Vitor Hugo (footballer, born 1991)

Vitor Hugo Franchescoli de Souza (born 20 May 1991), known as Vitor Hugo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Mineiro, on loan from Bahia.

Vitor Hugo

Vitor Hugo with Trabzonspor in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Vitor Hugo Franchescoli de Souza
Date of birth	(1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Guaraci, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Atlético Mineiro (on loan from Bahia)
Number	14
Youth career
2007–2010	Santo André
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Santo André	16	(2)
2011	Sport	0	(0)
2012–2013	Ituano	31	(4)
2012	→ Ceará (loan)	8	(0)
2013–2015	América Mineiro	68	(6)
2015	→ Palmeiras (loan)	46	(6)
2016–2017	Palmeiras	61	(5)
2017–2019	Fiorentina	49	(1)
2019–2020	Palmeiras	27	(0)
2020–2023	Trabzonspor	79	(4)
2023–	Bahia	29	(1)
2024	→ Panathinaikos (loan)	8	(0)
2025–	→ Atlético Mineiro (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2025

Club career

Hugo scored his first goal for Fiorentina in a Serie A match against Benevento on 11 March 2018, the only goal of the game, dedicating it to his club's recently deceased captain Davide Astori by saluting a T-shirt bearing Astori's image.^[2]

On 5 October 2020, Hugo signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Trabzonspor.^[3]

On January 21, 2024, Hugo arrived in Athens for his new club Panathinaikos. His decision to move to Greece was influenced a lot by the presence of coach Fatih Terim.

International career

He was called up for the Brazil national team in January 2017 for a friendly against Colombia, but remained an unused substitute.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 12 March 2025^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		State League		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santo André	2010	Série B	9	1	–		–		0	0	–		9	1
	2011	Série C	0	0	4	1	–		7	1	–		11	2
	Total		9	1	4	1	–		7	1	–		20	3
Sport	2011	Série B	0	0	–		–		–		–		0	0
Ituano	2012	–			–		–		13	1	–		13	1
	2013	–			–		–		18	3	–		18	3
	Total		–		–		–		31	4	–		31	4
Ceará (loan)	2012	Série B	8	0	–		–		–		–		8	0
América Mineiro	2013	Série B	33	2	4	0	–		0	0	–		37	2
	2014	Série B	35	4	1	0	–		0	0	–		36	4
	Total		68	6	5	0	–		0	0	–		73	6
Palmeiras (loan)	2015	Série A	30	4	10	2	–		16	2	–		56	8
Palmeiras	2016	Série A	35	4	2	0	6[a]	0	16	1	–		59	5
	2017	Série A	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	10	0	–		13	0
	Total		35	4	2	0	9	0	26	1	–		72	5
Fiorentina	2017–18	Serie A	19	1	2	0	–		–		–		21	1
	2018–19	Serie A	30	0	3	0	–		–		–		33	0
	Total		49	1	5	0	–		–		–		54	1
Palmeiras	2019	Série A	20	0	–		0	0	–		–		20	0
	2020	Série A	4	0	0	0	3[a]	0	3	0	–		10	0
	Total		24	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	–		30	0
Trabzonspor	2020–21	Süper Lig	30	2	1	2	–		–		1[b]	0	32	4
	2021–22	Süper Lig	29	1	3	0	4[c]	1	–		–		36	2
	2022–23	Süper Lig	20	1	2	1	8[d]	1	–		1[b]	0	31	3
	Total		79	4	6	3	12	2	–		2	0	99	9
Bahia	2023	Série A	27	1	2	0	–		–		–		29	1
	2024	Série A	1	0	0	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2025	Série A	–		–		–		1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		28	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	1
Panathinaikos (loan)	2023–24	SLG	8	0	2	0	–		–		–		10	0
Atlético Mineiro (loan)	2025	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career total			338	21	36	6	24	2	84	8	2	0	484	37

1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2016
• Copa do Brasil: 2015

Trabzonspor

• Süper Lig: 2021–22
• Turkish Super Cup: 2020,^[6] 2022

Panathinaikos

• Greek Cup: 2023–24^[7]

Individual

• Süper Lig Defender of the Season: 2020–21^[8]