Vinícius Júnior

Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (born 11 Setember 2001), commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr. (Brazilian Portuguese: [viˈnisjus ˈʒũɲoʁ]),^[4] is a moni 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]

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is Paixão and the second is de Oliveira.

Vinícius Júnior

Vinícius Júnior in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior[1]
Date of birth	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	São Gonçalo, Brazil[2]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)	Winger
Team 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	5	(4)
2018–2023	Real Madrid	117	(25)
International career‡
2015–2016	Brazil U15	10	(7)
2016–2017	Brazil U17	19	(17)
2018–2019	Brazil U20	4	(0)
2019–	Brazil	12	(1)
Medal record Representing  Brazil Copa América Runner-up 2021 South American U-15 Championship Winner 2015 South American U-17 Championship Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 8 November 2023^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flamengo	2017	Série A	25	3	4	0	7[b]	1	1[c]	0	37	4
	2018	Série A	12	4	2	0	5[d]	2	13[e]	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	1	8	2	3[f]	0	1[g]	0	31	3
	2019–20	La Liga	29	3	3	1	5[f]	1	1[h]	0	38	5
	2020–21	La Liga	35	3	1	0	12[f]	3	1[h]	0	49	6
	2021–22	La Liga	35	17	2	0	13[f]	4	2[h]	1	52	22
	2022–23	La Liga	33	10	5	3	12[f]	7	5[i]	3	55	23
	2023–24	La Liga	9	2	0	0	3[f]	2	0	0	12	4
	Total		159	36	19	6	49	17	10	4	237	63
Career total			201	47	25	6	61	20	24	8	311	81

1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey
2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance in Primeira Liga
4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
5. Appearances in Campeonato Carioca
6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
7. Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
8. Appearances in Supercopa de España
9. Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and three goals in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 17 October 2023^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2019	1	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	11	2
	2023	5	1
Total		25	3

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Vinícius Júnior

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
2	5 December 2022	Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar	19	South Korea	1–0	4–1	2022 FIFA World Cup
3	17 June 2023	RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain	22	Guinea	4–1	4–1	Friendly

Honours

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 2019–20,^[11] 2021–22^[12]
• Copa del Rey: 2022–23^[13]
• Supercopa de España: 2019–20,^[14] 2021–22^[15]
• UEFA Champions League: 2021–22^[16]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2022^[17]
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2018,^[18] 2022^[19]

Brazil U15

• South American U-15 Championship: 2015^[20]

Brazil U17

• South American U-17 Championship: 2017^[21]
• BRICS U-17 Football Cup: 2016

Individual

• Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior Best Left-Winger: 2017^[22]
• South American U-17 Championship Best Player: 2017^[23]
• La Liga Player of the Month: November 2021^[24]
• UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2021–22,^[25] 2022–23^[26]
• UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season: 2021–22^[27]
• La Liga Team of the Season: 2021–22,^[28] 2022–23^[29]
• FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2022^[30]
• Socrates Award: 2023^[31]