Vítor Tormena de Farias (born 4 January 1996) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a

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for Russian Premier League club

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. Formed at

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

where he played only in the

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, he played most of his career in Portugal, making 126 appearances for Braga with whom he won the

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(2020) and Taça de Portugal (2021). He also represented Gil Vicente and Portimonense in the country.

Club career

São Paulo

Born in Marília,

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, Tormena came through the youth system of

. He played nine games for them in the 2016

, debuting on 7 July in a goalless home draw with Red Bull Brasil. On 8 January 2017, Tormena joined

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on loan for the

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campaign. He played only once, in a 3–1 loss at Santos on 30 March.

Gil Vicente

On 27 June 2017, Tormena joined Portuguese

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club Gil Vicente. On 6 August, he made his debut in a 2–1 victory over Porto B. He was sent off on 25 February 2018 in a 2–1 loss at Santa Clara, and scored his first goal on 15 April to open a 1–1 draw at

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, as his team suffered relegation. In September 2018, Tormena was loaned to

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club Portimonense for the season. A regular during his stay on the

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, he scored once away to reigning champions

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on 7 December, though they won 4–1.

Braga

On 13 June 2019, Tormena signed a five-year deal at Braga. He made his debut on 15 August as a 71st-minute substitute for Pablo in a 3–1 win (7–3 aggregate) over

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in the

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third qualifying round – his continental debut. He played only eight other games through the whole season, including the 1–0 win over Porto in the

final on 25 January 2020; he was affected by two injuries, which he described as the first of his career. Tormena scored his first goal on 3 December 2020, opening a 4–2 win at AEK Athens in the

, putting Braga into the last 16. Eleven days later, as a substitute, he netted again in a 7–0 win at Olímpico Montijo in the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal. The following 20 January, he netted the winner in a 2–1 League Cup semi-final win over Benfica, and played in the final loss to Sporting CP. On 14 April 2022, Tormena was sent off just before half time in a Europa League quarter-final second leg away to

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, for a foul on Kemar Roofe;

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converted the penalty as the Scots won 3–1 to overturn Braga's 1–0 win in the first game. He scored his first league goal for the club on 3 September in a home win over local rivals

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, with the last touch of the game in the eighth minute of added time; on 13 November he and Paulo Oliveira were sent off at the end of a 2–1 win at Portimonense. The following 16 February he was again sent off in a European defeat as the team lost 4–0 at home to

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in the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout round play-off; his foul on

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was initially given a yellow card until

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review.

Krasnodar

On 18 August 2023, Russian Premier League club

announced the signing of Tormena on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €3 million.

Career statistics

Honours

Braga * Taça de Portugal:

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: 2019–20

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tormena, Vitor 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Marília Footballers from São Paulo (state) Men's association football defenders Brazilian men's footballers São Paulo FC players Grêmio Novorizontino players Gil Vicente F.C. players Portimonense S.C. players S.C. Braga players FC Krasnodar players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Russian Premier League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia