Flávio Medeiros
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Flávio Medeiros da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Taawoun | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2012 | Santos | ||
| 2013 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2014–2015 | Vitória | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Vitória | 54 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Ferroviária (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Boavista II | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Santo André | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Bahia | 58 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Trabzonspor | 19 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Giresunspor (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | → Al-Taawoun (loan) | 43 | (2) |
| 2024– | Al-Taawoun | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Flávio Medeiros da Silva (born 10 February 1996), sometimes known as just Flávio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun.
Career
[edit]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 2–0 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]
On 22 August 2020, he went to Turkish side Trabzonspor.[7]
On 22 July 2022, Flávio joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun on a one-year loan from Trabzonspor.[8] On 12 July 2023, Flávio's loan was renewed for another season.[9] On 29 July 2024, Flávio joined Al-Taawoun on a permanent deal.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Flávio's twin brother, Fernando, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He also played at Santos as a youth.[11]
Honours
[edit]Vitória
- Campeonato Baiano: 2016
Bahia
- Campeonato Baiano: 2019
- Campeonato Baiano: 2020
Trabzonspor
Individual
- Campeonato Baiano Best newcomer: 2015
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Comunicado" [Press release] (in Portuguese). Esporte Clube Bahia. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "التعاون يتعاقد مع البرازيلي فلافيو.. ويستعير الناصر من الهلال".
- ^ "بالإعارة.. التعاون يبقي ميديروس موسما إضافيا".
- ^ "التعاون وفلافيو.. عقد جديد "موسم واحد"".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Süper Kupa Trabzonspor'un! (ÖZET) Başakşehir - Trabzonspor maç sonucu: 1-2" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santos, São Paulo
- Brazilian twins
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Süper Lig players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
- Esporte Clube Santo André players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Giresunspor footballers
- Al Taawoun FC players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen