Vinícius Júnior
Vinicius Junior, Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, Vini Jr.
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Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese: [viˈni.sjuz ʒoˈzɛ pajˈʃɐ̃w̃ dʒi oliˈvej.ɾɐ ˈʒu.njoʁ]; born 12 July 2000), commonly known as Vinícius Júnior 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. Born in São Gonçalo, Vinícius began his professional career at Flamengo, where he made his senior debut in 2017, at age 16. A few weeks later, Vinícius was the subject of a transfer to La Liga club Real Madrid, for whom he signed in a £38 million deal, which was a national record for a player under 18. The transfer was made effective after his 18th birthday, with Vinícius debuting for the club in 2018–19. Over the following seasons, Vinícius established himself as a prominent member in Real Madrid's squad, helping the club win two La Liga–Champions League doubles, scoring the winning goal in the 2022 final, as well as the second goal in the 2024 final, being named the tournament's Player of the Season in 2024. Vinícius was included in the FIFPRO World XI in 2023 and 2024, and was named The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2024. He also finished runner-up in the 2024 Ballon d'Or voting. At his youth stage for Brazil, Vinícius 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 América, also representing Brazil at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the 2024 Copa América in the United States.
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Japan's World Cup ends, but Zion Suzuki's fingertip save on Vinícius Júnior lives on
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Vinícius Júnior scores 2 goals as Brazil beats Scotland 3-0 to win its World Cup group
Vinícius Júnior silences critics with 2 more goals, giving him 4 in this World Cup for Brazil
Scotland 0-3 Brazil: Vinícius Júnior leaves Tartan Army's World Cup hopes in tatters
FIFA World Cup 2026: Vinícius Júnior scores twice and Neymar comes off the bench as Brazil top Group C
Brazil's Vinícius Júnior scores TWICE before the break against Scotland | 2026 FIFA World Cup
Vinícius Júnior capitalizes on Scotland mistake to give Brazil early lead | 2026 FIFA World Cup™
Vinícius Júnior's offensive spark gets Brazil back on track after lackluster World Cup opener
Real Madrid is facing an internal crisis due to division among players over Vinny Jr.'s leadership.
Vinicius sparks concern with unexpected training behaviour after Valverde–Tchouaméni clash
Vinicius Jr had ‘preliminary agreement’ to join Barcelona before Real Madrid move
Is Vinícius Júnior leaving Real Madrid? Crisis deepens amid training-ground fight and player hospitalisat
Vinicius may leave Real Madrid, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea are looking for him
Referee Reveals How He Handled Vinicius And Prestianni Incident In Champions League
'I made it as clear as I could' - Referee reveals his true feelings about racism surrounding Vinicius Junior and Gianluca Prestiani during Real Madrid vs. Benfica
'I made it as clear as possible' - Referee opens up on managing Vinicius Junior and Gianluca Prestianni racism row during Real Madrid clash against Benfica
New deal or leaving? Vinicius Jr's Real Madrid revival in 2026 amid Kylian Mbappé sideshow
Vinicius Junior transfer: Man City ready to enter race as serious Real Madrid doubts emerge
Gianluca Prestianni: Benfica, Argentina winger to miss World Cup games as FIFA impose worldwide ban after Vinicius Junior abuse
Man City 'serious contenders' to sign Vinicius Junior as Real Madrid set strong contract ultimatum
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