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Vitinha
Vítor Machado Ferreira, known as Vitinha, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive 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.
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sports · Portuguese footballer (born 2000) · association football player · also Vitinha, Vitor Machado Ferreira, Vitor Ferreira
Born 13 February 2000 · Q66818509
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2026· 14 entries
GiveMeSport: Champions League Winner Vitinha Names His 3 Picks for the 2026 Ballon d'Or
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GOAL: Vitinha nominates two names from outside Paris to win the Ballon d'Or
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Public attention spiked: 9,107 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.7× the usual 1,181, with 4 article edits. Editors noted: completed stats update
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Public attention spiked: 9,857 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.3× the usual 1,181, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: International stats update
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Public attention spiked: 14,596 Wikipedia readers in one day, 12.4× the usual 1,181, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: Personal life Aded a reference to some notable ancestors
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2025–26).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain (2025–26).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Paris Saint-Germain (2026).
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Won award: UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (2025–26).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2025–26).
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2025· 24 entries
Won the FIFA FIFPro World XI with Paris SG (2025).
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Won the FIFA Intercontinental Cup with Paris Saint-Germain (2025).
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Won the French Coupe de France with Paris SG (2024-2025).
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Won award: IFFHS World's Best Playmaker (2025).
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Won award: The Athletic European Men's Team of the Season (2024–25).
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Won award: FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball (2025).
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Won award: FIFA Intercontinental Cup Player of the Tournament (2025).
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Won award: FIFPRO World 11 (2025).
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Won award: FIFA Men's World 11 (2025).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25).
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2025).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain (2024–25).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Paris Saint-Germain (2025).
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Won: FIFA Intercontinental Cup with Paris Saint-Germain (2025).
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Runner-up: FIFA Club World Cup with Paris Saint-Germain (2025).
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Won: UEFA Nations League with Portugal (2024–25).
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Third place: Ballon d'Or (2025).
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Won award: UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (2024–25).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2024–25).
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Won award: Globe Soccer Awards Midfielder of the Year (2025).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's World Team (2025).
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And 2026, with the former being part of a continental treble
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Vitinha finished third in the voting for the Ballon d'Or award and was included in the FIFPRO World 11 in 2025
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2024· 7 entries
Won the French Coupe de France with Paris SG (2023-2024).
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Won award: UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (2023–24).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2023–24).
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain (2023–24).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2024).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: The Athletic Ligue 1 Team of the Season (2023–24).
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2023· 3 entries
Won the French Ligue 1 with Paris SG (2022-2023).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (2022–23).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2023).
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2022· 10 entries
Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint-Germain (2022).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Team of the Year (2021–22).
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Won: Primeira Liga with Porto (2021–22).
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Won: Taça de Portugal with Porto (2021–22).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Young Player of the Year (2021–22).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Month (January 2022).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Month (March 2022).
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Played for Paris Saint-Germain FC (2022) — 122 appearances, 15 goals.
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Played for Portugal men's national football team (2022) — 38 appearances, 0 goals.
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Representing Portugal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2024, and the 2026 World Cup
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2021· 3 entries
Won award: UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament (2021).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Month (December 2021).
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Runner-up: UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Portugal U21 (2021).
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2020· 6 entries
Won: Primeira Liga with Porto (2019–20).
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Won: Taça de Portugal with Porto (2019–20).
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Joined FC Porto in 2020.
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Joined Wolves in 2020.
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Played for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. (2020–2021) — 19 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for FC Porto (2020–2022) — 38 appearances, 2 goals.
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2019· 7 entries
Won award: Toulon Tournament Best XI (2019).
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Runner-up: UEFA European Under-19 Championship with Portugal U19 (2019).
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Won award: Toulon Tournament Breakthrough player (2019).
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Won: UEFA Youth League with Porto Youth (2018–19).
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Joined FC Porto B in 2019.
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Played for Portugal national under-21 football team (2019–2021) — 22 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for FC Porto B (2019–2020) — 11 appearances, 5 goals.
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2018· 2 entries
Played for Portugal national under-19 football team (2018–2019) — 18 appearances, 3 goals.
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Played for Portugal national under-18 football team (2018–2018) — 7 appearances, 0 goals.
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2017· 1 entry
Played for Portugal national under-17 football team (2017–2017) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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2011· 1 entry
Joined FC Porto in 2011.
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2000· 1 entry
Born 2000-02-13.
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1999· 1 entry
Vitinha's father is Vítor Manuel, a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for several clubs including his hometown's Aves for several years, and was a Taça de Portugal finalist with Campomaiorense in 1999.
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