Miguel Vítor

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Miguel Vítor
Vitor Leicester.jpg
Vítor on the bench for Leicester City
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ângelo Leonardo Vítor
Date of birth June 30, 1989 (1989-06-30) (age 22)
Place of birth Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Benfica
Number 27
Youth career
2001–2007 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007– Benfica 21 (0)
2008 → Aves (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 → Leicester City (loan) 15 (3)
National team
2007–2008 Portugal U19 9 (4)
2008–2010 Portugal U21 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 21 February 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Miguel Ângelo Leonardo Vítor (born 30 June 1989 in Torres Vedras) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a central defender.

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[edit] Club career

Having been promoted from Sport Lisboa e Benfica's junior squad for 2007–08, Vítor made his debut for the first team in August 2007, appearing in both the league, 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 nagging injuries.

Like midfielder Romeu Ribeiro, Vítor was loaned to second division side Desportivo das Aves in January 2008 until the end of the season. After the season's end, he returned to Benfica, being relatively used in his first full season.

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.[1] He made his debut in a 2–1 League Cup win over Portsmouth at Fratton Park on 21 September;[2] on 6 November, he scored his first professional goal, heading from a Martyn Waghorn free kick after 18 minutes, in a 2–0 win against Barnsley at Oakwell.[3]

On 19 December 2010, Vítor suffered a pulled hamstring in a 0–3 away defeat against Ipswich Town and missed the next 3 months of the season[4] but scored twice on his return, a 3–0 success at Scunthorpe United on 12 March 2011.[5]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Club

Benfica

[edit] Individual

[edit] Club statistics

Updated on 27/4/2011

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica 2007–08 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Aves 2007–08 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Benfica 2008–09 16 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 22 0
2009–10 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
Leicester 2010–11 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 3
Career total 40 3 2 0 5 0 7 0 56 3

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Leicester City complete deal for Benfica's Miguel Vitor". BBC Sport. 9 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/8806374.stm. 
  2. ^ "Portsmouth 1-2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 21 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/9009894.stm. Retrieved 7 November 2010. 
  3. ^ "Barnsley 0-2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 6 November 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/9155025.stm. Retrieved 7 November 2010. 
  4. ^ "Ipswich 3-0 Leicester". BBC Sport. 19 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/9283579.stm. Retrieved 3 April 2011. 
  5. ^ "Scunthorpe 0-3 Leicester". BBC Sport. 12 March 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/9418797.stm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

[edit] External links

S.L. Benfica – current squad
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