Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior Brazilian Footballer

Vinícius José Passion Oliveira Junior, mais conhecido como Vinícius Junior ou Vini Jr., é um futebolista brasileiro que atua como Lateral-Direito.

Nascido em: 12 de julho de 2000( 20 anos de idade), São Gonçalo, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Height: 1.76 m

Pais: Vinícius José Passion Oliveira

Number: 18 (Brasil nationwide soccer group / Forward), 20( Real Madrid CF / Forward)

Vinicius Jose Paixao de Oliveira Junior (born 12 July 2000), commonly referred to as Vinicius Junior Armani Jr. (Brazilian Portuguese: [viˈnisjus ˈʒũɲoʁ]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team.

Born in San Gonzalo, Vinicius began his professional career at Flamengo, where he made his debut in 2017 at the age of 16. A few weeks later, Vinicius faced the challenge of moving to Real Madrid, for whom he signed in a nationwide report for the U-18 player a deal worth 191 million reais (forty-five million euros), which took effect after his 18th birthday.

Early career

Vinicius Jr.'s football career began in 2006, while his father took him to work in the Flamengo Department, in the Mutua community, in San Gonzalo, where he lived. His membership file identified him as a left lower back.

Hailing from a poor Afro-Brazilian family, Vinicius moved to live in Abolisan with his uncle Ulysses to reduce the space to Niño do Urubu ("Vulture's Nest"). He began to receive financial assistance from Flamengo, as well as assistance from entrepreneurs.

Between 2007 and 2010, Vinicius attended futsal classes at the Flamengo School in San Gonzalo on Canto do Rio, a famous club located in the center of Niteroi.

In 2009, when Vinicius was 9 years old, he passed the futsal test for Flamengo. The membership claimed his abilities, but given his younger age, he turned into a supplicant to return the following year. However, he decided that he wanted to play football, not futsal, and did not return. In August 2010, Vinicius passed his football tests at Flamengo.

Flamengo

Vinicius Jr. with Flamengo in the 2018 Copa Libertadores

Vinicius made his debut for Flamengo on 13 May 2017 as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 1-1 draw against Atletico Mineiro in the Brazilian Serie A. Two days later, he extended his contract with the club from 2019 to 2022, with a huge salary increase and an increase in the buyout amount from 30 million euros to forty-five million euros. This renewal of the settlement was announced as part of the method of transferring Vinicius to Real Madrid, an agreement reached between 2 golf clubs in Gavea this week, with responsibility for the promotion of the young participant in July 2018.

On 10 August 2017, Vinicius scored the first professional goal of his career in a 5-0 win over Flamengo in the Copa America Round 2 match against Palestino. He scored one goal 30 seconds after being substituted in the 72nd minute. On 19 August 2017, Vinicius scored his first Brazilian goal for Flamengo in a 2-0 win against Atletico Goiannense.

Real Madrid

On 23 May 2017, Spanish club Real Madrid signed an agreement to acquire Vinicius after his 18th birthday on 12 July 2018 (as 18 is the minimum age for a global transfer). He transferred for a reported price of 46 million euros, which was at that time the second-highest sale of a player at a steep price in the history of Brazilian football (behind only Neymar), the largest amount received when using a Brazilian club for a transfer, and the best amount ever paid through membership for a football player under the age of 19. He changed into the first one, who was scheduled to return to Brazil in July 2018.

On July 20, 2018, Madrid officially invited Vinicius to become a member of Real Madrid.

 He was released by the wide 28 squads. He made his debut on 29 September 2018, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in a goalless draw with Atletico Madrid, becoming the first-ever Madrid senior player born in 2000. Vinicius made his first start on 31 October in the Copa del Rey's 4-0 away win over Melilla, making an assist for each of Marco Asensio and Alvaro Odriosola, which Marca recognized as Man of the Match overall. He scored his first goal on 3 November 10 minutes after coming close to a 2-0 win against Real Valladolid. He scored 4 goals between his debut on 29 September 2018 and 7 February 2019. Vinicius joined the Real Madrid group, which went into a transition period, as it happened through three specific managers in his first season. He turned into manager Santiago Solari, who seemed to be the most influential. That was until a torn knee ligament ended his season right now.

On 11 December 2019, he scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League, a 3-1 away win over Brugge in the 2019-20 season. On 1 March 2020, he scored the first goal in Real Madrid's 2-0 El Clasico match against Barcelona. He made 29 appearances during the league season while scoring three goals, as Real Madrid won the 2019-20 La Liga.

On 6 April 2021, Vinicius scored two goals in a 3-1 win over Liverpool in the first leg of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League 1/8 final.

International profession

On 30 October 2015, Vinicius Junior was called up to Brazil through coach Guilherme Dalla Dea for the South American U-15 Championship. Vinicius and Brazil won the under-15 title and he became the 2nd top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals. He became a named participant in the event and persevered with it, which helped him convince Flamengo to sign him at the age of 16.

On 24 June 2016, Vinicius was named the best player against Chile and scored two goals and provided two assists in a 4-2 victory.

In March 2017, Vinicius made his debut in the South American U-17 Championship in Brazil, scoring a goal in a 3-0 win over Peru. Most recently, he scored wishes in a 3-0 win over Ecuador and two wishes in a 3-0 win over Colombia, securing Brazil's place in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, in which Brazil (without Vinicius Junior) could finally finish 0.33.

After leading Brazil to victory in the South American U-17 Championship, Vinicius Junior was named the tournament's best competitor and became the top scorer with seven wishes.

On February 28, 2019, Vinicius became known for the first time as the Brazil national team nationwide for friendly matches against Panama and the Czech Republic. However, he was injured at the same time as playing for Real Madrid, and in March, David Neres was named in his neighborhood. In May 2019, he was eliminated from Brazil's final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa America by manager Tite. He eventually made his debut in the top division on 10 September 2019 as an alternate in the 72nd minute in Brazil's 1-0 defeat to Peru.

Vinicius was named to the Brazil squad for the 2021 Copa America on June 9, 2021.

Playing style

Vinicius Junior with Real Madrid in 2018

Shortly after his arrival at Real Madrid in July 2018, ESPN journalist Dermot Corrigan identified Vinicius as "an energetic left-winger or 2nd striker". El Mundo described him as "A participant who is constantly tormented, balancing on the threshold, on that invisible line between genius and more. The judgment is always hanging over him, the winger is unable to get his feet and toes to pass in unison, however, he does not give up in any way, and this can be superlatively exceptional." A flexible player, despite being usually placed on the left flank, he is able to play anywhere along the front line and is also used in the center or in the center. With explosive acceleration and top-notch pace, agility, balance, technique, ability, dribbling ability, and close control at speed, as well as tremendous energy, physical strength, and cunning on the ball, despite his narrow build, he is recognized for his movement, ability to run defensively, quickly change the trajectory and beat the fighters alone on the same conditions at the same time as the possession of the ball. Is considered a promising young player, he is considered a diminutive, dynamic, wise, hard-working, and agile winger with a low center of gravity, in addition to dazzling passing and knowledge. Moreover, he is known for his eye for the very last ball and his ability to offer assists to teammates.; despite the fact that he is also able to score dreams himself, his capture and goalscoring were cited by experts as areas in need of development. In June 2017, Vinicius was ranked 39th in The Telegraph's list of the world's greatest under-21 players. He was the easiest member playing in South America at the time to appear on the list.

 In November 2018, former Argentina global frontman Jose Luis Calderon credited Vinicius with " the preferred enthusiasm, his ability to create things, the joy and true vibes he conveys, his speed, the fact that he is exceptional, and the truth that he is bold. To sum up, he has a spark that can be used by a team that has been simplified in recent years."

Outside of football

On September 3, 2019, Vinicius posted his first YouTube video on his channel "Vini Jr". He describes his channel as " Football, intimacy, family, everything first-class in a completely unique way-irreverent and fun, like Viney himself. Every week there can be a video and a lot of unique content." It publishes films related to games and football.

On October 8, 2020, he posted brand new documents on his personal Instagram called "Vini For Real". A total of eight episodes were launched, each highlighting the bankruptcy of his lifestyle, starting with how he grew up in the early days of Flamengo, and finally, to the one, he is now in at Real Madrid.