Abner Vinícius

Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos (born 27 May 2000), known as Abner Vinícius or simply Abner, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for Athletico Paranaense.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Abner
Personal information
Full name Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos
Date of birth (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000
Place of birth Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Athletico Paranaense
Number 16
Youth career
Grêmio Prudente
Mogi Mirim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Ponte Preta 13 (1)
2019– Athletico Paranaense 79 (3)
National team‡
2019–2021 Brazil U23 3 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:49, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:49, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Abner began his career playing at youth level for hometown club Grêmio Prudente. He then had a brief spell at Mogi Mirim, before joining Ponte Preta in 2017.[1] He was promoted to the senior team in 2019 and made his professional debut on 16 March 2019, in a Derby Campineiro match against Guarani in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, which Ponte Preta won 3–0. He scored his first professional goal on 25 May 2019, which was Ponte's third in a 4–2 league win over Paraná.

On 19 July 2019, Abner joined Athletico Paranaense on a five-year contract for a club record fee.[2] He made his Série A debut with the club eight days later, coming off the bench in a 2–0 away win over Cruzeiro.[3]

Honours

Athletico Paranaense

International
Brazil U23

References
  1. "Abner". admesporte.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. "Lateral-esquerdo Abner é o novo reforço do Athletico Paranaense". athletico.com.br (in Portuguese). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "Abner Vinicius estreou pelo Furacão". athletico.com.br (in Portuguese). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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