Zé Vitor

Zé Vitor arrived at Vitória in 2026 as a midfielder, signed from Portuguesa. Bahia Notícias reported he took the number 88 shirt at his new club, a detail local media flagged when covering the deal.

Before the move, his name had also been linked to Cianorte, though the fuller picture of that spell has not been laid out in detail by the outlets covering him. His path through Brazilian football has largely run through clubs outside the country's top flight, with the switch to Vitória marking a step into a bigger stage in Salvador.

On the pitch, he is described as a volante, the holding midfield role that Brazilian football treats as its own distinct position — set deeper than a conventional midfielder, tasked with screening the defence and starting attacks from behind the ball. Reports on his arrival at Vitória did not go beyond confirming the transfer and his shirt number, leaving the specifics of his game still to be shown to a new set of supporters.