Otávio Santos Salvador (born 11 November 1998), simply known as Otávio, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for São José-SP, on loan from Portuguesa Santista.
Career Born in Sousa, Paraíba, Otávio began his career in Sergipe in 2018, with Boca Júnior. In the following year, he helped to win the Campeonato Sergipano Série A2, also scoring the decisive goal in the semi-final.
Ahead of the 2020 season, Otávio signed for Itabaiana, and was sparingly used until rescinding his link on 27 May 2021. He later moved to Retrô, where he also featured rarely and served loan stints at Vera Cruz and Democrata GV. With the latter one, however, he was unable to play due to an injury.
On 30 November 2023, after a short stint at Olímpico, Otávio was announced at Nacional de Patos. He later won the 2024 Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 with Jaguar, before signing for ASA on 17 October of that year.
Otávio represented Falcon and Belo Jardim in the 2025 campaign, before agreeing to a deal with Marília on 10 November of that year. In December, however, he was not in the club's pre-season due to an injury, and later movd to Portuguesa Santista on 19 January 2026, after both clubs agreed on a transfer fee.
On 10 May 2026, after helping the Briosa to win the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, Otávio was loaned to Série D side Piauí. In July, he agreed to a move to Ponte Preta, but the deal fell through due to the club's transfer ban, and he later joined São José-SP for the Copa Paulista on 28 August, also in a temporary deal.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBoca Júnior2018Sergipano—30———302019—60———60Total—90———902019Sergipano Série A2—104———104Itabaiana2020Série D3252———842021—100———100Total32152———184Retrô2021Série D92———1010220223131———62Total12331——10164Vera Cruz (loan)2022Pernambucano Série A2—103———103Democrata GV (loan)2023Série D—00———00Olímpico2023Sergipano Série A2—51———51Nacional de Patos2024Paraibano—71———71Jaguar2024Pernambucano Série A2—121———121ASA2025Série D106010—62142Falcon2025Sergipano————6060Belo Jardim2025Pernambucano Série A2—62———62Portuguesa Santista2026Paulista A3—206———206Piauí (loan)2026Série D61————61São José-SP (loan)2026Paulista A2————0000Career total22710321100013213930
Honours América de Pedrinhas Campeonato Sergipano Série A2: 2019
Jaguar Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2: 2024
Portuguesa Santista Campeonato Paulista Série A3: 2026
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