Vinícius de Souza Costa (born 19 June 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Espanyol, on loan from Lommel.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vinícius de Souza Costa | ||
Date of birth | (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club 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) |
National team‡ | |||
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) |
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]
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]
On 25 August 2020, Lommel signed Vinícius from Flamengo for a fee of €2.5million.[4]
On 1 July 2021, Vinícius joined K.V. Mechelen on a season-long loan.
On 8 July 2022, Vinícius joined Espanyol on a season-long loan.[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Flamengo | 2019 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Lommel | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||
K.V. Mechelen (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
Career total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
RCD Espanyol – current squad | |
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