Vinícius Goes
Vinícius Goes Barbosa de Souza (born 15 April 1991), simply known as Vinícius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vinícius Goes Barbosa de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ceará | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paraná | |||
| Coritiba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Paraná | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Coritiba | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Joinville (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Londrina (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Tupi (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2014 | Esportivo | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | Anápolis | 16 | (8) |
| 2014 | Náutico | 40 | (6) |
| 2015 | Fluminense | 20 | (3) |
| 2016 | Atlético Paranaense | 15 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Náutico (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Bahia | 46 | (7) |
| 2019 | Atlético Mineiro | 24 | (2) |
| 2020– | Ceará | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2019 | |||
Club career
Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Vinícius graduated with Paraná in 2010, and made his professional debut on 20 July 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 away loss against Brasiliense.[1] He scored his first professional goal eleven days later, netting the third in a 4–0 home routing of Náutico.[2]
On 30 November Vinícius moved to rivals Coritiba, initially assigned to the under-20s.[3] On 26 May 2012 he made his Série A debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–3 home loss against Botafogo.
Vinícius was subsequently loaned to Joinville,[4] Londrina[5] and Tupi[6] before being released by the club in December 2013.
On 17 February 2014 Vinícius signed for Anápolis, after a brief stint at Esportivo Bento Gonçalves.[7] On 20 March he moved to Série B side Náutico,[8] appearing in 33 matches and scoring five goals.
On 23 December 2014 Vinícius joined Fluminense, after agreeing to a one-year deal.[9] In his top level debut for the club, he scored the winner in a home success against his former club Joinville.[10]
References
- Apático, Paraná perde para o Brasiliense e sai do G4 (Lethargic, Paraná loses to Brasiliense and gets out of G4); Futebol Paranaense, 20 July 2010 (in Portuguese)
- Paraná goleia Náutico e se recupera na Série B (Paraná thrashes Náutico and recovers in Série B); Futebol Paranaense, 31 July 2010 (in Portuguese)
- Ex-Paraná, Vinícius acerta com o Coritiba (Former Paraná player, Vinícius signs with Coritiba); Futebol Paranaense, 30 November 2010 (in Portuguese)
- Coritiba confirma empréstimos do volante Djair e do meia Vinícius ao Joinville (Coritiba confirms loans of defensive midfielder Djair and midfielder Vinícius to Joinville); UOL Esporte, 29 June 2012 (in Portuguese)
- Londrina recebe Dirceu e Vinícius em troca de Arthur para o Coritiba (Londrina received Dirceu and Vinícius in Arthur's exchange to Coritiba); Globo Esporte, 7 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
- Tupi acerta com dois jogadores do Coritiba (Tupi signs with two Coritiba players); Hoje em Dia, 18 February 2013 (in Portuguese)
- Anápolis contrata jogador que atuou no Coritiba e Paraná Clube (Anápolis signs player who represented Coritiba and Paraná Clube) Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine; Futebol Goiano, 17 February 2014 (in Portuguese)
- Náutico anuncia quatro contratações (Náutico announces four signings); NE10, 20 March 2014 (in Portuguese)
- Fluminense anuncia três reforços para a temporada 2015 (Fluminense announces three additions for the 2015 season) Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine; Lance!, 23 December 2014 (in Portuguese)
- Alívio no fim: Vinícius sai do banco e dá vitória ao Flu contra Joinville (Relief in the end: Vinícius leaves the bench and gives victory to Flu against Joinville); Globo Esporte, 9 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
External links
- Vinícius at Soccerway