Vitor Saba

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Saba.
Vítor Saba
Personal information
Full name Vítor Rodrigues Saba
Date of birth (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Al-Muharraq SC
Youth career
2001–2006 Vasco da Gama
2007–2010 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Flamengo 13 (4)
2011Macaé (loan) 0 (0)
2011Vitória (loan) 12 (4)
2012Boavista (loan) 13 (6)
2012–2014 Brescia 35 (13)
2014–2015 Western Sydney Wanderers 8 (0)
2015 Crotone 24 (9)
2015–2016 Kalloni 12 (3)
2016 Robur Siena 13 (4)
2016– Al-Muharraq SC 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2016.


Vítor Rodrigues Saba (born 11 July 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Al-Muharraq SC.

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] On January 26, 2015, Saba left Western Sydney Wanderers,[4] later attributing his departure to a poor relationship with the manager, Tony Popovic.[5]

Saba signed for Italian Serie B club Crotone at the start of February 2016.[6]

After his stint at Crotone, Saba joined Greek Superleague side Kalloni.[7] He then joined Robur Siena in February 2016.[8]

In October 2016, Saba moved from Robur Siena to Bahraini Premier League side Al-Muharraq.[9]

Honours

Western Sydney Wanderers

Club statistics

As of 1 November 2014
Club Season League Cup Continental1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2010 100010
Total 100010
Macaé 2011 000000
Total 000000
Vitória 2011 100010
Total 100010
Boavista 2012 000000
Total 000000
Brescia 2012–13 17200172
2013–14 16120181
Total 33320353
Western Sydney Wanderers 2013–14 6060
2014–15 20000020
Total 20006080
Career total 3732060453
1 AFC Champions League statistics are included in season ending during group stages (i.e. ACL 2014 and A-League season 2013–14 etc.)

References

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