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Vinícius Júnior

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Vinícius Júnior

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Also known as Vinicius Junior, Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, Vini Jr.

Brazilian association football player (born 2000)

OverviewAI-generated

Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, known as Vinícius Júnior, is a Brazilian and Spanish association football player born on July 12, 2000, in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Standing 176 centimeters tall and weighing 73 kilograms, he plays as a wing half, midfielder, or forward. He has been a member of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Real Madrid CF, and the Brazil men's national football team. His professional career began on May 13, 2017.

Vinícius Júnior has participated in La Liga, Segunda División B, and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He has also taken part in the BRICS U-17 Football Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, and UEFA Super Cup. He speaks Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and Portuguese. According to available records, he has played one match with zero total goals in his career.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Film & TV

São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known for

  • En el corazón de la Decimoquinta2026
  • In the heart of la 15 — Self2026
  • Vini Jr. — Self2025
  • Real Madrid: How Could I Not Love You — Self2025
  • En el Corazón de La Decimocuarta — Self2023
  • Real Madrid: Until the End — Self2023

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Real Madrid
Position
Left Wing
Nationality
Brazil

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Spain
Place of birth
São Gonçalo
Occupation
association football player
Languages spoken
Spanish
Religion
Catholicism
Participant in
UEFA Super Cup
Field of work
association football
Sport
association football
Member of team
Brazil men's national football team
Position played
forward
League
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Country for sport
Brazil
Mass
73
Image
Vinicius Jr 2021.jpg
Height
176
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date of birth
2000-07-12
name in native language
Vinícius Júnior
Commons category
Vinícius Júnior
birth name
Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior
start of work period
2017-05-13
number of matches played/races/starts
1
total goals in career
0
ethnic group
African Brazilians
social media followers
2380000
sport number
7
Sources (15)

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:55, 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:59, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior ( Brazilian Portuguese: [viˈni.sjuz ʒoˈzɛ pajˈʃɐ̃w̃ dʒi oliˈvej.ɾɐ ˈʒu.njoʁ]; born 12 July 2000), commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his pace, technique and dribbling ability.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vinícius Júnior” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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