# Abner Vinícius

Abner Vinícius da Silva Santos (born 27 May 2000), known as Abner Vinícius or simply Abner, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Brazil national team.

## Club career
### Ponte Preta

Abner began his career playing at youth level for his hometown club Grêmio Desportivo Prudente. He then had a brief spell at Mogi Mirim, before joining Ponte Preta in 2017. He was promoted to the senior team in 2019 and made his professional debut on 16 March 2019, in a Derby Campineiro match against Guarani in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, which Ponte Preta won 3–0. He scored his first professional goal on 25 May 2019, which was Ponte's third in a 4–2 league win over Paraná.

### Athletico Paranaense

On 19 July 2019, Abner joined Athletico Paranaense on a five-year contract for a club record fee. He made his Série A debut with the club eight days later, coming off the bench in a 2–0 away win over Cruzeiro.

### Betis

On 15 January 2023, Abner joined La Liga club Real Betis having agreed a contract until 2029. The transfer fee paid to Athletico Paranaense was reported as under €10 million. He joined as a replacement for Álex Moreno.

### Olympique Lyonnais

On 5 July 2024 his purchase by the French club Olympique Lyonnais was made official with whom he signed a five-year contract, the fee is reported to be around 8 million euros.
Betis have a 20% sell-on percentage included in the deal.

## International career

In 2021, Abner featured in Brazil Olympic squad for the Tokyo Olympics. He appeared in one game during the tournament as Brazil won the gold medal.
In October 2024, Abner received his first call up to the Brazil national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Chile and Peru. He made his debut on 10 October 2024 against Chile, as a starter.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 13 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State league | State league | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ponte Preta | 2019 | Série B | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Athletico Paranaense | 2019 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Athletico Paranaense | 2020 | Série A | 34 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| Athletico Paranaense | 2021 | Série A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 1 |
| Athletico Paranaense | 2022 | Série A | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Athletico Paranaense | Total | Total | 93 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 5 |
| Betis | 2022–23 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Betis | 2023–24 | La Liga | 23 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Betis | Total | Total | 36 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 |
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 151 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 224 | 8 |
* 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
* ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Athletico Paranaense
* Campeonato Paranaense: 2020
* Copa Sudamericana: 2021
Brazil U23
* Summer Olympics: 2020