Diogo Vitor da Cruz

Diogo Vitor
Personal information
Full name Diogo Vitor da Cruz
Date of birth (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997
Place of birth Coqueiral, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 36
Youth career
2010– Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Santos 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2016.


Diogo Vitor da Cruz (born 11 February 1997), known as Diogo Vitor, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as a forward.

Club career

Born in Coqueiral, Minas Gerais,[1] Diogo Vitor joined Santos' youth setup in 2010, aged 12;[2] he started his career as a left back, but was later converted to a forward.[3] After progressing through the club's youth setup, he was promoted to the first team by manager Marcelo Fernandes in 2015, but was later demoted back to the under-20s after the arrival of Dorival Júnior.

In January 2016, Diogo Vitor failed to appear in the club's presentation, alleging a toothache.[4] After finally returning to Peixe, he was assigned to the B-side.[5]

On 5 June 2016 Diogo Vitor made his professional debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Joel in a 3–0 home win against Botafogo for the Série A championship.[6]

Career statistics

As of 17 October 2016[7]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2016 Série A 20—00—6[lower-alpha 1]181
Career total 200000006181
  1. ↑ Appearance (s) in Copa Paulista

References

  1. ↑ "Atacante Diogo, de apenas 18 anos, é a nova aposta da base santista" [Forward Diogo, aged only 18, is the new bet of the santista youth setup] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "'Habilidoso e criativo', Diogo Vitor surge como aposta da base no Santos" ['Skillful and creative', Diogo Vitor surges as bet from Santos' youth setup] (in Portuguese). Terra. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "A 2ª chance de Diogo Vitor: a história do garoto que "largou tudo" e voltou" [The second chance of Diogo Vitor: the history of the kid who "quit everything" and came back] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Promessa alega dor de dente, recusa tratamento e desaparece do Santos" [Pearl alleges toothache, refuses treatment and disappears from Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Após fingir morte da avó, joia ganha recomeço no Santos" [After faking death of grandmother, pearl wins a fresh start at Santos] (in Portuguese). Terra. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "No Pacaembu, Peixe atropela o Botafogo, encerra jejum de vitórias e dá um salto na tabela" [At the Pacaembu, Peixe thrash Botafogo, end winless run and jump in the table] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Diogo Vitor profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.