Abner Vinícius

Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos (born 27 May 2000), known as Abner Vinicius or simply Abner, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for Athletico Paranaense.

Abner Vinícius
Personal information
Full name Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos
Date of birth (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000
Place of birth Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Athletico Paranaense
Number 16
Youth career
Grêmio Prudente
Mogi Mirim
2017–2019 Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Ponte Preta 13 (1)
2019– Athletico Paranaense 12 (0)
National team‡
2019– Brazil U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:01, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2019

Career

Abner began his career playing at youth level for hometown club Grêmio Prudente. He then had a brief spell at Mogi Mirim, before joining Ponte Preta in 2017.[1] He was promoted to the senior team in 2019 and made his professional debut on 16 March 2019, in a Derby Campineiro match against Guarani in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, which Ponte Preta won 3–0. He scored his first professional goal on 25 May 2019, which was Ponte's third in a 4–2 league win over Paraná.

On 19 July 2019, Abner joined Athletico Paranaense on a five-year contract for a club record fee.[2] He made his Série A debut with the club eight days later, coming off the bench in a 2–0 away win over Cruzeiro.[3]

References
  1. "Abner". admesporte.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. "Lateral-esquerdo Abner é o novo reforço do Athletico Paranaense". athletico.com.br (in Portuguese). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "Abner Vinicius estreou pelo Furacão". athletico.com.br (in Portuguese). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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