Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos (born 27 May 2000), known as Abner Vinícius or simply Abner, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a left-back for Lyon.

Career

Ponte Preta

Abner began his career playing at youth level for his hometown club

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. He then had a brief spell at

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, before joining Ponte Preta in 2017. He was promoted to the senior team in 2019 and made his professional debut on 16 March 2019, in a

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match against Guarani in the

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, which Ponte Preta won 3–0. He scored his first professional goal on 25 May 2019, which was Ponte's third in a 4–2

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win over Paraná.

Athletico Paranaense

On 19 July 2019, Abner joined

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on a five-year contract for a club record fee. He made his Série A debut with the club eight days later, coming off the bench in a 2–0 away win over Cruzeiro.

Betis

On 15 January 2023, Abner joined La Liga club Real Betis having agreed a contract until 2029. The transfer fee paid to Athletico Paranaense was reported as under €10 million. He joined as a replacement for Álex Moreno.

Olympique Lyonnais

On 5 July 2024 his purchase by the french club Olympique Lyonnais was made official with whom he signed a five-year contract, the fee is reported to be around 8 million euros. Betis have a 20% sell-on percentage included in the deal.

Career statistics

Honours

Athletico Paranaense *

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Brazil U23 *

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