Victor Sá

Victor Sá
Personal information
Full name João Victor Santos Sá
Date of birth (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994
Place of birth São José dos Campos, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Left winger
Team information
Current team
São Paulo
Number 27
Youth career
Primeira Camisa
2012–2013 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Primeira Camisa 7 (0)
2014–2015 Joseense 31 (6)
2015–2017 Kapfenberg 64 (23)
2017–2019 LASK Linz 47 (20)
2019–2021 VfL Wolfsburg 53 (3)
2021–2022 Al Jazira 19 (1)
2022–2024 Botafogo 79 (8)
2024–2026 Krasnodar 59 (9)
2026– São Paulo 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2026

João Victor Santos Sá (born 27 March 1994), known as João Victor or Victor Sá, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left winger for São Paulo.

Club career

Victor Sá failed a doping test in May 2017, testing positive for isometheptene and was eligible to play after receiving a 6-month ban, expiring on 26 November 2017.[1]

After Oliver Glasner was appointed manager of VfL Wolfsburg, Glasner took Victor Sá with him from LASK Linz to the German club for the 2019–20 season. Victor Sá signed a 4-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg on 10 May 2019.[2]

Victor Sá signed for Al Jazira Club in August 2021.[3]

On 22 February 2024, Victor Sá signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Krasnodar until June 2025.[4] On 23 September 2024, his contract with Krasnodar was extended to June 2026.[5]

On 1 July 2026, Victor Sá returned to Brazil and signed a contract with São Paulo until 31 December 2029.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Primeira Camisa 2011 Paulista 2ª Divisão —70————70
Joseense 2014 Paulista A3 —173————173
2015 Paulista A3 —143————143
Total —316————316
Kapfenberger SV 2015–16 2. Liga 299—10———309
2016–17 2. Liga 3514—47———3921
Total 6423—57———6930
LASK 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 207—00—00—207
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 2713—56—2[a]1—3420
Total 4720—56—21—6427
Wolfsburg 2019–20 Bundesliga 322—20—7[a]3—415
2020–21 Bundesliga 211—43—2[a]0—274
Total 533—63—93—689
Al Jazira 2021–22 UAE Pro League 191—0042—3[b]0263
Botafogo 2022 Série A 2720010———282
2023 Série A 33411240—8[c]2—578
2024 Série A 008000—1[d]0—90
Total 60619250—92—9410
Krasnodar 2023–24 Russian Premier League 121—10———131
2024–25 Russian Premier League 253—30——1[e]0293
2025–26 Russian Premier League 225—80——1[e]0315
Total 599—120——20739
Career total 302625783316422065042294
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup and UAE Super Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ Appearance in Copa Libertadores
  5. 1 2 Appearances in Russian Super Cup

Honours

Club

Krasnodar

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Doping: KSV-Profi Joao Victor fasst Sperre aus!" (in German). LigaPortal. 18 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Offiziell: Wolfsburg schlägt bei Joao Victor zu, kicker.de, 10 May 2019
  3. ↑ "Joao Victor departs for Abu Dhabi". 20 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "ВИКТОР СА СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 22 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "«Краснодар» продлил контракт с Виктором Са" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 23 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "São Paulo contrata Victor Sá" [São Paulo signs Victor Sá] (in Portuguese). São Paulo FC. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "«Краснодар» впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!" [Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.