Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Victor da Vitória Fernandes | ||
Date of birth | 9 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Guarapari, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cerezo Osaka | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2017 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2016–2021 | Atlético Mineiro | 7 | (0) |
2017 | → Ferroviária (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2018 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2018 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2019 | → Vila Nova (loan) | 34 | (2) |
2020 | → Novorizontino (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2020 | → Coimbra (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Juventude (loan) | 27 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Juventude | 84 | (6) |
2023– | Cerezo Osaka | 29 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:40, 4 March 2024 (UTC) |
João Victor da Vitória Fernandes (born 9 January 1997), commonly known as Capixaba, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka.
Born in Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Capixaba joined Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2013. He made his professional debut on 2 April 2016, in a 7–2 Campeonato Mineiro win over Villa Nova. [1]
Capixaba made his league debut for Ferroviária against Ponte Preta on 5 February 2017. [2] He scored his first goal for the club against Santo André on 22 February 2017, scoring in the 55th minute. [3]
Capixaba made his league debut for América Mineiro against URT on 21 January 2018. [4] He scored his first goal for the club against Tupi on 24 January 2018, scoring in the 77th minute. [5]
Capixaba made his league debut for Chapecoense against Paraná on 6 September 2018. [6]
Capixaba made his league debut for Vila Nova against Aparecidense on 19 January 2019. [7] He scored his first goal for the club against CRAC on 31 January 2019, scoring in the 64th minute. [8]
Capixaba scored on his league debut for Novorizontino against Oeste on 22 January 2020, scoring in the 80th minute. [9]
Capixaba made his league debut for Coimbra against Tombense on 27 July 2020. [10]
Capixaba made his league debut for Juventude against Botafogo SP on 29 August 2020. [11] He scored his first goal for the club against Paraná on 20 November 2020, scoring in the 56th minute. [12]
He played for Juventude between 2020 and 2021, appearing 31 times, scoring thrice and helping them to a third-place finish in the 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, which meant the club returned to the top division after a 14-year absence.
In February 2021, he joined Juventude on a permanent basis. [13] He made his debut for Juventude against Internacional on 1 March 2021. [14] He scored his first goals for the club against Novo Hamburgo on 9 March 2021, scoring in the 41st and 77th minute. [15]
On 8 January 2023, Capixaba officially joined Japanese side Cerezo Osaka on a permanent deal. [16] He made his debut for Cerezo Osaka against Sagan Tosu on 12 March 2023. [17] He scored his first goal for the club against Nagoya Grampus on 3 June 2023, scoring in the 4th minute. [18]