Victor Hugo Machado Maia Mesquita (born 8 June 1990), commonly known as Vitinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for São José-SP.
Career Born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Vitinho played for local sides Tupynambás and as a youth, before being a part of the Tupi squad which achieved promotion as champions in the 2011 Série D. In December of that year, he left and moved to Mogi Mirim.
Ahead of the 2013 season, Vitinho signed for Oeste, but returned to Mogi in May of that year. In July 2015, after being separated from the squad, he terminated his link with the latter club, and subsequently agreed to a deal with Botafogo-SP.
On 24 October 2017, Vitinho left Botafogo as his contract was due to expire, and joined Bragantino in December. He moved to Série B side Atlético Goianiense in September 2018, but returned to Braga three months later.
On 27 August 2019, Vitinho agreed to a deal with Paraná also in the second division. He moved to Santo André in December, but returned to his previous club on 17 September.
On 20 January 2021, Vitinho was announced at São Bernardo. Regularly used, he was a key unit of the club in the 2023 Campeonato Paulista, scoring four goals and providing four assists in just nine matches before suffering a knee injury in February, which sidelined him for the remainder of the year.
Upon returning, Vitinho lost space at Bernô before departing the club on 2 December 2025. The following 19 January, he joined São Bento, but only featured in two matches before leaving for São José-SP on 9 July.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTupi2011Série D15320———173Mogi Mirim2012Série D61110———171Oeste2013Série B—40———40Mogi Mirim2013Série C130————130201416171———2322015Série B70110———180Total361181———542Botafogo-SP2015Série D130————1302016Série C0020———20201716070———230Total29090———380Bragantino2018Série C17313120——324Atlético Goianiense2018Série B100————100Bragantino2019Paulista—110———110Red Bull Bragantino2019Série B30————30Paraná2019Série B111————111Santo André2020Paulista—10020——120Paraná2020Série B101————101São Bernardo2021Paulista A2—71——1011722022Série D183112———2952023Série C0094———942024802010——11020252020———110Total28331710—1017011São Bento2026Paulista A2—20———20São José-SP2026Paulista A2————0000Career total165131119500010129123
Honours Tupi Campeonato Brasileiro Série D: 2011
Botafogo-SP Campeonato Brasileiro Série D: 2015
Red Bull Bragantino Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2019
São Bernardo Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2021 Copa Paulista: 2021
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