Vitor Frezarin Bueno (born 5 September 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cerezo Osaka.
 Vitor Bueno with Athletico Paranaense in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitor Frezarin Bueno | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Monte Alto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Monte Azul | ||
| 2011–2012 | Bahia | ||
| 2013–2014 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Botafogo-SP | 11 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Santos (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | Santos | 65 | (14) |
| 2018–2019 | → Dynamo Kyiv (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | → São Paulo (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | São Paulo | 80 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Athletico Paranaense | 41 | (8) |
| 2024– | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:57, 28 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Botafogo-SP
Born in Monte Alto, São Paulo,[1] Bueno started his career at Monte Azul's youth setup before moving to Bahia in 2011. In 2013, he joined Botafogo-SP, initially assigned to the under-20s.
Bueno made his professional debut for the latter on 25 January 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–2 home win against Paulista for the Campeonato Paulista championship.[2] On 20 November, after being the club's top goalscorer in the year's Copa Paulista, he extended his contract until 2017.[3]
Bueno scored his first professional goal on 5 April 2015, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over São Paulo.[4]
Santos
On 26 May 2015 Bueno joined Santos on loan until the end of the year, and was initially assigned to the club's under-23 squad.[5] He made his Série A debut on 17 September 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–0 home routing over Atlético Mineiro.[6] He scored his first goal in the category on 6 December, netting his team's fourth in a 5–1 home routing of Atlético Paranaense.[7]
On 16 April 2016, Bueno scored a brace in a 2–0 Paulistão home win against São Bento, which ensured his side in the semifinals of the tournament.[8] He was also a starter in both finals, being crowned champions after a 2–1 win on aggregate over Audax.
On 18 May 2016, Bueno signed a new contract with Santos, running until 2020.[9] He scored his first league goal of the campaign four days later, netting his team's first in a 2–1 home win against Coritiba through a direct free kick.[10]
Bueno became an undisputed starter for Peixe, scoring goals against Botafogo,[11] Sport[12] and São Paulo[13] in the month of June 2016. He repeated the feat in the following month, netting against Ponte Preta,[14] Vitória[15] and Cruzeiro.[16] In September, Vitor scored goals against Corinthians[17] and Santa Cruz,[18] taking his tally up to ten and becoming the club's top goalscorer in the Brasileirão. He was also elected the tournament's Best Newcomer.
Bueno made his Copa Libertadores debut on 9 March 2017, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting Cristal.[19] On 1 July, he suffered a knee injury in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Goianiense, being sidelined for eight months.[20]
Bueno returned to action on 14 February 2018, playing the last ten minutes in a 2–0 home win against São Caetano.[21]
Dynamo Kyiv (loan)
On 2 August 2018, Bueno signed a two-year loan deal with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv,[22] with Derlis González moving in the opposite direction. He only played a total of 80 minutes during his stay, appearing in three matches as a substitute.
São Paulo
On 3 April 2019, Bueno agreed to a loan deal with São Paulo, signing until December 2020.[23] On 11 December, after being the club's top goalscorer in the top tier with six goals, he signed a permanent four-year contract with Tricolor.[24]
Cerezo Osaka
In January 2024, it was announced that Bueno would be signing for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka for the 2024 season.[25]
Career statistics
- As of 28 February 2023[26]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Botafogo-SP | 2014 | Paulista | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 23[a] | 8 | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2015 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 8 | 34 | 10 | ||||
| Santos | 2015 | Série A | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 13 | ||||
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 3 | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 3 | — | 100 | 21 | |||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| São Paulo | 2019 | Série A | 28 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7[c] | 1 | — | 55 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6[d] | 2 | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| Total | 78 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | 120 | 16 | |||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2022 | Série A | 21 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Total | 21 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 41 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 151 | 24 | 72 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 298 | 55 | ||
Honours
Santos
São Paulo
- Campeonato Paulista: 2021
Athletico Paranaense
Individual
- Campeonato Paulista Best goal: 2016[27]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Best Newcomer: 2016[28]
References
External links
- Santos FC profile (in Portuguese)
- Vitor Bueno at Soccerway