Vinícius Souza

Vinícius de Souza Costa (born 19 June 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Espanyol, on loan from Lommel.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Costa.
Vinícius Souza
Vinícius with Espanyol in 2022
Personal information
Full name Vinícius de Souza 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)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
(on loan from Lommel)
Number 12
Youth career
2014–2019 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Flamengo 8 (0)
2020– Lommel 18 (0)
2021–2022 → K.V. Mechelen (loan) 32 (2)
2022– → Espanyol (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2017 Brazil U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:45, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ 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 9 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 for a fee of €2.5million.[4]

Mechelen (loan)

On 1 July 2021, Vinícius joined K.V. Mechelen on a season-long loan.

Espanyol (loan)

On 8 July 2022, Vinícius joined Espanyol on a season-long loan.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 August 2021.[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 2019 Série A 3000001[lower-alpha 1]040
2020 0000004[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 3000005080
Lommel 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 18010––190
K.V. Mechelen (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 5100––51
Career total 261100050321
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in 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. "RCD Espanyol - Notícies". www.rcdespanyol.com. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  6. Vinícius Souza at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  7. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  8. 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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