2013–2015
Caps6:19
Goals6:0
Years7:2015
Caps7:12
Goals7:0
Years8:2015–2016
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Years9:2017–2018
Caps9:24
Goals9:1
Years10:2018–2019
Caps10:22
Goals10:1
Years11:2019–2020
Caps11:22
Goals11:0
Years12:2020–
Caps12:94
Goals12:0
Nationalyears1:2010
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2011–2012
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:14:26, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Vítor Manuel Santos Bastos (born 1 May 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 3 club Canelas.

Club career

Born in the village of Gondar in Guimarães, Bastos appeared in one Primeira Liga during his spell with local club Vitória Sport Clube, the 2–0 away loss against Sporting CP on 30 November 2008 where he played the first 45 minutes as a last-year junior.[2] He went on to serve three consecutive loan spells, with F.C. Vizela in the third division and S.C. Freamunde and Atlético Clube de Portugal in the Segunda Liga.[3]

Returned to his parent club for 2012–13, Bastos was assigned to the reserves in the second tier.[4] [5] After his release in March 2013[6] he represented S.C. Olhanense,[7] [8] being sparingly used and being relegated from the top flight in his first season. In January 2015, he left the Algarve and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with NK Istra 1961 from the Croatian Football League.[9]

In the summer of 2015, Bastos joined French Ligue 2 team Red Star F.C. alongside compatriot Rui Sampaio.[10] His competitive input consisted of the 5–1 league home defeat to Valenciennes FC on 28 August.[11]

International career

Bastos collected 18 caps for Portugal at youth level. He made his debut for the under-21s on 28 March 2011, playing the entire 1–1 friendly draw with Denmark at the Estádio Municipal Sérgio Conceição.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vítor Bastos. Mais Futebol. pt. 16 October 2020.
  2. News: Sporting esquece Barcelona com vitória sobre Guimarães (2–0). Sporting forget Barcelona with win over Guimarães (2–0). Público. Paulo. Curado. pt. 30 November 2008. 27 September 2017.
  3. Web site: Vitor Bastos cedido ao Atlético. Vitor Bastos loaned to Atlético. Guimarães Digital. pt. 18 July 2011. 27 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Vitória B estreia-se na Segunda Liga com nulo diante do Sp. Covilhã. Vitória B debut in the Second League drawing a blank against Sp. Covilhã. Guimarães Digital. pt. 12 August 2012. 27 January 2022.
  5. News: Avança o plano B. Enter plan B. Record. pt. 23 December 2012. 27 January 2022.
  6. News: Vítor Bastos: "Saio com lágrimas no olhos". Vítor Bastos: "I leave with tears in my eyes". Record. pt. 26 March 2013. 27 January 2022.
  7. Web site: Primeira convocatória de Abel Xavier inclui 14 reforços. First Abel Xavier callup includes 14 additions. SAPO. pt. 16 August 2013. 27 September 2017.
  8. News: Vítor Bastos de saída. Vítor Bastos leaving. Record. pt. 27 January 2014. 27 September 2017.
  9. News: Vítor Bastos assina pelo NK Istra Pula. Vítor Bastos signs for NK Istra Pula. O Jogo. pt. 2 February 2015. 27 September 2017.
  10. News: Vitor Bastos au Red Star. Vitor Bastos at Red Star. L'Équipe. fr. 3 July 2015. 27 September 2017.
  11. News: Ligue 2: le Red Star s'effondre face à Valenciennes (1–5). Ligue 2: Red Star crash against Valenciennes (1–5). Le Parisien. fr. 28 August 2015. 27 September 2017.
  12. News: Sub-21: Portugal-Dinamarca, 1–1. Under-21: Portugal-Denmark, 1–1. Record. pt. 28 March 2011. 26 September 2017.