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Vitória Guimarães SC

Vitória Guimarães SC

Portugal · Liga Portugal · Liga Portugal
Squad size23
Avg age25
Nations13
Latest season2009
Squad value €25.65m

About Vitória Guimarães SC

Vitória Sport Clube, commonly known as Vitória de Guimarães or just Vitória, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. The club also stands out on the national and international scene in other sports such as volleyball, basketball, handball, water polo, swimming, jiu-jitsu, taekwondo, kickboxing and athletics, among others.

Squad size23active players
Avg age25years
Domestic9Portugal
Foreigners1461% of squad
EU passport14non-EU: 9
Nationalities13different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
6
18–22
11
23–26
3
27–30
3
31+

Position breakdown

GK
2 (9%)
DEF
8 (35%)
MID
6 (26%)
FWD
7 (30%)
65% foreign players
15 of 23
25.5y avg squad age
2 Goalkeepers
8 Defenders
6 Midfielders
7 Attackers
34 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
358 players ever
€900k biggest signing ever
€9.00m biggest sale ever
19 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Gustavo Silva Attack - Right Winger 26 Brazil right 180.00m 2028-06-30 €3.00m
João Mendes Defender - Left-Back 26 Portugal left 179.00m 2028-06-30 €3.00m
Telmo Arcanjo Attack - Right Winger 24 Cape Verde Portugal left 180.00m 2027-06-30 €3.00m
Nuno Santos Midfield - Attacking Midfield 27 Portugal right 179.00m 2027-06-30 €2.50m
Beni Midfield - Central Midfield 24 Angola right 180.00m 2029-06-30 €2.00m
Maga Defender - Right-Back 23 Portugal right 175.00m 2027-06-30 €2.00m
Samu Midfield - Attacking Midfield 30 Portugal left 170.00m 2027-06-30 €1.80m
Alioune Ndoye Attack - Centre-Forward 24 Senegal right 191.00m 2029-06-30 €1.00m
Matija Mitrović Midfield - Central Midfield 21 Serbia United States right 182.00m 2029-06-30 €1.00m
Vando Félix Attack - Left Winger 23 Guinea-Bissau right 179.00m 2029-06-30 €1.00m
Fabio Blanco Attack - Left Winger 22 Spain right 173.00m 2029-06-30 €900k
Rodrigo Abascal Defender - Centre-Back 32 Uruguay Spain left 190.00m 2027-06-30 €700k
Gonçalo Nogueira Midfield - Central Midfield 22 Portugal right 180.00m 2028-06-30 €600k
Juan Castillo Goalkeeper 23 Colombia right 191.00m 2029-06-30 €600k
Orest Lebedenko Defender - Left-Back 27 Ukraine left 176.00m 2028-06-30 €600k
Óscar Rivas Defender - Centre-Back 26 Spain both 193.00m 2028-06-30 €500k
Miguel Nóbrega Defender - Centre-Back 26 Portugal right 190.00m 2028-06-30 €400k
Tony Strata Defender - Right-Back 21 Romania France right 177.00m 2029-06-30 €400k
Nélson Oliveira Attack - Centre-Forward 34 Portugal right 186.00m 2026-06-30 €350k
Charles Goalkeeper 32 Brazil right 186.00m 2027-06-30 €300k
Miguel Nogueira Midfield - Attacking Midfield 21 Portugal left 182.00m 2028-06-30
Oumar Camara Attack - Right Winger 19 France Mali right 176.00m 2029-06-30
Thiago Balieiro Defender - Centre-Back 23 Brazil right 190.00m 2029-06-30
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
16/17 2017-01-24 Rafael Martins Attack - Centre-Forward Levante Transfer €500k
09/10 2009-07-01 David Mendieta Midfield - Attacking Midfield 12 de Octubre Transfer
09/10 2010-06-30 David Mendieta Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gondomar Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Thiago Balieiro Defender - Centre-Back Leixões U23 Transfer €600k
04/05 2005-01-01 César Peixoto Attack - Left Winger FC Porto Loan
07/08 2007-07-01 Paulo Henrique Midfield - Defensive Midfield Corinthians-PR Transfer
08/09 2009-06-30 Paulo Henrique Midfield - Defensive Midfield SC Covilhã Return from loan
09/10 2010-06-30 Paulo Henrique Midfield - Defensive Midfield Varzim Return from loan
98/99 1998-07-01 Pedro Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield Vitória SC U19 Transfer
98/99 1999-06-30 Pedro Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield Felgueiras Return from loan
11/12 2011-07-01 Pedro Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield Sporting CP Transfer
04/05 2004-07-01 Marco Ferreira Attack - Right Winger FC Porto Loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Matija Mitrović Midfield - Central Midfield Zelez. Pancevo Transfer €900k
08/09 2009-03-01 Lucas Klysman Attack - Centre-Forward Vitória SC U19 Transfer
09/10 2010-06-30 Lucas Klysman Attack - Centre-Forward Serzedelo Return from loan
09/10 2009-07-01 Vítor Bastos Defender - Centre-Back Vitória SC U19 Transfer
09/10 2010-06-30 Vítor Bastos Defender - Centre-Back Vizela Return from loan
10/11 2011-06-30 Vítor Bastos Defender - Centre-Back Freamunde Return from loan
11/12 2012-06-30 Vítor Bastos Defender - Centre-Back Atlético CP Return from loan
12/13 2013-01-12 Jona Attack - Centre-Forward Granada CF Loan
24/25 2025-01-01 Dieu-Merci Michel Attack - Centre-Forward Guimarães B Transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Dieu-Merci Michel Attack - Centre-Forward Leiria Return from loan
12/13 2012-07-17 Milan Lalkovic Attack - Left Winger Chelsea U21 Loan
13/14 2013-07-01 Assis Goalkeeper Guimarães B Transfer
22/23 2022-08-25 Zé Carlos Midfield - Central Midfield Varzim Loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Zé Carlos Midfield - Central Midfield Varzim Transfer €400k
24/25 2025-06-30 Zé Carlos Midfield - Central Midfield Farense Return from loan
17/18 2017-08-30 Héldon Attack - Left Winger Sporting CP Loan
24/25 2024-07-02 Óscar Rivas Defender - Centre-Back AD Alcorcón Transfer €85k
22/23 2023-01-01 Gonçalo Nogueira Midfield - Central Midfield Guimarães B Transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 Gonçalo Nogueira Midfield - Central Midfield Paços Ferreira Return from loan
24/25 2024-07-01 Alberto Costa Defender - Right-Back Guimarães B Transfer
13/14 2013-07-01 Alex Attack - Left Winger Santa Clara Transfer
16/17 2017-06-30 Alex Attack - Left Winger Moreirense Return from loan
08/09 2009-01-01 Santana Carlos Attack - Centre-Forward Petro Luanda Transfer €375k
14/15 2015-01-08 Kanu Defender - Centre-Back Without Club Transfer
15/16 2015-12-31 Kanu Defender - Centre-Back EC Vitória Return from loan
10/11 2010-07-01 Anderson Mineiro Defender - Left-Back Náutico Transfer
14/15 2015-02-02 FC Porto Loan
11/12 2011-07-01 Leonel Olímpio Midfield - Defensive Midfield Paços Ferreira Transfer
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
18/19 2018-07-03 Rafael Martins Attack - Centre-Forward ZJ Greentown Transfer €1.25m
09/10 2010-01-01 David Mendieta Midfield - Attacking Midfield Gondomar Loan
10/11 2011-01-01 David Mendieta Midfield - Attacking Midfield Guaraní Transfer
04/05 2005-06-30 César Peixoto Attack - Left Winger FC Porto Return from loan
08/09 2009-01-01 Paulo Henrique Midfield - Defensive Midfield SC Covilhã Loan
09/10 2009-07-01 Paulo Henrique Midfield - Defensive Midfield Varzim Loan
10/11 2010-07-01 Paulo Henrique Midfield - Defensive Midfield Without Club Transfer
98/99 1998-08-01 Pedro Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield Felgueiras Loan
03/04 2003-07-01 Pedro Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield FC Porto Transfer
12/13 2012-07-01 Pedro Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield Retired Transfer
04/05 2005-06-30 Marco Ferreira Attack - Right Winger FC Porto Return from loan
09/10 2009-07-01 Lucas Klysman Attack - Centre-Forward Serzedelo Loan
10/11 2010-08-01 Lucas Klysman Attack - Centre-Forward Naval 1º de Maio Transfer
09/10 2009-07-02 Vítor Bastos Defender - Centre-Back Vizela Loan
10/11 2010-07-01 Vítor Bastos Defender - Centre-Back Freamunde Loan
11/12 2011-07-01 Vítor Bastos Defender - Centre-Back Atlético CP Loan
12/13 2012-07-01 Vítor Bastos Defender - Centre-Back Guimarães B Transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 Jona Attack - Centre-Forward Granada CF Return from loan
25/26 2025-09-01 Dieu-Merci Michel Attack - Centre-Forward Leiria Loan
12/13 2012-12-31 Milan Lalkovic Attack - Left Winger Chelsea U21 Return from loan
16/17 2016-07-07 Assis Goalkeeper Leixões Transfer
22/23 2023-06-30 Zé Carlos Midfield - Central Midfield Varzim Return from loan
