Vinícius Júnior
- This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Paixão and the second is de Oliveira.
Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (born 12 July 2000), commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr. (Brazilian Portuguese: [viˈnisjus ˈʒũɲoʁ]),[4] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. He is considered to be one of the best wingers in the world due to his dribbling skills, pace, and stamina.[5][6][7][8]
Vinícius Júnior in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 July 2000||
Place of birth | São Gonçalo, Brazil[2] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2017 | Flamengo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Flamengo | 50 | (11) |
2018 | Real Madrid B | 5 | (4) |
2018– | Real Madrid | 117 | (25) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Brazil U15 | 10 | (7) |
2016–2017 | Brazil U17 | 19 | (17) |
2018–2019 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
2019– | Brazil | 12 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:33, 20 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:13, 25 March 2022 (UTC) |
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 May 2022[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Flamengo | 2017 | Série A | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 4 |
2018 | Série A | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 2 | 13[d] | 4 | 32 | 10 | |
Total | 37 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 69 | 14 | ||
Real Madrid Castilla | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | |||
Real Madrid | 2018–19 | La Liga | 18 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 31 | 4 |
2019–20 | La Liga | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5[e] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
2020–21 | La Liga | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12[e] | 3 | 1[g] | 0 | 49 | 6 | |
2021–22 | La Liga | 35 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 13[e] | 4 | 2[g] | 1 | 52 | 22 | |
Total | 117 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 170 | 37 | ||
Career total | 159 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 46 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 244 | 55 |
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance in Primeira Liga
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Appearances in Supercopa de España
International
- As of match played 24 March 2022[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 24 March 2022 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 | Chile | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 2019–20,[11] 2021–22[12]
- Supercopa de España: 2019–20,[13] 2021–22[14]
- UEFA Champions League: 2021–22[15]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2018[16]
Brazil U15
Brazil U17
Individual
- Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Best Left-Winger: 2017[19]
- South American U-17 Championship Best Player: 2017[20]
- La Liga Player of the Month: November 2021[21]
Vinícius Júnior Media
Vinícius Jr. in a trophy presentation ceremony at Virgin of Almudena in 2022
Vinicius Jr with Brazil in 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage match against Serbia
Vinícius playing for Real Madrid in 2018
References
- ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 19 de mayo de 2019, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 19 May 2019, in Madrid] (in español). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vini Jr". Real Madrid. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ↑ "Vinicius Jr. – Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid CF.
- ↑ Team, Forvo. "Vinícius Júnior pronunciation: How to pronounce Vinícius Júnior in Portuguese". Forvo.com.
- ↑ Omuya, Kevin (7 March 2022). "Fascinating facts about top ten left wingers in the world 2022". SportsBrief - Sport news. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ Ed McCambridge Contributions from Mark White (11 March 2022). "Ranked! The 10 best left-wingers in the world right now". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ Saha, Rahul (20 May 2022). "Top 10 left-wingers in football right now – Male". SportsKhabri. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ Ajith, Shambhu. "5 best Brazilian forwards in the world right now (2022)". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ↑ Vinícius Júnior at Soccerway
- ↑ Júnior, Vinícius at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Real Madrid win 2019/20 LaLiga Santander. LaLiga. 16 July 2020. https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/real-madrid-win-2019-20-laliga-santander. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ↑ Westwood, James (30 April 2022). "Real Madrid clinch 35th La Liga title with four games to spare after victory over Espanyol". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ↑ "Real Madrid win the Supercopa from the spot". Marca. Spain. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ↑ Mctear, Euan (16 January 2022). Modric and Benzema fire Real Madrid to the Supercopa title. https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2022/01/16/61e481b0ca4741226d8b458c.html. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ↑ Champions League final: Vinícius Júnior scores only goal as Real Madrid deny Liverpool again. Union of European Football Associations. 28 May 2022. https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0275-15415a62aaf0-36d3e17d7404-1000/. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ↑ Rodríguez, José María (22 December 2018) (in es). El Madrid agranda su leyenda. Spain. https://www.marca.com/futbol/mundial-de-clubes/cronica/2018/12/22/5c1e81a2e5fdea02688b4580.html. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ "2015 South American U-15 Championship". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 15 June 2019.
- ↑ "Brasil golea 5–0 a Chile y es campeón del Sudamericano Sub-17" (in español). CONMEBOL. 20 March 2017.
- ↑ "Seleção da Copinha tem Vinícius Júnior e 4 do Timão; Pedrinho é o melhor jogador". Globoesporte.com. 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "Vinicius y un protagonismo estratégico". CONMEBOL.com. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ "Vini Jr. named LaLiga Santander Player of the Month for November". La Liga. 10 December 2021.
Other websites
- Vinícius Júnior at Soccerway
- Vinícius Júnior at BDFutbol
- ESPN profile