Flávio Medeiros da Silva
Flávio Medeiros da Silva (born 10 February 1996), simply known as Flávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Trabzonspor as a defensive midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Flávio Medeiros da Silva | ||
Date of birth | 10 February 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Trabzonspor | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2012 | Santos | ||
2013 | Palmeiras | ||
2014–2015 | Vitória | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Vitória | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → Ferroviária (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2017 | Boavista II | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Santo André | 11 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Bahia | 53+ | (0) |
2020- | Trabzonspor | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:48, 17 august 2020 (BRT) |
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]
Flávio made his Série A debut on 29 May 2016, replacing Leandro Domingues at half-time in a 1–1 home draw against Atlético Mineiro. On 6 January 2017, he was loaned to Ferroviária until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista.[3]
On 31 August 2017, free agent Flávio moved abroad and joined Primeira Liga side Boavista FC,[4] but only managed to appear 27 minutes for the B-team. On 20 December, he returned to his home country and signed for Santo André.[5]
On 22 March 2018, Flávio moved to Vitória's rivals Bahia, initially assigned to the under-23s.[6]
Personal life
Flávio's twin brother, Fernando, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too was groomed at Santos.[7]
Honours
Individual
- Campeonato Baiano Best newcomer: 2015
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "Ferroviária anuncia volante do Vitória, revelação do Baiano de 2015" [Ferroviária announce Vitória defensive midfielder, newcomer of the 2015 Baiano] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- "Boavista garante médio brasileiro Flávio Medeiros" [Boavista assure Brazilian midfielder Flávio Medeiros] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- "Após passagem pelo futebol português, volante ex-Vitória acerta com o Santo André para 2018" [After stint in Portuguese football, former Vitória defensive midfielder signs with Santo André for 2018] (in Portuguese). Galáticos Online. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- "Pontapé" [Kickstart] (in Portuguese). EC Bahia. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- "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.