Vinícius Souza

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Costa.
Vinícius Souza
Personal information
Full name Vinícius de Souza Costa
Date of birth (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 (age 22)
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)[]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 30 August 2021.[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Carioca.

Honours[]

Clubs[]

Flamengo

References[]

  1. ^ "Conheça Vinícius Souza, o volante da base que enche os olhos de Jesus no Flamengo". globoesporte.com. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Jorge Jesus quer transformar Vinicius Souza em 'novo Matic'". goal.com. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Vinícius Souza at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  7. ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.


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