Flávio Medeiros

Flávio
Personal information
Full name	Flávio Medeiros da Silva
Date of birth	10 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Santos, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bahia
Number	24
Youth career
2006–2012	Santos
2013	Palmeiras
2014–2015	Vitória
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	Vitória
2017	→ Ferroviária (loan)
2017	Boavista II
2018	Santo André
2018–	Bahia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:52, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

Flávio Medeiros da Silva (born 10 February 1996), simply known as Flávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for E.C. Bahia as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Flávio joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2006, aged ten. Released in 2012, he spent a year at Palmeiras before joining Vitória in 2014.

Flávio was promoted to the main squad in January 2015, after impressing during the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. He made his first team debut on 21 February, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 Campeonato Baiano home win against Colo Colo.

Flávio scored his first senior goal on 29 March 2015, netting his team's third in a 4–2 home win against América-RN, for the year's Copa do Nordeste.^[1] He made his Série B debut on 9 May 2015, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Sampaio Corrêa.^[2]

Flávio made his Série A debut on 29 May 2016, replacing Leandro Domingues at half-time in a 1–1 home draw against Atlético Mineiro. On 6 January 2017, he was loaned to Ferroviária until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista.^[3]

On 31 August 2017, free agent Flávio moved abroad and joined Primeira Liga side Boavista FC,^[4] but only managed to appear 27 minutes for the B-team. On 20 December, he returned to his home country and signed for Santo André.^[5]

On 22 March 2018, Flávio moved to Vitória's rivals Bahia, initially assigned to the under-23s.^[6]

Personal life

Flávio's twin brother, Fernando, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too was groomed at Santos.^[7]

Honours

Club

Vitória

Campeonato Baiano: 2016

Bahia

Campeonato Baiano: 2019

Individual

Campeonato Baiano Best newcomer: 2015

References

^ "Vitória goleia no Barradão, elimina América-RN e confirma vaga nas semifinais" [Vitória thrashes at the Barradão, knocks out América-RN and confirms qualification to the semifinals] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ "Sampaio Corrêa ignora chuva, vence o Vitória e larga bem na Série B" [Sampaio Corrêa ignores rain, defeats Vitória and starts well in Série B] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ "Ferroviária anuncia volante do Vitória, revelação do Baiano de 2015" [Ferroviária announce Vitória defensive midfielder, newcomer of the 2015 Baiano] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ "Boavista garante médio brasileiro Flávio Medeiros" [Boavista assure Brazilian midfielder Flávio Medeiros] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
^ "Após passagem pelo futebol português, volante ex-Vitória acerta com o Santo André para 2018" [After stint in Portuguese football, former Vitória defensive midfielder signs with Santo André for 2018] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Galáticos Online. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
^ "Pontapé" [Kickstart] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
^ "Gêmeos, Fernando e Flávio Medeiros esperam reencontro pela Copinha" [Twins, Fernando and Flávio Medeiros hope for a reencounter in Copinha] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

External links

Flávio at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Flávio at Soccerway

[1] "Vitória goleia no Barradão, elimina América-RN e confirma vaga nas semifinais" [Vitória thrashes at the Barradão, knocks out América-RN and confirms qualification to the semifinals] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[2] "Sampaio Corrêa ignora chuva, vence o Vitória e larga bem na Série B" [Sampaio Corrêa ignores rain, defeats Vitória and starts well in Série B] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[3] "Ferroviária anuncia volante do Vitória, revelação do Baiano de 2015" [Ferroviária announce Vitória defensive midfielder, newcomer of the 2015 Baiano] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.

[4] "Boavista garante médio brasileiro Flávio Medeiros" [Boavista assure Brazilian midfielder Flávio Medeiros] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

[5] "Após passagem pelo futebol português, volante ex-Vitória acerta com o Santo André para 2018" [After stint in Portuguese football, former Vitória defensive midfielder signs with Santo André for 2018] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Galáticos Online. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

[6] "Pontapé" [Kickstart] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

[7] "Gêmeos, Fernando e Flávio Medeiros esperam reencontro pela Copinha" [Twins, Fernando and Flávio Medeiros hope for a reencounter in Copinha] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

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