| Intro | Brazilian footballer | ||
| A.K.A. | Vítor Rodrigues Saba | ||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Brazil | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 11 July 1990, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Age: | 30 years | ||
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Vítor Rodrigues Saba (born 11 July 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Fortuna Sittard in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
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. During his two season stint, Saba made 35 appearances (including 2 Coppa Italia matches) and scored 13 goals.
On 20 June 2014, Australian A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers signed Saba on a two-year contract. 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. On January 26, 2015, Saba left Western Sydney Wanderers, later attributing his departure to a poor relationship with the manager, Tony Popovic.
Honours
- AFC Champions League: 2014
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental1 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Macaé | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vitória | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boavista | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brescia | 2012–13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2013–14 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |