Flávio Medeiros

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Flávio Medeiros

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Flávio Medeiros da Silva

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|2|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Santos, Brazil

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Al-Taawoun

| clubnumber = 24

| youthyears1 = 2006–2012

| youthclubs1 = Santos

| youthyears2 = 2013

| youthclubs2 = Palmeiras

| youthyears3 = 2014–2015

| youthclubs3 = Vitória

| years1 = 2015–2017

| clubs1 = Vitória

| caps1 = 54

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017

| clubs2 = → Ferroviária (loan)

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017

| clubs3 = Boavista II

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018

| clubs4 = Santo André

| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–2020

| clubs5 = Bahia

| caps5 = 58

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020–2024

| clubs6 = Trabzonspor

| caps6 = 19

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2021–2022

| clubs7 = → Giresunspor (loan)

| caps7 = 35

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2022–2024

| clubs8 = → Al-Taawoun (loan)

| caps8 = 43

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = Al-Taawoun

| caps9 = 11

| goals9 = 0

| club-update = 2 September 2023 (UTC)

}}

Flávio Medeiros da Silva (born 10 February 1996), sometimes known as just Flávio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun.

Career

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Flávio joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2006, aged ten. Released in 2012, he spent a year at Palmeiras before joining Vitória in 2014.

Flávio was promoted to the main squad in January 2015, after impressing during the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. He made his first team debut on 21 February, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 Campeonato Baiano home win against Colo Colo.

Flávio scored his first senior goal on 29 March 2015, netting his team's third in a 4–2 home win against América-RN, for the year's Copa do Nordeste.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ba/futebol/copa-do-nordeste/jogo/29-03-2015/vitoria-america-rn/|title=Vitória goleia no Barradão, elimina América-RN e confirma vaga nas semifinais|trans-title=Vitória thrashes at the Barradão, knocks out América-RN and confirms qualification to the semifinals|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=29 March 2015|accessdate=8 December 2015}} He made his Série B debut on 9 May 2015, starting in a 2–0 home loss against Sampaio Corrêa.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ba/futebol/brasileirao-serie-b/noticia/2015/05/sampaio-correa-ignora-chuva-vence-o-vitoria-e-larga-bem-na-serie-b.html|title=Sampaio Corrêa ignora chuva, vence o Vitória e larga bem na Série B|trans-title=Sampaio Corrêa ignores rain, defeats Vitória and starts well in Série B|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=9 May 2015|accessdate=8 December 2015}}

Flávio made his Série A debut on 29 May 2016, replacing Leandro Domingues at half-time in a 1–1 home draw against Atlético Mineiro. On 6 January 2017, he was loaned to Ferroviária until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/ribeirao-preto-e-regiao/futebol/times/ferroviaria/noticia/2017/01/ferroviaria-anuncia-volante-do-vitoria-revelacao-do-baiano-de-2015.html|title=Ferroviária anuncia volante do Vitória, revelação do Baiano de 2015|trans-title=Ferroviária announce Vitória defensive midfielder, newcomer of the 2015 Baiano|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=6 January 2017|accessdate=21 May 2017}}

On 31 August 2017, free agent Flávio moved abroad and joined Primeira Liga side Boavista FC,{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/lusa/interior/boavista-garante-medio-brasileiro-flavio-medeiros-8741282.html|title=Boavista garante médio brasileiro Flávio Medeiros|trans-title=Boavista assure Brazilian midfielder Flávio Medeiros|publisher=Diário de Notícias|language=pt-BR|date=31 August 2017|accessdate=2 May 2019}} but only managed to appear 27 minutes for the B-team. On 20 December, he returned to his home country and signed for Santo André.{{cite web|url=https://www.galaticosonline.com/noticia/20/12/2017/74564,apos-passagem-pelo-futebol-portugues-volante-ex-vitoria-acerta-com-o-santo-andre-para-2018.html|title=Após passagem pelo futebol português, volante ex-Vitória acerta com o Santo André para 2018|trans-title=After stint in Portuguese football, former Vitória defensive midfielder signs with Santo André for 2018|publisher=Galáticos Online|language=pt-BR|date=20 December 2017|accessdate=2 May 2019}}

On 22 March 2018, Flávio moved to Vitória's rivals Bahia, initially assigned to the under-23s.{{cite web|url=https://www.esporteclubebahia.com.br/pontape-inicial-3/|title=Pontapé|trans-title=Kickstart|publisher=EC Bahia|language=pt-BR|date=22 March 2018|accessdate=2 May 2019}}

On 22 August 2020, he went to Turkish side Trabzonspor.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=22 August 2020|title=Comunicado|trans-title=Press release|url=https://www.esporteclubebahia.com.br/comunicado-108/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=22 August 2020|website=|publisher=Esporte Clube Bahia|language=pt}}

On 22 July 2022, Flávio joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun on a one-year loan from Trabzonspor.{{cite web |title=التعاون يتعاقد مع البرازيلي فلافيو.. ويستعير الناصر من الهلال |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/1962887}} On 12 July 2023, Flávio's loan was renewed for another season.{{cite web |title=بالإعارة.. التعاون يبقي ميديروس موسما إضافيا |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/811812}} On 29 July 2024, Flávio joined Al-Taawoun on a permanent deal.{{cite web |title=التعاون وفلافيو.. عقد جديد "موسم واحد" |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/845528}}

Personal life

Flávio's twin brother, Fernando, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He also played at Santos as a youth.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/santos-e-regiao/noticia/2015/01/gemeos-fernando-medeiros-e-flavio-esperam-reencontro-pela-copinha.html|title=Gêmeos, Fernando e Flávio Medeiros esperam reencontro pela Copinha|trans-title=Twins, Fernando and Flávio Medeiros hope for a reencounter in Copinha|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=8 January 2015|accessdate=5 October 2015}}

Honours

Vitória

Campeonato Baiano: 2016

Bahia

Campeonato Baiano: 2019
Campeonato Baiano: 2020

Trabzonspor

Turkish Super Cup: 2020{{cite news|title= Süper Kupa Trabzonspor'un! (ÖZET) Başakşehir - Trabzonspor maç sonucu: 1-2 |url=https://www.fanatik.com.tr/super-kupa-trabzonsporun-ozet-basaksehir-trabzonspor-mac-sonucu-1-2-2197753|publisher=Fanatik|date=27 January 2021|accessdate=27 January 2021|language=Tr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210127213509/https://www.fanatik.com.tr/super-kupa-trabzonsporun-ozet-basaksehir-trabzonspor-mac-sonucu-1-2-2197753|archive-date=27 January 2021}}

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