Vinícius Souza

Vinícius Costa (born 19 June 1999) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder for Brazilian Série A club Flamengo.

Vinícius Costa
Personal information
Full name Vinícius Costa
Date of birth (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Flamengo
Number 15
Youth career
2014–2019 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Flamengo 3 (0)
National team‡
2017 Brazil U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:17, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

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 Brazilian Série A against Atlético Mineiro at Maracanã Stadium replacing Reinier in the injury time, Flamengo won 3–1.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 February 2020.[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 2019 Série A 3000001[lower-alpha 1]040
2020 0000004[lower-alpha 1]040
Career total 3000005080
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Carioca.

Honours

Clubs
Flamengo

References
  1. "Conheça Vinícius , 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 costa 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. Vinícius Souza at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. 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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