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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Paix\u00e3o and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira. \"J\u00fanior\" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like \"Jr.\" in English.

Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior

Personal information

Full name

\nVin\u00edcius Jos\u00e9 Paix\u00e3o de Oliveira J\u00fanior^[1]

Date of birth

\n12 July 2000 (age 24)^[2]

Place of birth

\nS\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo, Brazil^[2]

Height

\n1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)^[2]

Position(s)

\nForward

Team information

Current team

\nReal Madrid

Number

\n7

Youth career

2006\u20132017

\nFlamengo

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

2017\u20132018

\nFlamengo

\n50

\n(11)

2018

\nReal Madrid B

\n5

\n(4)

2018\u2013

\nReal Madrid

\n194

\n(57)

International career^\u2021

2015\u20132016

\nBrazil U15

\n10

\n(7)

2016\u20132017

\nBrazil U17

\n19

\n(17)

2018\u20132019

\nBrazil U20

\n4

\n(0)

2019\u2013

\nBrazil

\n37

\n(5)

Medal record

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Men's football\n
\n
Representing $\"\"$ Brazil\n
Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
Runner-up	2021 Brazil	\n
South American U-17 Championship\n
Winner	2017 Chile	\n
South American U-15 Championship\n
Winner	2015 Colombia	\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 15 February 2025 (UTC)
\u2021 National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:42, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Vin\u00edcius Jos\u00e9 Paix\u00e3o de Oliveira J\u00fanior (Brazilian Portuguese: [vi\u02c8nisjuz \u0292o\u02c8z\u025b paj\u02c8\u0283\u0250\u0303w\u0303 d\u0292i oli\u02c8vej\u027e\u0250 \u02c8\u0292\u0169\u0272o\u0281]; born 12 July 2000), commonly known as Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior or Vini Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his pace, technique and dribbling ability.^[3]\n

Born in S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo, Vin\u00edcius began his professional career at Flamengo, where he made his senior debut in 2017, at age 16. A few weeks later, Vin\u00edcius was the subject of a transfer to La Liga club Real Madrid, for whom he signed in a \u00a338 million deal, which was a national record for an U-18 player.^[4] The transfer was made effective after his 18th birthday, with Vin\u00edcius debuting for the club in 2018\u201319. Over the following seasons, Vin\u00edcius established himself as a prominent member in Real Madrid's squad, helping the club win two La Liga\u2013Champions League doubles, scoring the winning goal in the 2022 and 2024 finals, being named the tournament's Player of the Season in 2024.^[5]^[6]^[7] Vin\u00edcius was included in the FIFPRO World XI in 2023 and 2024, and was named The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2024.^[8] He also came runner up in the 2024 Ballon d'Or.\n

At his youth stage for Brazil, Vin\u00edcius was a key player in the victory at the 2015 South American U-15 Championship and 2017 South American U-17 Championship, finishing as leading goalscorer in the latter competition. He made his senior debut in 2021 and helped his nation to a runner-up finish at the 2021 Copa Am\u00e9rica, also representing Brazil at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the 2024 Copa Am\u00e9rica in the United States.\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	National cup^[a]\n	Continental\n	Other\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
Flamengo\n	2017\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	25	3	4	0	7^[b]	1	1^[c]	0	37	4\n
2018\n	S\u00e9rie A\n	12	4	2	0	5^[d]	2	13^[e]	4	32	10\n
Total\n	37	7	6	0	12	3	14	4	69	14\n
Real Madrid Castilla\n	2018\u201319\n	Segunda Divisi\u00f3n B\n	5	4	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	5	4\n
Real Madrid\n	2018\u201319\n	La Liga\n	18	2	8	2	3^[f]	0	1^[g]	0	31	4\n
2019\u201320\n	La Liga\n	29	3	3	1	5^[f]	1	1^[h]	0	38	5\n
2020\u201321\n	La Liga\n	35	3	1	0	12^[f]	3	1^[h]	0	49	6\n
2021\u201322\n	La Liga\n	35	17	2	0	13^[f]	4	2^[h]	1	52	22\n
2022\u201323\n	La Liga\n	33	10	5	3	12^[f]	7	5^[i]	3	55	23\n
2023\u201324\n	La Liga\n	26	15	1	0	10^[f]	6	2^[h]	3	39	24\n
2024\u201325\n	La Liga\n	18	8	3	1	7^[f]	7	4^[j]	1	32	17\n
Total\n	194	58	23	7	63	28	16	8	296	101\n
Career total\n	236	69	29	7	74	31	30	12	370	119\n

National team	Year	Apps	Goals\n
Brazil\n	2019	1	0\n
2021	8	0\n
2022	11	2\n
2023	6	1\n
2024	11	2\n
Total	37	5\n

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition\n
1	24 March 2022	Est\u00e1dio do Maracan\u00e3, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12	$\"\"$ Chile	2\u20130	4\u20130	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
2	5 December 2022	Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar	19	$\"\"$ South Korea	1\u20130	4\u20131	2022 FIFA World Cup\n
3	17 June 2023	RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain	22	$\"\"$ Guinea	4\u20131	4\u20131	Friendly\n
4	28 June 2024	Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, United States	32	$\"\"$ Paraguay	1\u20130	4\u20131	2024 Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
5	3\u20130\n

Club career

Early career

Flamengo

Real Madrid

2018\u201321: Development and adaptation to Spain

2021\u201322: Breakthrough, second league title, and UEFA Champions League victory

2022\u201323: Inheritance of the No. 7 shirt and Club World Cup title

2023\u201324: Third La Liga title, Second Champions League trophy, and becoming club talisman

2024\u201325: Best FIFA Men's Player and 100th goal for Real Madrid

International career

2015\u20132019: Success at youth level

2019\u20132022: Senior and World Cup debuts

Style of play and reception

Activism

Anti-racism activism

Public response

Education for all

Outside football

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

References

External links

Vinícius Júnior

Talks

Timelines