Vitor Saba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Rodrigues Saba | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Muharraq SC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2007–2010 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Flamengo | 13 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Macaé (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Vitória (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2012 | → Boavista (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Brescia | 35 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Crotone | 24 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Kalloni | 12 | (3) |
| 2016 | Robur Siena | 13 | (4) |
| 2016– | Al-Muharraq SC | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2016. | |||
Vítor Rodrigues Saba (born 11 July 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Al-Muharraq SC.
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Saba arrived in Vasco da Gama's youth team at the age of 10. In 2007, he joined Flamengo's youth team and was promoted to the professional team in 2010. Saba made his professional debut on 25 September 2010, as a first-half substitute for Juan, playing as left back in a Brazilian Série A 1–3 loss to Palmeiras at Engenhão Stadium. After loans to Brazilian state league sides Macaé, Vitória and Boavista in 2011 and 2012 proved unsuccessful, with Saba failing to make an appearance at either club, he returned to Flamengo. On 14 August 2012, Saba transferred to Italian Serie B club Brescia.[1] During his two season stint, Saba made 35 appearances (including 2 Coppa Italia matches) and scored 13 goals.
On 20 June 2014, Australian A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers signed Saba on a two-year contract.[2] Saba made his first appearance for the club in the first leg of the 2014 AFC Champions League quarter-final against Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande, with the player also appearing in the 2014 AFC Champions League Final. In the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, Saba scored at the 89th minute against ES Sétif of Algeria to level the scoreline 2–2.[3] On January 26, 2015, Saba left Western Sydney Wanderers,[4] later attributing his departure to a poor relationship with the manager, Tony Popovic.[5]
Saba signed for Italian Serie B club Crotone at the start of February 2016.[6]
After his stint at Crotone, Saba joined Greek Superleague side Kalloni.[7] He then joined Robur Siena in February 2016.[8]
In October 2016, Saba moved from Robur Siena to Bahraini Premier League side Al-Muharraq.[9]
Honours
Club statistics
- As of 1 November 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental1 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Macaé | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vitória | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boavista | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brescia | 2012–13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2013–14 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
References
- ↑ "Flamengo negocia Vitor Saba com o Brescia". flamengo.com.br. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ↑ "Wanderers Add Brazilian to Attacking Mix". wswanderers.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ "Setif sink Wanderers in penalties to finish fifth". FIFA. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Western Sydney Wanderers and Vitor Saba agree termination". wswanderersfc.com.au. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/01/15/wanderers-reject-saba-slams-bully-popovic
- ↑ "Colpo Crotone, arriva Saba". http://www.fccrotone.it. Retrieved 2 February 2015. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ http://www.kallonifc.gr/en/articles/vitor-saba-our-team
- ↑ http://www.sienaclubfedelissimi.it/detail.php?id_atomo=2147493389
- ↑ http://www.sienaclubfedelissimi.it/Victor-Saba-gioca-in-Bahrain_2147496739.html
External links
- Player profile @ Flamengo (Portuguese)
- Player profile @ Flapédia (Portuguese)
- Vitor Saba at thefinalball.com
