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 Lyon.

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.

Honours
Athletico Paranaense
 * Campeonato Paranaense: 2020
 * Copa Sudamericana: 2021

Brazil U23
 * Summer Olympics: 2020