Vitinha (footballer, born March 2000)

For the Portuguese football midfielder and manager, see Vítor Oliveira (footballer, born 1953).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalho and the second or paternal family name is Oliveira.

Vítor Manuel Carvalho Oliveira (born 15 March 2000), also known as Vitinha,^[2] is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Genoa.

Vitinha

Personal information
Full name	Vítor Manuel Carvalho Oliveira[1]
Date of birth	(2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Genoa
Number	9
Youth career
2012–2015	Casa Benfica
2015–2017	Águias Alvite
2017–2020	Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Braga B	15	(13)
2021–2023	Braga	42	(14)
2023–2024	Marseille	32	(5)
2024	→ Genoa (loan)	9	(2)
2024–	Genoa	11	(0)
International career
2018	Portugal U18	3	(0)
2021–2023	Portugal U21	10	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Braga

Vitinha was born in Cabeceiras de Basto, Braga District.^[2] In his first season as a senior, 2020–21, he scored nine goals in only 11 matches for Braga's reserves in the third division.^[3]

On 18 January 2021, Vitinha signed a professional contract until 2024.^[4] He made his Primeira Liga debut for the first team on 28 February, coming on as a late substitute for Abel Ruiz in a 2–1 away win against Nacional.^[5]

Vitinha scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 25 October 2021, the only in the fixture at Gil Vicente.^[6] The following month, in the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal, he netted four times in a 6–0 home victory over Santa Clara; he completed his hat-trick in the first 15 minutes of the game.^[7]

On 30 December 2021, Vitinha scored three goals in the first half of an eventual 6–0 away rout of Arouca.^[8] The following 10 March, again after having replaced Ruiz, he closed the 2–0 home defeat of Monaco in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League with an 89th-minute header.^[9]

On 13 October 2022, Vitinha scored three times in a 3–3 away draw against Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League group stage.^[10]

Marseille

On the last day of the 2023 January transfer window, Vitinha signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Marseille,^[11] with the €32 million fee breaking Braga's previous record of €31 million when Barcelona purchased Francisco Trincão three years earlier.^[12] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 5 February, playing the first half of an eventual 1–3 home loss against Nice.^[13] He scored his first goals on 16 April, grabbing a brace in the 3–1 win over Troyes also at the Stade Vélodrome.^[14]

Genoa

On 1 February 2024, Vitinha moved to Genoa on loan with an option to buy.^[15][16] His Serie A bow took place two days later, when he featured 20 minutes of a 0–0 draw at Empoli.^[17] On 9 March, he scored his first league goal in a 2–3 home defeat against Monza.^[18]

On 21 June 2024, Vitinha joined the club on a permanent basis for a reported fee of €16 million, plus €4 million in add-ons and a €42 million buy-back option in favor of Marseille.^[19][20]

International career

Vitinha made his debut for Portugal at under-21 level on 16 November 2021, replacing Gonçalo Ramos at the hour-mark of a 6–0 win against Cyprus in the 2023 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.^[21] He scored three goals during that stage, in away victories over Belarus (5–1)^[22] and Liechtenstein (9–0).^[23]

In October 2022, Vitinha was named in a preliminary 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.^[24]

Style of play

A complete striker with physical strength, which allows him to excel at protecting the ball and turning around to attack the goal, Vitinha also possesses speed with and without the ball, mobility and a good positional sense.^[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 December 2024^[26]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Braga B	2020–21	Campeonato de Portugal	11	9	—		—		—		—		11	9
	2021–22	Liga 3	4	4	—		—		—		—		4	4
	Total		15	13	—		—		—		—		15	13
Braga	2020–21	Primeira Liga	1	0	1	1	—		0	0	—		2	1
	2021–22		24	7	2	6	2	0	9[c]	1	1[d]	0	38	14
	2022–23		17	7	3	1	2	1	5[c]	4	—		27	13
	Total		42	14	6	8	4	1	14	5	1	0	67	28
Marseille	2022–23	Ligue 1	14	2	2	0	—		—		—		16	2
	2023–24		18	3	2	0	—		7[e]	1	—		27	4
	Total		32	5	4	0	—		7	1	—		43	6
Genoa (loan)	2023–24	Serie A	9	2	—		—		—		—		9	2
Genoa	2024–25	Serie A	11	0	2	0	—		—		—		13	0
	Total		20	2	2	0	—		—		—		22	2
Career total			109	34	12	8	4	1	21	6	1	0	147	49

