Vitorino Antunes

Early years and Paços

Born in Freamunde, Antunes joined Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira for the 2006–07 season for an undisclosed fee from third division side Freamunde, where he began his professional career. At Paços, he was instrumental in the team's first ever qualification to the UEFA Cup, also scoring in a 1–1 home draw against Porto.

Roma

After a season of excellent displays, Antunes was linked with moves to Porto, Benfica, Sporting CP, Atlético Madrid, Auxerre, Aston Villa and Anderlecht. On 29 August 2007, just two days before the close of the transfer window, Italian club Roma obtained the player on a loan deal for €300,000, with the option to buy him permanently open until 15 April 2008. He signed a 1+3-year-contract for €195,000 in the first season – in gross, bonus excluded – gradually increased to €321,000 in the last year. Antunes made his official Roma debut on 12 December 2007, during the campaign's UEFA Champions League game against Manchester United. He was chosen as Player of the match in a poll conducted by the former's official website. On 20 January 2008, Antunes played his first Serie A match, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute in a 2–0 home win over Catania. He also started against the same opponent in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia in April, which ended with another victory at the Stadio Olimpico (1–0), but was, however, virtually absent in the league, being barred by Italian internationals Marco Cassetti and Max…

Antunes represented Portugal at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, playing all the games in an eventual round-of-16 exit and scoring in a 1–2 group stage loss against Mexico. On 5 June 2007, aged 20, he earned his first cap for the senior team, appearing in a 1–1 draw away against Kuwait after replacing Paulo Ferreira for the last half-hour of the match. Antunes passed five years and four days between his third cap and his next, in September 2013. On 10 October 2017, he played 22 minutes in the decisive 2–0 home win over Switzerland for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to help the nation top its group, and he scored his first goal on 14 November of that year in a 1–1 friendly draw with the United States. He was then included in a preliminary 35-man squad for the finals in Russia, but did not make the final cut.

Club

As of 3 July 2018

International

Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Antunes goal.

Roma

Coppa Italia: 2007–08 Dynamo Kyiv

Ukrainian Premier League: 2014–15, 2015–16 Ukrainian Cup: 2014–15 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2016 Sporting CP

Primeira Liga: 2020–21 Taça da Liga: 2020–21 Individual

Liga Portugal 2 Goal of the Month: August 2023