Miguel Vítor

Miguel Ângelo Leonardo Vítor (born 30 June 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. as a central defender.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Leonardo and the second or paternal family name is Vítor.
Miguel Vítor
Vítor on the bench for Leicester City
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ângelo Leonardo Vítor[1]
Date of birth (1989-06-30) 30 June 1989[1]
Place of birth Torres Vedras, Portugal[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number 4
Youth career
1997–2000 Torreense
2000–2007 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Benfica 24 (0)
2008 → Aves (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 → Leicester City (loan) 15 (3)
2012–2013 Benfica B 11 (3)
2013–2016 PAOK 83 (8)
2016– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 67 (7)
National team
2006–2007 Portugal U18 8 (3)
2007–2008 Portugal U19 9 (4)
2008–2010 Portugal U21 15 (1)
2011 Portugal U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2020

He spent most of his career with Benfica (mostly as backup), PAOK and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

Club career

Benfica

Vítor was born in Torres Vedras. Having been promoted from S.L. Benfica's junior squad for the 2007–08 season, he made his debut for the first team in August 2007, appearing in both the Primeira Liga, against Vitória de Guimarães, and the UEFA Champions League, facing F.C. Copenhagen in the third qualifying round; this was because habitual starters Luisão and David Luiz were sidelined with injuries.[2]

Like Romeu Ribeiro, Vítor was loaned to second division side C.D. Aves in January 2008 until the end of the season.[3] Subsequently, he returned to Benfica, being relatively used in his first full campaign.

In early July 2010, Vítor joined English Championship club Leicester City in a season-long loan, teaming up with compatriots Moreno and manager Paulo Sousa.[4] He made his debut on 21 September in a 2–1 win over Portsmouth in the third round of the League Cup at Fratton Park.[5] On 6 November, he scored his first professional goal, heading from a Martyn Waghorn free kick after 18 minutes in an eventual 2–0 victory against Barnsley at Oakwell.[6]

On 19 December 2010, Vítor suffered a pulled hamstring in a 0–3 away defeat to Ipswich Town, being sidelined for three months.[7] He netted twice on his return, a 3–0 win at Scunthorpe United on 12 March 2011.[8]

Vítor subsequently returned to Benfica, being completely ostracised by manager Jorge Jesus – as practically all Portuguese players – and even being demoted to the B team.[9] After he refused to renew his contract, he left as a free agent in late May 2013.[10]

PAOK

On 24 June 2013, Vítor signed with Super League Greece club PAOK FC.[11][12] He scored his first goal for his new team – also their first in the new season – on 17 August, netting through a header in a 3–0 home win against Skoda Xanthi FC.[13]

Vítor was first choice during his spell in Thessaloniki, scoring twice in 33 games in the 2014–15 campaign to help his side finish third. On 10 June 2016, it was announced he would be released as his contract would not be renewed.[14]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 1 July 2016, free agent Vítor agreed to a three-year deal at Israeli Premier League champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC, for an undisclosed fee.[15] He won the national championship in his first two seasons, scoring a combined three goals in the process.[16]

Vítor extended his contract in November 2017, to last until 2021.[17] He became captain,[18] and accompanied by compatriots David Simão and Josué Pesqueira, he won the State Cup on 13 July 2020 with a 2–0 final victory over Hapoel Petah Tikva FC.[19]

Club statistics
As of 31 May 2016
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica 2007–08[20] Primeira Liga 2000002[lower-alpha 1]0—40
2008–09[20] Primeira Liga 16010401[lower-alpha 2]0—220
2009–10[20] Primeira Liga 2010003[lower-alpha 3]0—60
2011–12[20] Primeira Liga 3010104[lower-alpha 1]0—90
2012–13[20] Primeira Liga 10000000—10
Total 2403050100—420
Aves (loan) 2007–08[20] Segunda Liga 701000——80
Leicester City (loan) 2010–11[21] Championship 1530020——173
PAOK 2013–14[21] Super League Greece 24440—8[lower-alpha 4]1—365
2014–15[21] Super League Greece 33220—6[lower-alpha 3]0—412
2015–16[21] Super League Greece 26240—8[lower-alpha 3]0—382
Total 838100—221—1159
Career total 1281114070321—18112
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Benfica

PAOK

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Individual

References
  1. "Miguel Vitor" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. "Camacho com treze ausentes" [Camacho without thirteen]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 September 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. "Presidente satisfeito com reforços encarnados" [President happy with red additions]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. "Leicester City complete deal for Benfica's Miguel Vitor". BBC Sport. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  5. "Portsmouth 1–2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  6. "Barnsley 0–2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  7. "Ipswich 3–0 Leicester". BBC Sport. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  8. "Scunthorpe 0–3 Leicester". BBC Sport. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  9. "Miguel Vítor pouco conta para o técnico" [Miguel Vítor ostracised by manager]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  10. "Miguel Vítor de saída" [Miguel Vítor leaving]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  11. "Κοντά σε συμφωνία με τον Miguel Vítor" [Agreement in principle with Miguel Vítor] (in Greek). PAOK FC. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  12. "Miguel Vítor a caminho do PAOK" [Miguel Vítor on his way to PAOK] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  13. "Grécia: Miguel Vítor marca na vitória do PAOK" [Greece: Miguel Vítor scores in PAOK win]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 August 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  14. Sountoulidis, Stavros (10 June 2016). Τέλος οριστικά ο Βίτορ από τον ΠΑΟΚ [The end for Miguel Vítor at PAOK] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  15. "Miguel Vítor vai jogar no campeão de Israel" [Miguel Vítor will play in Israel champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  16. Esteves, Adérito (13 June 2018). "«Sinto-me mais seguro em Israel do que noutro país da Europa»" ["I feel safer in Israel than in any other country in Europe"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  17. Aguiar, Fábio (2 November 2017). "Israel: Miguel Vítor renova contrato com o Hapoel Beer Sheva" [Israel: Miguel Vítor renews contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  18. "Torriense Miguel Vítor levanta a Taça de Israel" [Torres Vedras native Miguel Vítor lifts the Israeli Cup] (in Portuguese). ON FM. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  19. "VÍDEO: Josué, Miguel Vítor e David Simão vencem Taça de Israel" [VIDEO: Josué, Miguel Vítor and David Simão win the Israeli Cup] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  20. "Miguel Vítor". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  21. Miguel Vítor at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  22. "Who makes our Europa League team of the week?". UEFA. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  23. Gellar, Raphael (16 September 2016). "Hapoel Beer Sheva's Miguel Vitor & Maccabi Tel Aviv's Haris Medunjanin both made Europa League team of the week". Twitter. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  24. "Israel: Miguel Vítor eleito o melhor jogador do campeonato" [Israel: Miguel Vítor voted championship's best player] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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