Former Santos midfielder João Victor Balão joins Uberlândia | OneFootball

Former Santos midfielder João Victor Balão has been unveiled by Uberlândia after a short spell with Capivariano in the Paulistão.

According to Diario Do Peixe, he terminated his Santos contract, which retained a percentage, despite it being due to run until the end of the year.

While still on Santos’ books last season, he spent the first half on loan at Sampaio Corrêa, then joined Botafogo-PB for the run-in.

He scored two goals in 16 outings for Sampaio Corrêa across the state championship, Copa do Nordeste, Copa do Brasil and Série D. He did not play for Botafogo-PB, making the bench for three Série C fixtures.

In 2024 he made six appearances at the Copinha in January, then featured twice at the Equality Cup in Qatar, before being sidelined as he fell out of the club’s plans and later voiced frustrations on social media.

Late in the year Santos entered the Brasileiro de Aspirantes, where he captained the side and scored once in eight games, a platform that helped secure his 2025 loans.

Born in São Luís, Maranhão, he progressed through local football with São Luís and Moto Club, was best player as Under-16 runners-up in the state, received invites from Vasco and spent a week on trial at Flamengo.

Under coach Junior Amorim he supplied a decisive assist that took Moto Club into the 2022 Copa do Brasil, then joined Santos in July 2021, later starring in the 2022 Copinha run and winning the 2022 Paulista Under-20 title.

Source: Diario Do Peixe