Vitinha (footballer, born February 2000)
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Vitinha with Portugal in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vítor Machado Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vila das Aves, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Desportivo das Aves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Póvoa Lanhoso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2019 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Padroense (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Porto B | 14 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Porto | 38 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Paris Saint-Germain | 117 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Portugal U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U19 | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Portugal U21 | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Portugal | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:53, 6 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:43, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vítor Machado Ferreira (born 13 February 2000), known as Vitinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈtiɲɐ]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team. Considered one of the best midfielders in the world, he is known for his ball control, work rate and playmaking abilities.
Coming through Porto's youth system, Vitinha was promoted to the first-team in 2020. He was loaned to Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2020, before returning the following season. He established himself as an integral player for Porto winning a domestic double, being named the league's Best Young Player of the Year. In June 2022, he joined Paris Saint-Germain. In 2024–25, Vitinha was a prominent player as the club attained a continental treble, including their first-ever UEFA Champions League title. His performance earned him third place in the voting for the Ballon d'Or and was included in the FIFPRO World XI in 2025.
Vitinha is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at various youth levels, being part of the under-19 and under-21 teams that finished as runners-up in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and 2021 European Under-21 Championship, respectively. He made his senior international debut in 2022, representing Portugal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024. He won the UEFA Nations League in 2025.