| Intro | Brazilian association football player | |
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Brazil | |
| Type | Sports | |
| Gender | male | |
| Birth | 11 February 1997, Coqueiral, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Age: | 23 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius | |
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Diogo Vitor da Cruz (born 11 February 1997), known as Diogo Vitor, is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a forward, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Santos
Born in Coqueiral, Minas Gerais, Diogo Vitor joined Santos’ youth setup in 2010, aged 12; he started his career as a left back, but was later converted to a forward. After progressing through the club’s youth setup, he was promoted to the first team by manager Marcelo Fernandes in 2015, but was later demoted back to the under-20s after the arrival of Dorival Júnior.
In January 2016, Diogo Vitor failed to appear in the club’s presentation, alleging a toothache. After finally returning to Peixe, he was assigned to the B-side.
On 5 June 2016 Diogo Vitor made his professional debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Joel in a 3–0 home win against Botafogo for the Série A championship. After more indiscipline problems, he was demoted back to the B-side.
On 15 February 2018, Diogo Vitor renewed his contract until 2021, being definitely promoted to the main squad. On 4 March he scored his first professional goal, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Corinthians.
Diogo Vitor made his Copa Libertadores debut on 5 April 2018, replacing Rodrygo in a 1–0 away win against Estudiantes. In March 2020, his contract was rescinded as a just cause, after he failed to appear at the club for the 2020 campaign.
Doping case
On 26 April 2018, Diogo Vitor was caught in a doping exam following a Campeonato Paulista match against Botafogo-SP in March; the prohibited substance was suspected to be cocaine. He returned to training in November 2019, after his 18-month suspension ended.
Career statistics
- As of 6 April 2018
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2016 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 32 | 2 | ||