Flávio Medeiros da Silva

Flávio
Personal information
Full name Flávio Medeiros da Silva
Date of birth (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vitória
Number 15
Youth career
2006–2012 Santos
2013 Palmeiras
2014–2015 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Vitória 33 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2015.


Flávio Medeiros da Silva (born 10 February 1996), simply known as Flávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vitória as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Flávio joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2006, aged ten. Released in 2012, he spent a year at Palmeiras before joining Vitória in 2014.

Flávio was promoted to the main squad in January 2015, after impressing during the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. He made his first team debut on 21 February, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 Campeonato Baiano home win against Colo Colo.

Flávio scored his first senior goal on 29 March 2015, netting his team's third in a 4–2 home win against América-RN, for the year's Copa do Nordeste.[1] He made his Série B debut on 9 May 2015, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Sampaio Corrêa.[2]

Personal life

Flávio's twin brother, Fernando, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too was groomed at Santos.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Vitória goleia no Barradão, elimina América-RN e confirma vaga nas semifinais" [Vitória thrashes at the Barradão, knocks out América-RN and confirms qualification to the semifinals] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sampaio Corrêa ignora chuva, vence o Vitória e larga bem na Série B" [Sampaio Corrêa ignores rain, defeats Vitória and starts well in Série B] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gêmeos, Fernando e Flávio Medeiros esperam reencontro pela Copinha" [Twins, Fernando and Flávio Medeiros hope for a reencounter in Copinha] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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