Vitinha, also known as Vtor Machado Ferreira, is a Portuguese-born professional footballer who competes for both Portugal’s national team and Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. Vitinha was born on February 13, 2000.
As a stand-in for the injured Rben Neves in the 2022 World Cup qualifying play-offs, Vitinha obtained his first call-up to the senior squad on March 21, 2022.
In the play-off final, a 2-0 victory over North Macedonia, he made his senior national team debut eight days later at the site of his club, taking Joao Moutinho’s place in extra time.
He was selected to the final 26-man squad for the tournament after being picked to Portugal’s preliminary 55-man team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Parents and Siblings
Vitinha’s father, Vítor Manuel, was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for numerous teams, notably Faro’s Farense from 1999 to 2001 and his hometown side Desportivo das Aves for a number of years. Ana Maria is his mother and Diogo Silva Ferreira is his brother.
Wife and Children
He is married to Tatiana Torres and they have a daughter named Mafalda Ferreira who was born in 2021.
