Vágner Love
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Vágner Love with CSKA Moscow, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vágner Silva de Souza | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Retrô | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001–2003 | Palmeiras | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Palmeiras | 56 | (39) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2011 | CSKA Moscow | 158 | (79) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 12 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | → Flamengo (loan) | 19 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Flamengo | 46 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | CSKA Moscow | 11 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Shandong Luneng | 31 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Corinthians | 45 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Monaco | 12 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Alanyaspor | 42 | (33) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Beşiktaş | 18 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Corinthians | 49 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Kairat | 36 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Midtjylland | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Sport Recife | 62 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Atlético Goianiense | 21 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Avaí | 41 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Retrô | 19 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Brazil U20 | 6 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Brazil | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:59, 26 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 September 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vágner Silva de Souza (born 11 June 1984), known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Série C club Retrô. He is a forward who has been described by World Soccer Magazine as possessing "mobility, flair, awareness and powerful shooting".
The second name Love was given to Vágner while playing for Palmeiras as he was known for his playboy lifestyle.
Over two spells, Vágner Love scored 117 goals across 241 official games in eight seasons at CSKA Moscow. He won 14 honours in the Russian capital, scoring in their win in the 2005 UEFA Cup Final to become the youngest player to score in a UEFA Cup final.
Vágner Love scored four goals in 20 games for the Brazil national team, winning the Copa América in 2004 and 2007.