Vítor Emanuel Gonçalves São Bento (born 9 August 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal 2 club Felgueiras 1932.

Vítor São Bento
Personal information
Full name Vítor Emanuel Gonçalves São Bento[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-09) 9 August 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Galegos, Portugal[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Felgueiras 1932
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2008 Santa Maria
2008–2009 Braga
2009–2010 Aves
2010–2011 Varzim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Varzim 1 (0)
2012–2013 Stª Eulália Vizela 6 (0)
2013–2016 Farense 64 (0)
2016–2017 Nacional 2 (0)
2017–2019 Covilhã 40 (0)
2019–2021 Xanthi 12 (0)
2021 Estrela Amadora 5 (0)
2022 Trofense 1 (0)
2022–2023 Covilhã 5 (0)
2023– Felgueiras 1932 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Club career

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Portugal

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Born in Galegos (Santa Maria), Barcelos, São Bento played youth football with four clubs, including local Santa Maria F.C. from ages 9 to 16. His senior debut was made with Varzim SC, in the third division.

São Bento signed with S.C. Farense of the Segunda Liga in 2013. His first match in the competition occurred on 11 May 2014, in a 2–1 away loss against S.C. Beira-Mar[2] which was his only appearance of the season.

In the 2015–16 campaign, São Bento only missed three matches in 46 but the Algarve side finished in 20th position and were relegated.[3] In January 2016, he was voted Best Young Player for the previous month.[4]

On 31 May 2016, São Bento joined C.D. Nacional on a four-year contract.[5] Nearly one year later, as his team had already been relegated, he made his Primeira Liga debut, replacing the habitual starter Adriano Facchini midway through the second half of the 2–2 away draw with Boavista FC.[6]

São Bento returned to the second tier for 2017–18, agreeing to a deal at S.C. Covilhã.[7]

Xanthi

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On 14 June 2019, São Bento moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a contract with Xanthi FC.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Vitor São Bento" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Beira-Mar-Farense, 2–1: Aveirenses fecham época a vencer" [Beira-Mar-Farense, 2–1: Men from Aveiro close season with a win]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Nacional: Vítor São Bento assina por quatro épocas" [Nacional: Vítor São Bento signs for four seasons] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ^ Encarnação, Carlos (7 February 2016). "Vítor São Bento recebe prémio do SJFP" [Vítor São Bento receives PFPU award]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Nacional: Vítor São Bento assina por quatro épocas" [Nacional: Vítor São Bento signs for four seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Nacional empata no Bessa" [Nacional draw at the Bessa] (in Portuguese). C.D. Nacional. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  7. ^ Malaca, Miguel (26 June 2017). "Sp. Covilhã começa nova época" [Sp. Covilhã start new season] (in Portuguese). Rádio Cova da Beira. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  8. ^ Samolis, Dimitris (14 June 2019). Ξάνθη: Ανακοίνωσε τον Πορτογάλο τερματοφύλακα Μπέντο [Xanthi: Portuguese goalkeeper Bento announced] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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