Vina (footballer)

Vinícius
Personal information
Full name	Vinícius Goes Barbosa de Souza
Date of birth	15 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ceará
Number	29
Youth career
	Paraná
	Coritiba
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010	Paraná
2010–2013	Coritiba
2012	→ Joinville (loan)
2013	→ Londrina (loan)
2013	→ Tupi (loan)
2014	Esportivo
2014	Anápolis
2014	Náutico
2015	Fluminense
2016	Atlético Paranaense
2016	→ Náutico (loan)
2017–2018	Bahia
2019	Atlético Mineiro
2020–	Ceará
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2019

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.

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

[1] 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)

[2] Paraná goleia Náutico e se recupera na Série B (Paraná thrashes Náutico and recovers in Série B); Futebol Paranaense, 31 July 2010 (in Portuguese)

[3] Ex-Paraná, Vinícius acerta com o Coritiba (Former Paraná player, Vinícius signs with Coritiba); Futebol Paranaense, 30 November 2010 (in Portuguese)

[4] 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)

[5] 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)

[6] Tupi acerta com dois jogadores do Coritiba (Tupi signs with two Coritiba players); Hoje em Dia, 18 February 2013 (in Portuguese)

[7] 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)

[8] Náutico anuncia quatro contratações (Náutico announces four signings); NE10, 20 March 2014 (in Portuguese)

[9] 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)

[10] 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)

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