Victor Hugo
Full name: Victor Hugo Gomes Silva
Country: Brazil
Date of birth: 11/05/2004 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Brazil
Height: —
Youth career: Flamengo
Current club: Flamengo
Squad number: —
Current national team: Brazil U-17
Position: central midfielder, attacking midfielder, second striker
Preferred foot: left
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior 2022
Contract until: 31.12.2025
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Gerson
Strengths:
– passing 
– vision
– creativity
– technique
– ball control
– dribbling
– first touch
– pace 
– athleticism
– finishing
Weaknesses:
No significant weaknesses.
Style of play:
– midfield playmaker/advanced playmaker
– in addition to his technical and playmaking skills, he has a lot of qualities of a raumdeuter
– player with good body mass ratio, physical strength, power, stamina, and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations
– likes to be fielded in a free role as an attacking midfielder, where he is given space to roam the pitch
– creative player with very good technical ability, 1vs1 short-dribbling skills, close ball control, fast direction shifts in possession, and vision to make through passes to the teammates providing dynamism to the team’s last offensive third plays
– able to get out of various different scenarios and often chooses options which are unexpected for the opposition/difference-maker
– player that always tries to find a vertical option in his game, so he is very capable of pushing his team forward to finishing positions
– highly technical and creative player
– likes to dribble
– likes to make quick first touch combinations with his teammates
– creative at his off-the-ball movements, and likes to find the best space to receive the ball with good timings, linking up the team’s midfield and attack
– very strong in 1v1 situations, unpredictable, and very confident of his skills
– displays a natural technique to take fast decisions in tight spaces/press-resistant player
– often makes surging runs into the penalty box
– very good sense of space, timing, instinct, and finishing skills in the penalty area
– possesses very impressive mid–range and long-range shooting skills
– fairly good in the air
Victor Hugo loses his marker with a quick feint and scores with a good finish.
Victor Hugo makes a good off the ball run into the penalty area and scores.
He is best suited to playing as:
Attacking midfielder in 4-2-3-1.
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Achievements:
Campeonato Brasileiro 2021 U-17 winner with Flamengo.
Brazilian Cup U-17 2021 winner with Flamengo.
League summary (as for 7 January 2022):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Victor Hugo is a product of Ninho do Urubu – the famous Flamengo youth academy. In 2021, he was one of the biggest stars of a very successful Fla U-17 team. He is a part of a very interesting new generation of Flamengo teenagers which includes, among others Lázaro, Gabriel Noga, Petterson, Daniel Cabral, Mateusão, Werton, Matheus Gonçalves, Lucas Santos, Dudu, and Matheus França.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European club.
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