São Paulo confirm Artur signing, he reveals ‘butterflies’ for debut | OneFootball

São Paulo have completed the signing of 28-year-old forward Artur, who arrives from Botafogo on a loan deal running until December 31, 2026, with a fixed purchase option.

“I’m very happy because this is a dream come true, and I hope I can live up to all the expectations at this enormous club that is São Paulo. I can’t wait to play at Morumbi. It gives you butterflies to think about meeting the Tricolor fans soon,” celebrated São Paulo’s new signing.

“The signing of Artur came about through a market opportunity in the final stage of the transfer window. He is a player who has stood out at different clubs in Brazilian football, in addition to having international experience. He will certainly contribute a lot to us,” said president Harry Massis Júnior.

“Artur comes in to strengthen us with pace, one-on-one ability and goals. These are characteristics we were looking for and that, added to the qualities we already have in our squad, will be important for the remainder of the season,” said football executive Rui Costa.

Artur, who arrived in the city of São Paulo this Saturday (28), reunited with coach Roger Machado at Tricolor. The two worked together at Palmeiras in 2018 and at Bahia in 2019, when they won the state title together.

CAREER

Born in Fortaleza, Ceará, Artur Victor Guimarães began his journey in Ceará’s youth academy and completed his development at Palmeiras, the club where he made his professional debut at the end of 2016. After a loan spell at Novorizontino, the forward gained prominence while playing for Londrina, where he won the Primeira Liga in 2017, still on loan from Palmeiras.

Artur was coached by Roger Machado upon returning to the São Paulo club in 2018, and later during his loan spell at Bahia in 2019, before being transferred to Red Bull Bragantino.

In Bragança Paulista, where he stayed from 2020 until the beginning of 2023, the player established himself as one of the standout performers in Brazilian football, receiving individual awards such as Campeonato Paulista Player of the Year in 2020 and the Bola de Prata in 2021, and earning a call-up to the Brazilian national team.

Having featured for Brazil’s Under-17, Under-20 and Under-23 teams, Artur was called up by Tite in September 2021 for matches against Argentina and Peru in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. The clásico ended up being suspended and later canceled due to health issues related to the pandemic. In the match against Peru, which Brazil won 2-0, the player remained on the bench as an option.

His strong performances convinced Palmeiras to bring him back in 2023, only to transfer him again at the beginning of 2024, this time to Zenit. After winning three titles in Russian football, the player returned to Brazil to play for Botafogo, where he scored ten goals and provided five assists from January 2025 until the agreement with São Paulo.

ARTUR

Full name: Artur Victor Guimarães

Date of birth: 02/15/1998 (28 years old)

Place of birth: Fortaleza, Ceará

Position: forward

Height: 1.65m

Clubs: Ceará (2015), Palmeiras (2016), Novorizontino (2017), Londrina (2017), Palmeiras (2018), Bahia (2019), Red Bull Bragantino (2020–2023), Palmeiras (2023), Zenit (2024–2025), Botafogo (2025–2026) and São Paulo (2026)

Titles: Brazilian Championship (2016, 2018 and 2023), Primeira Liga (2017), Bahia State Championship (2019), Campeonato Paulista Interior Championship (2020), Russian Championship (2023/2024), Russian Cup (2023/2024) and Russian Super Cup (2024)

Awards: Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year (2020 and 2022), Campeonato Paulista Player of the Year (2020), Interior Player of the Year (2020 and 2022), Best Goal of the Campeonato Paulista (2020) and Bola de Prata (2021).

Brazil national team: has received call-ups to the Under-17, Under-20, Under-23 and senior national teams

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