Vieirinha facts for kids
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Vieirinha playing for PAOK in 2018
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| Full name | Adelino André Vieira de Freitas | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guimarães, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Full-back, wing-back | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Torcatense | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | Vitória Guimarães | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Porto | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Porto B | 38 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | → Marco (loan) | 13 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Porto | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → Leixões (loan) | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → PAOK (loan) | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | PAOK | 67 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | VfL Wolfsburg | 125 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2025 | PAOK | 133 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 422 | (54) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Portugal U17 | 24 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Portugal U19 | 24 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U20 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Portugal U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Portugal | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (born January 24, 1986), known as Vieirinha, is a Portuguese former professional footballer. He played as a winger or a full-back. He could use both feet well.
Vieirinha spent most of his career playing for PAOK in Greece and Wolfsburg in Germany. With PAOK, he played 343 matches. He helped them win the Greek championship twice (in 2019 and 2024) and three Greek Cups.
He also played for the Portugal national team starting in 2013. He was part of the teams that played in the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016. Portugal won the Euro 2016 tournament. Vieirinha retired from professional football on May 11, 2025.
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Vieirinha's Club Career Highlights
Starting at Porto
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Vieirinha grew up playing football in the youth teams of Vitória de Guimarães. Later, he joined Porto to finish his training.
He played his first official game for Porto on August 11, 2006. This was in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against Vitória de Setúbal. He came into the game as a substitute and scored a goal, helping Porto win 3–0.
Vieirinha was also loaned to Leixões for the 2007–08 season. He helped the team stay in the top league.
Playing for PAOK in Greece
After his loan, Vieirinha joined PAOK in Greece in 2008. He first joined on a loan deal. After playing well, PAOK bought him permanently in July 2009. He signed a contract until 2013.
On November 4, 2010, Vieirinha scored a goal with his head in a 1–0 win against Villarreal. This was during the UEFA Europa League group stage. He was also named the best player in the Greek Super League for that season. His team finished third in the league.
Vieirinha played 126 matches for PAOK in his first period with the club. He scored 28 goals and made 21 assists.
Time with VfL Wolfsburg
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On January 3, 2012, Vieirinha moved to the German team VfL Wolfsburg. He signed a contract until June 2015. He played his first game in the Bundesliga on January 21, 2012.
Vieirinha scored his first goal for Wolfsburg on March 9, 2013. It was a great shot from outside the box in a 5–2 win against SC Freiburg. In September 2013, he got a serious knee injury. This kept him from playing until April of the next year.
Vieirinha played as a right-back when Wolfsburg won their first German Cup in May 2015. They beat Borussia Dortmund 3–1 in the final. On August 1, they also won the German Supercup against Bayern Munich after a penalty shootout.
In December 2015, Vieirinha scored one of the goals as Wolfsburg beat Manchester United 3–2. This win helped Wolfsburg move forward in the UEFA Champions League.
Returning to Greece with PAOK
On August 31, 2017, Vieirinha returned to PAOK. He scored his first goal in his second time with the club on November 20, 2017. It was a penalty kick in a 2–1 home win.
On May 12, 2018, Vieirinha, as captain, scored from a free kick. This helped PAOK win the Greek Football Cup final 2–0 against AEK Athens. He was named the best player of the match.
In April 2019, Vieirinha suffered another serious knee injury. However, he still played in the last league game of the season. This was when PAOK won the Greek championship for the first time since 1985.
On March 5, 2021, Vieirinha, at 35 years old, extended his contract with PAOK. On May 22, he scored a penalty goal in the Greek Cup final. PAOK won 2–1 against Olympiacos.
On February 24, 2022, Vieirinha scored in a 2–1 win against Midtjylland. This helped PAOK reach the round of 16 in the UEFA Europa Conference League. This was the first time in 48 years they reached this stage in Europe. He signed another one-year contract extension in June 2022.
Vieirinha officially retired from professional football on May 11, 2025.
Vieirinha's International Career
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Vieirinha played for all of Portugal's youth national teams. He played for the under-16, under-17, under-19, and under-21 teams. He played 83 games and scored 28 goals for these youth teams.
He made his debut for the main Portugal team on March 22, 2013. This was in a 3–3 draw against Israel. On June 11, 2014, he scored his only goal for Portugal. It was in a 5–1 friendly win against the Republic of Ireland.
Vieirinha was part of Portugal's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He played one game in the tournament. He also played in the successful Euro 2016 campaign. He was the first-choice right-back during the group stage. Portugal went on to win the tournament.
Career Statistics
Club Appearances
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2003–04 | Segunda Divisão | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | Segunda Divisão | 25 | 7 | — | — | — | 25 | 7 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Segunda Divisão | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 11 | — | — | — | 38 | 11 | |||||
| Marco (loan) | 2005–06 | Segunda Liga | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||
| Porto | 2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Leixões (loan) | 2007–08 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| PAOK | 2008–09 | Super League Greece | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 11 | ||
| 2011–12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 22 | 9 | |||
| Total | 83 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 128 | 28 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 125 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 163 | 7 | ||
| PAOK | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | —!!colspan="2"|—!!30!!3 | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | —!!36!!6 | |||||||||||
| 2019–20 | —!!3!!0!!23!!6 | |||||||||||
| 2020–21 | —!!6!!0!!25!!5 | |||||||||||
| 2021–22 | 19!!1!!4!!0!!13!!1!!2!!0!!38!!2 | |||||||||||
| 2022–23 | 10!!0!!6!!0!!1!!0!!5!!0!!22!!0 | |||||||||||
| 2023–24 | 13!!0!!1!!0!!9!!1!!4!!1!!27!!2 | |||||||||||
| 2024–25 | 8!!0!!2!!0!!2!!0!!2!!0!!14!!0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 133 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 215 | 24 | ||
| PAOK total | 216 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 56 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 343 | 52 | ||
| Career total | 422 | 54 | 57 | 8 | 75 | 12 | 42 | 4 | 596 | 78 | ||
International Goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 June 2014 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States |  Republic of Ireland |
4–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
Vieirinha's Football Achievements
Vieirinha won many important titles during his career:
Club Trophies
- Porto
- Primeira Liga: 2006–07
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2006
- Wolfsburg
- DFB-Pokal: 2014–15
- DFL-Supercup: 2015
- PAOK
- Super League Greece: 2018–19, 2023–24
- Greek Football Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
International Trophies
- Portugal
- UEFA European Championship: 2016
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2003
Individual Awards
- Super League Greece Best Foreign Player: 2010–11, 2018–19
- Greek Football Cup Final MVP: 2017–18
- Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2017–18, 2018–19
- PAOK MVP of the Season: 2010–11, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2014–15
See also
In Spanish: Vieirinha para niños
