5. João Victor

João Victor, born in Ferraz de Vasconcelos (São Paulo) in 2000, developed as a player at Brazilian club Pato before making the leap to Corinthians and arriving in Spain with Palma Futsal in January 2022.

Before establishing himself at the Balearic club, he had loan spells at Noia and Brazil’s Atlántico, where he won the league title and was named best sweeper of the championship.

In January 2024, João Victor returned to Illes Balears Palma Futsal and won the Champions League in Yerevan, in a final against Barça. In the summer of 2024, he signed with the Catalan club but remained on loan at Palma Futsal for the 2024/25 season, where he won the Champions League once again and was named MVP of the Final Four held in Le Mans.

With Brazil’s senior national team, he was crowned world champion at the 2024 Futsal World Cup held in Uzbekistan.