Vitor Hugo (footballer, born 1991)

Vitor Hugo
	Vitor Hugo in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Vitor Hugo Franchescoli de Souza
Date of birth	20 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Guaraci, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Bahia
Number	31
Youth career
2007–2010	Santo André
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	Santo André
2011	Sport
2012–2013	Ituano
2012	→ Ceará (loan)
2013–2015	América Mineiro
2015	→ Palmeiras (loan)
2016–2017	Palmeiras
2017–2019	Fiorentina
2019–2020	Palmeiras
2020–2023	Trabzonspor
2023–	Bahia
2024	→ Panathinaikos (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024

Vitor Hugo Franchescoli de Souza (born 20 May 1991), known as Vitor Hugo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bahia.

Club career

Hugo scored his first goal for Fiorentina in a Serie A match against Benevento on 11 March 2018, the only goal of the game, dedicating it to his club's recently deceased captain Davide Astori by saluting a T-shirt bearing Astori's image.^[2]

On 5 October 2020, Hugo signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor.^[3]

On January 21, 2024, Hugo arrived in Athens for his new club Panathinaikos. His decision to move to Greece was influenced a lot by the presence of coach Fatih Terim.

International career

He was called up for the Brazil national team in January 2017 for a friendly against Colombia, but remained an unused substitute.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 6 May 2022^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		State League		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santo André	2010	Série B	9	1	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	9	1
	2011	Série C	0	0	4	1	–		7	1	0	0	11	2
	Total		9	1	4	1	–		7	1	0	0	20	3
Sport	2011	Série B	8	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	8	0
Ituano	2012		0	0	0	0	–		13	1	0	0	13	1
	2013		0	0	0	0	–		18	3	0	0	18	3
	Total		0	0	0	0	–		31	4	0	0	31	4
Ceará (loan)	2012	Série B	8	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	8	0
América Mineiro	2013	Série B	33	3	4	0	–		0	0	0	0	37	3
	2014	Série B	35	4	1	0	–		0	0	0	0	36	4
	Total		68	7	5	0	–		0	0	0	0	73	7
Palmeiras (loan)	2015	Série A	30	4	10	2	–		16	2	0	0	56	8
Palmeiras	2016	Série A	30	4	0	0	6	0	16	1	0	0	52	5
	2017	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		30	4	0	0	6	0	19	1	0	0	55	5^[6]
Fiorentina	2017–18	Serie A	19	1	2	0	–		–		–		21	1
	2018–19	Serie A	30	0	3	0	–		–		–		33	0
	Total		49	1	5	0	–		–		–		54	1
Trabzonspor	2020–21	Süper Lig	30	2	1	2	–		–		1^[a]	0	32	4
	2021–22	Süper Lig	27	1	2	0	4^[b]	1	–		–		33	2
	Total		57	3	3	2	4	1	–		1	0	65	6
Career total			259	20	27	5	10	1	73	8	1	0	370	34

^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Palmeiras

Trabzonspor

Süper Lig: 2021–22
Turkish Super Cup: 2020,^[7] 2022

Individual

Süper Lig Defender of the Season: 2020–21^[8]

Panathinaikos

Greek Cup: 2023–24^[9]

References

^ "Vitor Hugo". Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ "Davide Astori: Fiorentina pay emotional tribute to former captain". www.bbc.co.uk. 11 March 2018.
^ "Trabzonspor'a hoş geldin Vitor Hugo!". Trabzonspor. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Robinho vuelve a selección Brasil ante Colombia en partido por Chapecoense". Reuters (in Portuguese). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Vitor Hugo". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ http://www.palmeiras.com.br/futebol/elenco/569-Vitor%20Hugo Statistics (in Portuguese)
^ "Süper Kupa Trabzonspor'un! (ÖZET) Başakşehir - Trabzonspor maç sonucu: 1-2" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
^ SABAH, DAILY (27 October 2021). "Champion Beşiktaş sweeps Fotomaç "Süper Lig Best of the Best" awards". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ Chrysopoulos, Philip (25 May 2024). "Panathinaikos Wins Greek Cup, Beating Aris 1-0". greekreporter.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

External links

Vitor Hugo at Soccerway

[7] Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

[8] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[1] "Vitor Hugo". Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[2] "Davide Astori: Fiorentina pay emotional tribute to former captain". www.bbc.co.uk. 11 March 2018.

[3] "Trabzonspor'a hoş geldin Vitor Hugo!". Trabzonspor. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[4] "Robinho vuelve a selección Brasil ante Colombia en partido por Chapecoense". Reuters (in Portuguese). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[5] "Vitor Hugo". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[6] ttp://www.palmeiras.com.br/futebol/elenco/569-Vitor%20Hugo Statistics (in Portuguese)

[Honours_2020_Turkish_Super_Cup-9] "Süper Kupa Trabzonspor'un! (ÖZET) Başakşehir - Trabzonspor maç sonucu: 1-2" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[10] SABAH, DAILY (27 October 2021). "Champion Beşiktaş sweeps Fotomaç "Süper Lig Best of the Best" awards". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[11] Chrysopoulos, Philip (25 May 2024). "Panathinaikos Wins Greek Cup, Beating Aris 1-0". greekreporter.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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