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Miguel Vítor

Miguel Vítor is a Portuguese-born Israeli footballer who plays as a centre-back and captain for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and has played for the Israel national team.

born 1989Captaining Hapoel Be'er ShevaIsraeli championships in 2017 and 2018Naturalized player for Israel's national team

Born: 30 June 1989, Torres Vedras
Occupation: association football player

Miguel Vítor was born in 1989 in Torres Vedras

Vítor was born on 30 June 1989 in Torres Vedras, in the Lisbon District of Portugal, to a Christian family. He joined the Benfica youth system at 11.

He made his first team debut for Benfica in August 2007 and was loaned to Aves in 2008 and to Leicester City in 2010. Back at Benfica, he was sent to the B team after refusing to renew his contract, and he left in 2013.

He played for PAOK in Greece from 2013 to 2016 as a regular starter. In 2016 he signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, where he became captain and won 3 league titles, 3 State Cups and other trophies.

Vítor played 33 youth matches for Portugal. He became an Israeli citizen on 1 May 2022, a move some in Israel criticized, and debuted for Israel on 2 June 2022 against Iceland.

He is married to Portuguese sports journalist Tânia Ferreira. The family has lived in Israel since 2016 and bought a home in Lehavim.