Vitor Saba

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Saba.
Vítor Saba
Personal information
Full nameVítor Rodrigues Saba Segui
Date of birth11 July 1990
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Youth career
2001–2006Vasco da Gama
2007–2010Flamengo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012Flamengo1(0)
2011Macaé (loan)0(0)
2011Vitória (loan)1(0)
2012Boavista (loan)0(0)
2012–2014Brescia33(3)
2014–2015Western Sydney Wanderers8(0)
2015–Crotone0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Vítor Rodrigues Saba Segui (born 11 July 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

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 3 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, with the players contract terminated by mutual consent .[4] Saba signed for Italian Serie B club Crotone at the start of February.[5]

Honours

Western Sydney Wanderers

Club statistics

As of 1 November 2014
Club Season League Cup Continental1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2010 100010
Total 100010
Macaé 2011 000000
Total 000000
Vitória 2011 100010
Total 100010
Boavista 2012 000000
Total 000000
Brescia 2012–13 17200172
2013–14 16120181
Total 33320353
Western Sydney Wanderers 2013–14 6060
2014–15 20000020
Total 20006080
Career total 3732060453

1 AFC Champions League statistics are included in season ending during group stages (i.e. ACL 2014 and A-League season 2013–14 etc.)

References

  1. "Flamengo negocia Vitor Saba com o Brescia". flamengo.com.br. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. "Wanderers Add Brazilian to Attacking Mix". wswanderers.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. "Setif sink Wanderers in penalties to finish fifth". FIFA. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. "Western Sydney Wanderers and Vitor Saba agree termination". wswanderersfc.com.au. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. "Colpo Crotone, arriva Saba". http://www.fccrotone.it. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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