Career
Born in Monte Alto, São Paulo, Vitor started his career at Monte Azul"s youth setup before moving to Bahia in 2011. In 2013 he joined Botafogo-SP, initially assigned to the under-20s. On 20 November, after being the club"s top goalscorer in the year"s Copa Paulista, he extended his contract until 2017.
Vitor scored his first professional goal on 5 April 2015, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over São Paulo.
On 26 May he joined Santos on loan until the end of the year, and was initially assigned to the club"s under-23 squad. Vitor made his Série A debut on 17 September 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–0 home routing over Atlético Mineiro.
He scored his first goal in the category on 6 December, netting his team"s fourth in a 5–1 home routing of Atlético Paranaense.