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.

João Victor

João Victor playing for Mallorca in 2011
Personal information
Full name	João Victor de Albuquerque Bruno[1]
Date of birth	(1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth	Olinda, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
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)
2020–2023	Hyderabad	71	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:14, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

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 to promote to Série A in 2006. In 2009, he joined compatriot Luiz Felipe Scolari at Uzbekistan's FC Bunyodkor.^[2]

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.^[3] The former made his La Liga debut on 26 September in a 2–0 home win against Real Sociedad,^[4] and finished his first season with 32 games (21 starts) as the Balearic Islands side narrowly avoided relegation.^[5]

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.^[6] He remained out of action until July 2014,^[7] and renewed his contract at the Iberostar Estadi for two further years on 21 August.^[8]

Later years

João Victor left for Cyprus in the summer of 2015, joining Anorthosis Famagusta FC.^[9] He rarely settled with any team or in any country after leaving four seasons later, representing in quick succession Umm Salal SC, OFI Crete F.C. and Hyderabad FC.^[10]

With João Victor acting as captain,^[11] Hyderabad won the 2021–22 edition of the Indian Super League.^[12] He contributed five goals to the feat.^[13]

On 9 April 2023, João Victor scored from a penalty in the 2–1 victory over Aizawl FC in the group stage of the Super Cup.^[14][15]

Career statistics

As of 30 May 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bunyodkor	2009[16]	Uzbekistan Super League	29	3	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	7[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		41	3
	2010[16]		11	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	1	6[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		22	1
	Bunyodkor total		40	3	10	1	13	0			63	4
Mallorca	2010–11[16]	La Liga	32	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		—		36	0
	2011–12[16]		11	0	5[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		—		16	0
	2012–13[16]		7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2013–14[16]	Segunda División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2014–15[16]		36	1	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		—		37	1
	Mallorca total		86	1	10	0	—				96	1
Anorthosis	2015–16[16]	Cypriot First Division	26	3	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		—		28	3
	2016–17[16]		33	4	6[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		—		39	4
	2017–18[16]		34	7	4[lower-alpha 4]	0	—		—		38	7
	2018–19[16]		28	4	2[lower-alpha 4]	1	2[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		32	5
	Anorthosis total		121	18	14	1	2	0			137	19
Umm Salal	2019–20[16]	Qatar Stars League	11	0	5[lower-alpha 6]	0	—		—		16	0
OFI	2019–20[16]	Super League Greece	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Hyderabad	2020–21[16]	Indian Super League	17	3	—		—		—		17	3
	2021–22[16]		21	5	—		—		—		21	5
	2022–23[16]		14	2	3[lower-alpha 7]	1	—		6[lower-alpha 8]	1	23	4
	2023–24		19	2	0	0	—				19	2
	Hyderabad total		71	12	3	1	0	0	6	1	74	13
Career total			340	34	42	3	15	0	6	1	403	38

1. Appearance(s) in Uzbekistan Cup
2. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
3. Appearance(s) in Copa del Rey
4. Appearance(s) in Cypriot Cup
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance(s) in Qatari Stars Cup
7. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
8. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Bunyodkor

• Uzbekistan Super League: 2009,^[16] 2010^[17]
• Uzbekistan Cup: 2010

Hyderabad

• Indian Super League: 2021–22^[18]

References

1. "Joao Victor". Diario AS. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
2. 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.
3. "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.
4. "Cavenaghi at the double". ESPN Soccernet. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
5. Forteza, Gabriel (28 September 2012). "Joao: "Al míster le gustan los jugadores agresivos"" [Joao: "Mister likes aggressive players"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
6. Acedo, Francisco (9 October 2012). "Real Mallorca midfielder Joao Victor ruled out for season with knee injury". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "Κατ' αρχήν συμφωνία με João Victor" [Agreement in principle with João Victor] (in Greek). Anorthosis FC. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
10. "Joao Victor signs two-year extension with Hyderabad FC". The Times of India. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
11. "ISL 2021–22: Joao Victor named Hyderabad FC captain". The Hindu. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
12. "ISL 2021–22 final highlights, Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters: HFC beat KBFC to win maiden title". News18 India. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
13. "ISL to have new winner as Kerala Blasters go up against Hyderabad FC in final". WION. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
14. "Hyderabad defeats Aizawl FC 2–1 in Hero Super Cup 2023". Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu. 9 April 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
15. Chatterjee, Triyasha (9 April 2023). "Hyderabad FC vs Aizawl FC HIGHLIGHTS: Joel Chianese, Joao Victor on TARGET, Nizams kick off campaign with narow [sic] 2–1 win over Aizawl FC – Check Highlights". Inside Sport. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
16. João Victor at Soccerway
17. Laboissière, Matheus (3 January 2013). "Bunyodkor perde força e Pakhtakor retoma hegemonia no Uzbequistão" [Bunyodkor lose strength and Pakhtakor regain supremacy in Uzbekistan] (in Portuguese). Trivela. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
18. "Highlights, Hyderabad vs Kerala Blasters, ISL 2022 final football match: Hyderabad clinch maiden title with 3–1 win on penalties". Firstpost. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

External links

• João Victor at Sambafoot (archived)
• João Victor at BDFutbol