Vitão

Vitão is the sort of player I think deserves more attention than centre-backs usually get. Born in 2000 in Jacarezinho, Paraná, the 185 cm Brazilian anchors the defense at Flamengo, one of the most demanding clubs in the country. Brazil's reputation is built on flair up front, but the players who really hold a side together are the calm ones at the back, and to entrust that role to someone barely in his twenties speaks to serious composure. Tall, mobile, and reliable in duels, he has the profile European scouts tend to circle. I will be watching to see whether he becomes a defensive cornerstone for years to come.

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Name (English)

Vitão

Name (Japanese)

ヴィトール・エドゥアルド・ダ・シウヴァ・マトス

Reading

ゔぃとーる・えどぅあるど・だ・しうゔぁ・まとす

Born

February 2, 2000 (age 26)

Origin

Jacarezinho, Paraná, Brazil

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vit%C3%A3o%20(footballer%2C%20born%20February%202000)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%88%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60841629

Tags

• Paraná
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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