João Victor (footballer, born 1988)
João Victor de Albuquerque Bruno (born 7 November 1988), known as João Victor, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Hyderabad FC.
 João Victor in action for Mallorca in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Victor de Albuquerque Bruno | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Olinda, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hyderabad | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Náutico | ||
| 2007 | São Caetano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Náutico | 18 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | São Caetano | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Treze | ||
| 2009 | Mogi Mirim | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Bunyodkor | 40 | (3) |
| 2010–2015 | Mallorca | 86 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Anorthosis | 121 | (18) |
| 2019–2020 | Umm Salal | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | OFI | 11 | (0) |
| 2020– | Hyderabad | 11 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2021 | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Olinda, Pernambuco, João Victor played in his country with Clube Náutico Capibaribe, Associação Desportiva São Caetano and Treze Futebol Clube, helping the first club promote to Série A in 2006. In 2009, he joined compatriot Luiz Felipe Scolari at Uzbekistan's FC Bunyodkor.[1]
Mallorca
On 26 August 2010, both João Victor and fellow Brazilian Ratinho – his former teammate at Bunyodkor – signed a five-year deal with RCD Mallorca in Spain, following a successful trial.[2] The former made his La Liga debut on 26 September in a 2–0 home win against Real Sociedad,[3] and finished his first season with 32 games (21 starts) as the Balearic Islands side narrowly avoided relegation.
On 7 October 2012, after just 15 minutes of an eventual 1–2 home loss to Granada CF, João Victor ruptured the cruciate ligament on his right knee, being sidelined for the remainder of the campaign.[4] He remained out of action until July 2014,[5] and renewed his contract with the Bermellones for two further years on 21 August.[6]
Later years
João Victor left for Cyprus in the summer of 2015, joining Anorthosis Famagusta FC.[7]
Club statistics
- As of match played on 6 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bunyodkor | 2009[8] | Uzbekistan Super League | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 2010[8] | Uzbekistan Super League | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 4 | ||
| Mallorca | 2010–11[8] | La Liga | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[8] | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[8] | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[8] | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[8] | Segunda División | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| Total | 86 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 96 | 1 | |||
| Anorthosis | 2015–16[8] | Cypriot First Division | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| 2016–17[8] | Cypriot First Division | 33 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18[8] | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19[8] | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| Total | 121 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 247 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 296 | 24 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- Andrade, Ramon (2 May 2012). "João Victor, meia escanteado no Náutico, hoje marca Messi e Cristiano Ronaldo" [João Victor, midfielder put on ice at Náutico, marks Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo nowadays] (in Portuguese). NE10. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- "Edson Ramos y Joao Victor firman por cinco años con el Mallorca" [Edson Ramos and Joao Victor sign for five years with Mallorca]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- "Cavenaghi at the double". ESPN Soccernet. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- Acedo, Francisco (9 October 2012). "Real Mallorca midfielder Joao Victor ruled out for season with knee injury". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Joao Víctor vuelve a jugar tras dos años de baja por lesión" [Joao Víctor returns to play after two years sidelined]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- "Joao Víctor renueva hasta la temporada 2016–17" [Joao Víctor renews until the 2016–17 season] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- "Κατ' αρχήν συμφωνία με João Victor" [Agreement in principle with João Victor] (in Greek). Anorthosis FC. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "João Victor". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
External links
- João Victor at Sambafoot
- João Victor at BDFutbol