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
5. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Braga

• Taça de Portugal: 2020–21^[27]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira runner-up: 2021

References

1. "Vítor Oliveira" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Vitinha: a história da águia que Carvalhal lançou em Braga" [Vitinha: the story of the eagle launched by Carvalhal in Braga] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
3. "Vítor Oliveira responde a quem não acreditava" [Vítor Oliveira answers to those who did not believe]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
4. "OFICIAL: Sp. Braga segura Vítor Oliveira" [OFFICIAL: Sp. Braga tie Vítor Oliveira] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
5. "Braga isolado no segundo lugar após vitória na Madeira (e já sonha com a Champions)" [Braga alone in second place after win in Madeira (and already dreaming of the Champions League)]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 28 February 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
6. "Estreia a marcar vale vitória do Braga vence em Barcelos" [Scoring debut equals victory for Braga who win in Barcelos]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
7. "Sp. Braga cilindra Santa Clara e segue na Taça" [Sp. Braga steamroll Santa Clara and go through in Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
8. "SC Braga atropela Arouca e fecha ciclo negro fora de portas" [SC Braga run Arouca over and put an end to dark cycle away from home]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
9. "O golo de Vitinha que fechou as contas do Braga-Mónaco" [The Vitinha goal that closed the Braga-Monaco match]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
10. Cruz, André (13 October 2022). "Liga Europa: St. Gilloise-Sp. Braga, 3–3 (crónica)" [Europa League: St. Gilloise-Sp. Braga, 3–3 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
11. "Vitinha est Olympien!" [Vitinha is an Olympian!] (in French). Olympique Marseille. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
12. Andrade, Tomaz (31 January 2023). "Vitinha no Marselha numa transferência que entra para a história do Braga" [Vitinha to Marseille in a transfer that goes into Braga's books]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
13. Holyman, Ian (5 February 2023). "Moffi makes debut as Nice win at Marseille". Ligue 1. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
14. Czaja, Alexis (17 April 2023). "OM. Un doublé et une prestation réussie contre Troyes, le match du déclic pour Vitinha?" [OM. Brace and solid performance against Troyes, is this the match where Vitinha takes off?]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
15. "Vitinha è ufficiale il trasferimento" [Vitinha's transfer is official] (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
16. "Mercato: Vitinha prêté par l'OM au Genoa, c'est officiel" [Market: Vitinha loaned by OM to Genoa, it's official]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
17. Pastorino, Mattia (3 February 2024). "Genoa bloccato e impreciso, a Empoli finisce 0–0 ma è l'ottavo risultato utile consecutivo" [Blocked and iffy Genoa, it ends 0–0 at Empoli but it's the eighth positive result in a row]. La Voce di Genova (in Italian). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
18. Gualano, Leonardo (9 March 2024). "Il Genoa perde ma scopre il talento di Vitinha: primo goal in Serie A" [Genoa lose but discover Vitinha's talent: first goal in Serie A] (in Italian). Goal. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
19. "L'attaccante Vitinha è... rossoblù" [Forward Vitinha is... red-and-blue] (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
20. "Calciomercato Genoa, gli acquisti più costosi di sempre: Vitinha terzo" [Transfer market Genoa, the most expensive signings ever: Vitinha third] (in Italian). Sky Sport. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
21. "Portugal-Chipre, 6–0" [Portugal-Cyprus, 6–0]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
22. "Portugal goleia Bielorrússia por 5–1 no apuramento para o Europeu de sub-21" [Portugal thrash Belarus 5–1 in under-21 Euro qualifiers] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
23. "Liechtenstein-Portugal, 0–9" [Liechtenstein-Portugal, 0–9]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
24. "A lista de pré-convocados da Seleção para o Mundial'2022: conheça todos os nomes" [The pre-selected for the 2022 World Cup: know all the names]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
25. "Scouting report: Vitinha". The Scouting App. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
26. Vitinha at Soccerway
27. Ribeiro, Patrick (23 May 2021). "Braga beat nine-man Benfica to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

External links

• Vitinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Vitinha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)