Vítor Hugo Encarnação Freitas[2] (born 3 March 1996), commonly known as Vítor Barata, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga 2 club Persibo Bojonegoro.
Early in his football career, Barata underwent trials with Portuguese giants Benfica and Sporting CP, with whom he signed in August 2011 at the age of 14.
On 5 November 2014, Barata made his professional debut with Marítimo B in a 2014–15 Segunda Liga match against União Madeira.
[4] In July 2019, Barata signed a two-year contract with Greek Super League 2 side Ergotelis.
[3] On 5 February 2022, Barata joined Polish III liga club Stal Stalowa Wola.