Vitorino Antunes

Vitorino Gabriel Pacheco Antunes (Portuguese pronunciation: [vituˈɾinu ɐ̃ˈtunɨʃ]; born 1 April 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left back for Sporting CP.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Pacheco and the second or paternal family name is Antunes.
Vitorino Antunes
Antunes with Dynamo Kyiv in 2015
Personal information
Full name Vitorino Gabriel Pacheco Antunes
Date of birth (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987
Place of birth Freamunde, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Youth career
1996–2004 Freamunde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Freamunde 44 (0)
2006–2008 Paços Ferreira 25 (3)
2007–2008 → Roma (loan) 5 (0)
2008–2012 Roma 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Lecce (loan) 10 (0)
2010 → Leixões (loan) 11 (0)
2011 → Livorno (loan) 6 (0)
2012 → Panionios (loan) 10 (1)
2012–2013 Paços Ferreira 14 (3)
2013 → Málaga (loan) 11 (1)
2013–2015 Málaga 51 (1)
2015–2018 Dynamo Kyiv 49 (3)
2017–2018 → Getafe (loan) 34 (0)
2018–2020 Getafe 29 (1)
2020– Sporting CP 0 (0)
National team‡
2005–2006 Portugal U19 16 (2)
2006–2007 Portugal U20 8 (3)
2007–2008 Portugal U21 14 (0)
2007– Portugal 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017

He spent most of his career abroad, winning several items of silverware with Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine, and making 125 La Liga appearances for Málaga and Getafe.

Antunes earned 38 caps for Portugal at youth level, and was used sparingly as a senior international for over a decade.

Club career

Early years / Paços

Born in Freamunde, Antunes joined Primeira Liga club F.C. Paços de Ferreira for the 2006–07 season for an undisclosed fee[1] from third division side S.C. Freamunde, where he began his professional career.

At Paços, he was instrumental in the team's first ever qualification to the UEFA Cup, also scoring in a 1–1 home draw against FC Porto.[2]

Roma

After a season of excellent displays, Antunes was linked with moves to Porto, S.L. Benfica, Sporting CP, Atlético Madrid, AJ Auxerre, Aston Villa and R.S.C. Anderlecht.[3] On 29 August 2007, just two days before the close of the transfer window, Italian club A.S. Roma obtained the player on a loan deal for €300,000, with the option to buy him permanently open until 15 April 2008.[4] He signed a 1+3-year-contract for €195,000 in the first season – in gross, bonus excluded – gradually increased to €321,000 in the last year.[4]

Antunes made his official Roma debut on 12 December 2007, during the campaign's UEFA Champions League game against Manchester United.[5] He was chosen as Man of the match in a poll conducted by the former's official website.[6]

On 20 January 2008, Antunes played his first Serie A match, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over Calcio Catania.[7] He also started against the same opponent in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia in April, which ended with another success at the Stadio Olimpico (1–0),[8] but was, however, virtually absent in the league, being barred by Italian internationals Marco Cassetti and Max Tonetto and totalling only 65 minutes of action.[9]

On 2 April 2008, Roma exercised their right to full ownership, paying Paços de Ferreira the sum of €1.2 million whilst the player signed a five-year contract.[10] He was immediately loaned to newly promoted U.S. Lecce in a season-long move, for €200,000.[11]

After appearing rarely for Lecce and not at all for Roma from August to December 2009, Antunes returned to Portugal the following month, being loaned to struggling Leixões S.C. until the end of the campaign,[12][13] which ended in top flight relegation.

On 5 February 2010, the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber ruled Freamunde eligible to receive €45,000 for Solidarity Contribution.[1][14] On 31 January 2011, Antunes was signed by A.S. Livorno Calcio along with teammate Marco D'Alessandro on loan, with Roma paying the player an incentive of €270,000 in order to compensate the wage difference between the two clubs.[15]

Paços return / Málaga

On 28 June 2012, after spending five months loaned to Panionios F.C. in Greece, Antunes was released by Roma and signed a three-year contract with former side Paços de Ferreira, replacing Benfica-bound Luisinho.[16][17] Late into the following winter transfer window, however, he was loaned to Málaga CF as a replacement for Arsenal-bound Nacho Monreal.[18] He made his La Liga debut on 9 February, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against Levante UD,[19] and participated in 15 official games during the season, including four in the Champions League.

On 11 June 2013, Antunes signed a four-year deal with Málaga for a fee of €1.25 million.[20]

Dynamo Kyiv
Antunes playing for Dynamo Kyiv in March 2015

On 2 February 2015, Antunes made a deadline day move to Ukrainian Premier League club FC Dynamo Kyiv for a reported fee of around €6 million, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.[21] He made his debut on the 19th, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss to En Avant de Guingamp for the Europa League where his new team played with nine men for 45 minutes,[22] and scored his first goal on 15 March, helping to a 5–0 home victory over FC Illichivets Mariupol;[23] his second came four days later, as he struck a powerful shot from 30 yards in a 5–2 win against Everton that qualified for the quarter-finals of the Europa League 6–4 on aggregate.[24]

Getafe

On 21 July 2017, Antunes was loaned to Getafe CF for one year with a buyout clause.[25] At the end of the season, it was activated and the player signed a two-year contract.[26]

On 21 May 2019, Antunes was voted into the La Liga Team of the Season.[27] The previous month, however, he had suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee which would sideline him for a lengthy period of time.[28]

Sporting

After his Getafe contract expired, the 33-year-old Antunes returned to Portugal and signed for Sporting on 15 August 2020, ending seven years abroad.[29][30]

International career

Antunes represented Portugal at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, playing all the games in an eventual round-of-16 exit and scoring in a 1–2 group stage loss against Mexico.[31] On 5 June 2007, aged 20, he earned his first cap for the senior team, appearing in a 1–1 draw away against Kuwait after replacing Paulo Ferreira for the last half-hour of the match.[32]

Antunes passed five years and four days between his third cap and his next, in September 2013.[33] On 10 October 2017, he played 22 minutes in the decisive 2–0 home win over Switzerland for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to help the nation top its group,[34] and he scored his first goal on 14 November of that year in a 1–1 friendly draw with the United States;[35] he was then included in a preliminary 35-man squad for the finals in Russia,[36] but did not make the final cut.[37]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 July 2018[38][39]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Freamunde 2004–05 22010———230
2005–06 22020———240
Total 44030———470
Paços Ferreira 2006–07 23210———242
2007–08 200000——20
Total 2521000——262
Roma (loan) 2007–08 5030—10—90
Roma 2009–10 0000—00—00
2010–11 0000—000000
2011–12 0000—00—00
Total 0000—000000
Lecce (loan) 2008–09 10000———100
Leixões (loan) 2009–10 110—10——120
Livorno (loan) 2010–11 60————60
Panionios (loan) 2011–12 101————101
Paços Ferreira 2012–13 1432010——173
Málaga (loan) 2012–13 11100—40—151
Málaga 2013–14 36021———381
2014–15 15110———161
Total 51131———542
Dynamo Kyiv 2014–15 8130—61—172
2015–16 22141—6010332
2016–17 19140—4010281
2017–18 0000—001010
Total 493111—16130795
Getafe (loan) 2017–18 34010———350
Career total 25511242202113030514
  1. Includes the Ukrainian Super Cup

International
As of 14 November 2017[40]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 200710
200820
201340
201410
201510
201620
201721
Total131

International goals
As of 14 November 2017 (Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Antunes goal)
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 November 2017Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal United States1–11–1Friendly[35][40]

Honours

Roma

Dynamo Kyiv

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