Vágner Love

Vágner Love is a Brazilian footballer, born on 11 June 1984 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Love played as a forward for Sport Recife and Palmeiras. Love scored 407 goals in 912 games for club and country and won 27 trophies, including 11 league titles.

Love's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions892403
Brazil204
Total912407

Goals per game: 0.45.

Love's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 27
  • League titles: 11
  • Domestic cups: 13
  • Other international club trophies: 1
  • Trophies with Brazil: 2
  • Individual awards: 13

Club

  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1 (2003)

CSKA Moscow

  • Russian Premier League: 4 (2005, 2006, 2012–13, 2013–14)
  • Russian Cup: 6 (2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13)
  • Russian Super Cup: 4 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)
  • UEFA Cup: 1 (2004–05)

Shandong Luneng

  • Chinese FA Cup: 1 (2014)

Corinthians

  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1 (2015)
  • Campeonato Paulista: 1 (2019)

Kairat

  • Kazakhstan Premier League: 1 (2020)
  • Kazakhstan Cup: 1 (2021)

Midtjylland

  • Danish Cup: 1 (2021–22)

Sport

  • Campeonato Pernambucano: 1 (2023)

Atlético Goianiense

  • Campeonato Goiano: 1 (2024)

Avaí

  • Campeonato Catarinense: 1 (2025)

Brazil

  • Copa América: 2 (2004, 2007)

Individual

  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série B top scorer: 1 (2003)
  • Pan American Games top scorer: 1 (2003)
  • Campeonato Paulista top scorer: 1 (2004)
  • Russian Premier League top scorer: 1 (2008)
  • Sport-Expresss Russian Footballer of the Year: 1 (2008)
  • Russian Premier League Team of the Year: 2 (2008, 2012–13)
  • UEFA Cup top scorer: 1 (2008–09)
  • Campeonato Carioca top scorer: 1 (2010)
  • Russian Premier League Player of the Month: 2 (2013, 2013)
  • Süper Lig top scorer: 1 (2016–17)
  • Süper Lig Team of the Season: 1 (2016–17)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 2002–2004: Palmeiras, 42 games, 27 goals
  2. 2004–2011: CSKA Moscow, 158 games, 79 goals
  3. 2009: Palmeiras (loan), 12 games, 5 goals
  4. 2010: Flamengo (loan), 5 games, 4 goals
  5. 2012–2013: Flamengo, 36 games, 13 goals
  6. 2013: CSKA Moscow, 11 games, 6 goals
  7. 2013–2015: Shandong Luneng, 31 games, 19 goals
  8. 2015–2016: Corinthians, 31 games, 14 goals
  9. 2016: Monaco, 12 games, 4 goals
  10. 2016–2018: Alanyaspor, 42 games, 33 goals
  11. 2018–2019: Beşiktaş, 18 games, 6 goals
  12. 2019–2020: Corinthians, 28 games, 5 goals
  13. 2020–2021: Kairat, 36 games, 14 goals
  14. 2022: Midtjylland, 9 games, 1 goal
  15. 2022–2023: Sport Recife, 50 games, 18 goals
  16. 2024: Atlético Goianiense, 6 games, 1 goal
  17. 2024–2025: Avaí, 28 games, 3 goals
  18. 2025–2026: Retrô, 10 games, 1 goal

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Club stats as of 24 March 2026.