Vinícius Souza
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vinícius de Souza Costa | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
K.V. Mechelen (on loan from Lommel) | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2019 | Flamengo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Flamengo | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Lommel | 18 | (0) |
2021– | → K.V. Mechelen (loan) | 21 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:52, 16 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:17, 26 October 2019 (UTC) |
Vinícius de Souza Costa (born 19 June 1999) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Belgian club K.V. Mechelen on loan from Lommel.
Career[]
Early career[]
Born and raised in Padre Miguel, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Vinícius arrived at Flamengo in 2014 to play in the club's under 15 team approved by coach Zé Ricardo. In the youth team he played alongside Matheus Thuler and Lincoln, future teammates in the professional team.[1]
Flamengo[]
On 19 March 2019 Vinícius debuted on the professional team playing in the final minutes of a Campeonato Carioca 1–1 draw against Vasco da Gama at Maracanã Stadium.
After the transfer of Gustavo Cuéllar to Al-Hilal on August 2019 head coach Jorge Jesus promoted Vinícius to the professional team. The Portuguese coach praised him very much comparing him to his former player Nemanja Matić.[2]
On 10 October 2019 Vinícius played his first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A against Atlético Mineiro at Maracanã Stadium replacing Reinier in the injury time, Flamengo won 3–1.[3]
Lommel[]
On 25 August 2020 Lommel signed Vinícius from Flamengo €2.5m on a transfer fee.[4]
K.V. Mechelen (loan)[]
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Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 30 August 2021.[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Flamengo | 2019 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Lommel | 2020–21 | First Division B | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||
K.V. Mechelen (loan) | 2021–22 | First Division A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
Career total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
- Notes
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Carioca.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Flamengo
- Copa Libertadores: 2019[6]
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2020[7]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2020
- Campeonato Carioca: 2019, 2020
References[]
- ^ "Conheça Vinícius Souza, o volante da base que enche os olhos de Jesus no Flamengo". globoesporte.com. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Jorge Jesus quer transformar Vinicius Souza em 'novo Matic'". goal.com. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Mais uma vítima: Flamengo vence o Galo no Maracanã e aumenta para oito pontos a vantagem na ponta". globoesporte.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Flamengo acerta venda de Vinicius Souza ao Grupo City; clube vai receber R$ 16,3 milhões por 60%". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Vinícius Souza at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazil youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo footballers
- Lommel S.K. players
- K.V. Mechelen players
- Belgian First Division B players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs