Vítor Emanuel Gonçalves São Bento (born 9 August 1992) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for AD Marco 09.

Club career

Portugal

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

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, in the third division. São Bento signed with

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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 which was his only appearance of the season. In the 2015–16 campaign, São Bento only missed three games in 46 but the

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side finished in 20th position and were relegated. In January 2016, he was voted Best Young Player for the previous month. On 31 May 2016, São Bento joined C.D. Nacional on a four-year contract. Nearly one year later, as his team had already been

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, he made his

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debut, replacing the habitual starter Adriano Facchini midway through the second half of the 2–2 away draw with

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

Xanthi

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

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appearance took place on 31 August, in a 2–1 away win over Panetolikos FC; he and his compatriot Fábio Sturgeon were relegated at the end of the season, as the club had been deducted 12 points for joint ownership. São Bento totalled 18 games in his two-year spell in

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Later career

São Bento competed in the Portuguese second division from

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, with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, C.D. Trofense and Covilhã. Subsequently, he returned to the lower leagues.

References

External links

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Portuguese League profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sao Bento, Vitor 1992 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Barcelos, Portugal Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Santa Maria F.C. players Varzim S.C. players S.C. Farense players C.D. Nacional players S.C. Covilhã players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players C.D. Trofense players F.C. Felgueiras (2006) players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Xanthi F.C. players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece