Reinier Jesus Carvalho

Reinier Jesus Carvalho (born 19 January 2002), known as Reinier, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and Brazil national under-23 football team as an attacking midfielder.

Reinier
Personal information
Full name Reinier Jesus Carvalho
Date of birth (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002
Place of birth Brasília, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid Castilla
Number 19
Youth career
2011 Vasco da Gama
2011–2012 Botafogo
2012–2013 Fluminense
2014–2019 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Flamengo 14 (6)
2020– Real Madrid B 3 (2)
National team‡
2017 Brazil U15 2 (2)
2018–2019 Brazil U17 10 (5)
2020– Brazil U23 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2020

Career

Early career

Born in Brasília, son of former futsal player Mauro Brasília, Reinier joined the youth academy of Vasco da Gama in 2011. He moved to the Botafogo and Fluminense academies before joining Flamengo.[1]

Flamengo

Reinier made his senior team debut for Flamengo on 31 July 2019 in the second leg of Flamengo's Copa Libertadores tie against Emelec at Maracanã Stadium. Flamengo won 2–0 and advanced in the competition on penalty shootouts.[2] He made his league debut against Bahia the following weekend on 4 August.[3]

On 9 November 2019, Reinier extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 October 2024 with a release clause set at €35 million.[4][5]

Real Madrid

On 20 January 2020, Real Madrid CF announced that the club reached an agreement with Flamengo for the transfer of Reinier, who signed a contract until June 2026.[6][7] He will play with Real Madrid Castilla for the rest of the season. The fee was around of €35 million.[8] On 7 March 2020, he scored his first goal for the Castilla against Coruxo.[9]

International career

Reinier was called to the 2017 South American U-15 Championship to represent Brazil.[10] He started against Ecuador and Venezuela, scoring in both matches.

On 7 March 2018, Brazil U17 manager Paulo Victor Gomes called up Reinier for the Montaigu Tournament in France.[11] He captained Brazil for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship in Peru and started all four group stage matches, scoring three goals.[12][13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 March 2020[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 2019 Série A 146001[lower-alpha 1]000156
Real Madrid B 2019–20 Segunda División B 32———32
Real Madrid 2019–20 La Liga 0000000000
Career total 178001000188
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.

Honours
Flamengo

References
  1. "O camisa 10 do futuro: conheça Reinier, o meia clássico da base do Flamengo". Globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 31 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. "Flamengo vs Emelec stats". estadisticas.conmebol.com. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. "Com hat-trick de Gilberto, Bahia vence o Flamengo pelo Brasileirão". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  4. "Reinier assina renovação com o Flamengo até 2024 e comemora: "É a realização de um sonho"" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  5. "Em ascensão no Flamengo, Reinier reduziu multa pela metade. Novo valor é de 35 milhões de euros". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  6. "Official Announcement: Reinier". Real Madrid CF. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. "Reinier becomes Real Madrid's latest signing". Real Madrid CF. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  8. "Reinier confirma ida à Espanha, arrisca castelhano, mas evita falar sobre venda ao Real Madrid" [Reinier confirms trip to Spain, takes chances over talking Spanish, but avoids talking about transfer to Real Madrid] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. "Reinier scores first goal as a Madrid player and kisses the badge". BeSoccer. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  10. "Reinier, a classic No. 10 in the same mould as Kaká or Rai". AS.com. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  11. "Com Kaká na lista, seleção sub-17 é convocada para torneio na França". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  12. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - News - Dalla Dea: Reinier is like Rai and Kaka - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  13. "Reinier Jesus: Who is Real Madrid's latest Brazilian starlet?". BBC Sport. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  14. Reinier Jesus Carvalho at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  15. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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