24/25 2025-01-31 Zé Carlos Midfield - Central Midfield Farense Loan
25/26 2025-07-23 Zé Carlos Midfield - Central Midfield Gil Vicente Transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 Héldon Attack - Left Winger Sporting CP Return from loan
24/25 2024-07-29 Gonçalo Nogueira Midfield - Central Midfield Paços Ferreira Loan
24/25 2025-01-15 Alberto Costa Defender - Right-Back Juventus Transfer €13.80m
16/17 2017-01-31 Alex Attack - Left Winger Moreirense Loan
17/18 2017-07-14 Alex Attack - Left Winger Salernitana Transfer
09/10 2010-01-01 Santana Carlos Attack - Centre-Forward Petro Luanda Transfer
15/16 2015-07-21 Kanu Defender - Centre-Back EC Vitória Loan
15/16 2016-01-01 Kanu Defender - Centre-Back OH Leuven Transfer
12/13 2012-07-06 Anderson Mineiro Defender - Left-Back Chornomorets Transfer
14/15 2015-06-30 FC Porto Return from loan
14/15 2014-07-01 Leonel Olímpio Midfield - Defensive Midfield FC Sheriff Transfer
22/23 2022-08-31 Sílvio Defender - Right-Back Vilafranquense Transfer
12/13 2013-01-01 Marcelo Toscano Attack - Centre-Forward Figueirense FC Transfer
23/24 2023-08-28 Matheus Índio Midfield - Defensive Midfield Vojvodina Loan
24/25 2024-07-03 Matheus Índio Midfield - Defensive Midfield QD West Coast Transfer €300k
23/24 2023-07-13 Ibrahima Bamba Defender - Centre-Back Al-Duhail SC Transfer €8.00m
NationalityPlayers% of squad
Portugal 8 34.8%
Brazil 3 13%
Spain 2 8.7%
Cape Verde Portugal 1 4.3%
Angola 1 4.3%
Senegal 1 4.3%
Serbia United States 1 4.3%
Guinea-Bissau 1 4.3%
Uruguay Spain 1 4.3%
Colombia 1 4.3%
Ukraine 1 4.3%
Romania France 1 4.3%
France Mali 1 4.3%
SeasonCompetition
99/00Primeira Liga
98/99Primeira Divisão
98/99UEFA Cup
97/98Primeira Divisão
97/98Taça de Portugal
97/98UEFA Cup
96/97Primeira Divisão
96/97Taça de Portugal
96/97UEFA Cup
95/96Primeira Divisão
95/96UEFA Cup
94/95Primeira Divisão
93/94Primeira Divisão
90/91Liga Portugal
25/26Liga Portugal
24/25Allianz Cup
24/25Conference League
24/25Liga Portugal
24/25Taça de Portugal
24/25UECL Qualifiers
23/24Allianz Cup
23/24Liga Portugal
23/24Taça de Portugal
23/24UECL Quali
22/23Allianz Cup
22/23Liga Portugal
22/23Taça de Portugal
22/23UECL Quali
21/22Allianz Cup
21/22Liga Portugal
21/22Taça de Portugal
20/21Allianz Cup
20/21Liga NOS
20/21Taça de Portugal
19/20Allianz Cup
19/20Europa League
19/20Europa League Qualifying
19/20Liga NOS
19/20Taça de Portugal
18/19Allianz Cup
18/19Liga NOS
18/19Taça de Portugal
17/18Europa League
17/18Liga NOS
17/18Supertaça
17/18Taça CTT
17/18Taça de Portugal
16/17Allianz Cup
16/17Liga NOS
16/17Taça de Portugal
10 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Pedro Espinha Goalkeeper Portugal 33 2,970 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fredrik Söderström Midfield - Central Midfield Sweden 33 2,952 1 1 2 0 4 0 0.03 0.03 0.06
Fernando Meira Defender - Centre-Back Portugal 30 1,348 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.13 0.00 0.13
Pedro Mendes Midfield - Central Midfield Portugal 12 606 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.15 0.00 0.15
Geraldo Midfield - Attacking Midfield Brazil Portugal 26 467 2 0 2 0 2 0 0.39 0.00 0.39
Vítor Nuno Goalkeeper Portugal 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Flávio Meireles Midfield - Defensive Midfield Portugal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tito Defender - Left-Back Portugal 26 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nandinho Attack - Right Winger Portugal 30 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Lixa Attack - Left Winger Cape Verde Portugal 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about Vitória Guimarães SC

What is Vitória Guimarães SC?

Vitória Guimarães SC is a professional football club based in Portugal, competing in Liga Portugal.

How many players are in Vitória Guimarães SC's squad?

Vitória Guimarães SC currently has 23 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does Vitória Guimarães SC play in?

Vitória Guimarães SC plays in Liga Portugal.