Vitinho Mota
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Hugo de Faria Mota | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Marília, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Londrina (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2023 | Desportivo Brasil | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Desportivo Brasil | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Red Bull Bragantino II (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Red Bull Bragantino | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Londrina (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 January 2026 | |||
Victor Hugo de Faria Mota (born 27 July 2003), known as Vitinho Mota[2] or just Vitinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Londrina, on loan from Red Bull Bragantino.
Career
[edit]Vitinho began his career with Desportivo Brasil, and was promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2022 season.[3] He made his first team debut on 16 March 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 away loss to Votuporanguense.
In January 2023, after a further four appearances with the main squad, Vitinho was loaned to Red Bull Bragantino and was initially assigned to the reserves. He made his first team – and Série A – debut with Braga on 2 November 2024, replacing Vitinho in a 0–0 home draw against Cuiabá.[4]
On 13 January 2025, Bragantino exercised Vitinho's buyout clause, with the player signing a permanent deal until the end of 2029.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 29 January 2025.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Desportivo Brasil | 2022 | Paulista A3 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Red Bull Bragantino II | 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10[a] | 3 | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2024 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | 7[a] | 1 | 20 | 2 | |||||
| Total | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 4 | 35 | 6 | |||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2024 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 45 | 6 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Victor Hugo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Desportivo Brasil. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ "Vinicinho e Vitinho Mota são testados entre titulares em treino" [Vinicinho and Vitinho Mota are tested in the starting eleven in training] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ "Paulista A3: Desportivo Brasil já conta com 30 jogadores no elenco" [Paulista A3: Desportivo Brasil already have 30 players in the squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ "Na estreia de Seabra, Bragantino fica no empate com o Cuiabá pelo Brasileirão e sai do Z4" [On Seabra's debut, Bragantino end up drawing with Cuiabá in the Brasileirão and leave the Z-4] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ "Red Bull Bragantino anuncia a contratação definitiva do atacante Vitinho Mota" [Red Bull Bragantino announce the definite transfer of forward Vitinho Mota] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ↑ Vitinho Mota at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Marília
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Desportivo Brasil players
- Red Bull Bragantino II players
- Red Bull Bragantino players
- Londrina Esporte Clube players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen