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Vitor Hugo

Experienced headAtletico-MG · 35 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameVitor Hugo Franchescoli de Souza
PositionCentre-back
NationalityBrazil
Age35
Date of birth20 May 1991
BirthplaceCuritiba
Height187 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubAtletico-MG
Centre-back
10
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
703
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Atletico-MG.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A6104796.85
CONMEBOL Sudamericana3102707.13
Copa Do Brasil2001856.9
Mineiro - 15000

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Vitor Hugo is a 35-year-old central defender at Atletico-MG, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 0 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 46% of Serie A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.7, ranking 291st of 311 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (47.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hugo.

Judged on this season alone, Hugo graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 63 of the 63 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 6 clean sheets and 3.954 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 29). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 57th of 63 of the 63 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 35 Hugo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent
18.7
Ratingi
57th of 63 centre-backs
28.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.95
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Atletico-MG finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

23
Apps
3.95
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
28
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Defensive volume. 3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 18.7, Hugo carries the 57th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 63. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles28
Interceptions28
Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.