Pablo Baianinho

Pablo Baianinho
Personal information
Full name Pablo Santos de Alcantara
Date of birth (2003-08-03) 3 August 2003
Place of birth Brotas, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vitória
Number 62
Youth career
2019 Boavista
2020–2023 Jacuipense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Jacuipense 14 (2)
2024 → Vitória (loan) 0 (0)
2024– Vitória 13 (2)
2025 → Guarani (loan) 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026

Pablo Santos de Alcantara (born 3 August 2003), known as Pablo Baianinho or just Pablo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Vitória.

Career

Born in Brotas, São Paulo, Pablo began his career in a football school in Bahia before joining Boavista for their under-17 squad.[1] He moved to Jacuipense before making his first team debut in 2023.

On 6 March 2024, Pablo was loaned to Série A side Vitória.[2] In April, despite not featuring in a single minute for the club, he signed a permanent four-year contract with the club after they bought 50% of his economic rights.[3]

Pablo made his Leão da Barra, and top tier, debut on 20 June 2024, coming on as a late substitute for Raúl Cáceres in a 4–2 home win over Atlético Mineiro.[4]

Career statistics

As of 18 February 2025[5]
Club Season League State league Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jacuipense 2023 Série D 6000———60
2024 008211—1[a]0103
Total 608211—10163
Vitória 2024 Série A 30———0030
2025 003000000030
Total 303000000060
Career total 90112110010223
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References

  1. ↑ "Pablo Baianinho supera frustrações e realiza sonho do avô ao vestir a camisa do Vitória" [Pablo Baiaininho overcomes frustrations and fulfills dream of his grandfather when wearing the shirt of Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jacuipense empresta meia Pablo Baianinho ao Vitória" [Jacuipense loan midfielder Pablo Baianinho to Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Vitória exerce compra de jovem atacante do Jacuipense" [Vitória exercise buyout clause of young Jacuipense forward] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Bahiano. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Vitória se impõe, faz quatro no Atlético-MG e deixa o Z-4 da Série A" [Vitória impose themselves, score four over Atlético-MG and leave the Z-4 of the Série A] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Pablo Baianinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2024.