Artur Victor Guimarães (born 15 February 1998), simply known as Artur, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg.

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Personal information
Full name Artur Victor Guimarães
Date of birth (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Fortaleza, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 9
Youth career
2011–2015 Ceará
2015Palmeiras (loan)
2016 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Palmeiras 6 (0)
2017Novorizontino (loan) 5 (0)
2017Londrina (loan) 36 (8)
2019Bahia (loan) 39 (8)
2020–2023 Red Bull Bragantino 145 (29)
2023 Palmeiras 37 (5)
2024– Zenit Saint Petersburg 20 (4)
International career
2016 Brazil U17
2016–2018 Brazil U20 4 (0)
2019 Brazil U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2021
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Club career

Palmeiras

Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Artur moved to Campo Maior, Piauí at the age of three, but returned to his hometown ten years later. He immediately joined Ceará's youth setup, and moved to Palmeiras in 2015.[1] On 21 October 2016, he signed a new five-year contract with the latter club.[2]

Artur made his first team – and Série A – debut on 11 December 2016, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Alecsandro in a 2–1 away win over Vitória, as his side was already champions.[3]

Novorizontino

For the 2017 campaign, he was loaned to Novorizontino in the Campeonato Paulista. He made his debut for Novorizontino against Red Bull Bragantino II on 22 February 2017.[4]

Londrina

He was loaned to Londrina in the Série B.[5] He made his debut for Londrina against Internacional on 13 May 2017.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against Paraná on 7 June 2017, scoring in the 90th+1st minute.[7]

Return to Palmeiras

Back to Palmeiras for the 2018 campaign, Artur renewed his contract until 2021 on 8 January 2018,[8] and was assigned to the main squad. However, he featured rarely during the season, and moved on loan to Bahia on 4 January 2019.[9]

Bahia

Artur made his league debut for Bahia against CRB on 16 January 2019.[10] He scored his first goal for the club against Salgueiro on 24 March 2019, scoring in the 2nd minute.[11]

Red Bull Bragantino

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Artur with Red Bull Bragantino in 2023

On 8 January 2020, Artur was announced at Red Bull Bragantino on a five-year deal, for a club record R$ 25 million fee.[12] He made his league debut for the club against Santos on 23 January 2020.[13] He scored his first goal for the club against Oeste on 15 February 2020, scoring in the 25th minute.[14]

On 22 September 2021, he scored from the penalty spot in Red Bull Bragantino's 2–0 win over Club Libertad in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana semi-final tie.[15] He repeated the feat in the second leg a week later, securing a 5–1 aggregate win,[16] and a spot in the final of a major international competition for the first time in Bragantino history.[17]

Second spell at Palmeiras

On 31 March 2023, Artur moved back to Palmeiras, for a reported transfer fee of €8 million (R$45 million), signing a contract until December 2027.[18]

Artur made his league debut for Palmeiras against Cuiabá on 15 April 2023.[19] He scored his first goal for the club against Vasco da Gama on 23 April 2023, scoring in the 62nd minute.[20]

He scored 10 goals in 43 competitions for Verdão, and earned his third Série A medal as Palmeiras were crowned champions.[21]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 8 January 2024, Artur signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg, with an option for a further year.[22] Palmeiras received a reported €15 million transfer fee.[23]

On 13 April 2024, Artur came on as a half-time substitute and scored a winning goal in a key 2–1 Zenit comeback victory over second-placed Krasnodar, which increased Zenit's lead over Krasnodar to 4 points.[24]

On the last match day of the 2023–24 season, Artur came on as a substitute in the 74th minute of a game against Rostov and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 comeback victory that secured the sixth consecutive title for Zenit.[25][26]

International career

After representing Brazil at under-20 and under-23 levels,[27] Artur was called up to the full side in September 2021, for two FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Argentina and Peru.[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 October 2024[28]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palmeiras 2016 Série A 1000000010
2018 5000200070
Total 6000200080
Novorizontino (loan) 2017 5[lower-alpha 1]050
Londrina (loan) 2017 Série B 36800003[lower-alpha 2]0398
Bahia (loan) 2019 Série A 3277[lower-alpha 3]1912[lower-alpha 4]07[lower-alpha 5]15710
Red Bull Bragantino 2020 33112[lower-alpha 1]320474
2021 301211[lower-alpha 1]04213[lower-alpha 4]75821
2022 33612[lower-alpha 1]4103[lower-alpha 6]04910
2023 0014[lower-alpha 1]320163
Total 961949109216717038
Palmeiras 2023 Série A 315000012[lower-alpha 6]5004310
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2023–24 Russian Premier League 11 3 6 0 0 0 17 3
2024–25 Russian Premier League 91521[lower-alpha 7]0153
Total 20411210326
Career total 221436111315301211135472
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  1. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  2. Appearances in Primeira Liga
  3. Appearances in Campeonato Baiano
  4. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
  6. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  7. Appearance in Russian Super Cup

Honours

Palmeiras
Londrina
Bahia
Zenit Saint Petersburg

Individual

References

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