CHAPTER 1 Honours

Mbappé holding his award for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Best Young Player

Monaco

 Ligue 1: 2016–17[21]
 Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2016–17[192]
Paris Saint-Germain

 Ligue 1: 2017–18,[193] 2018–19,[194] 2019–20[195]
 Coupe de France: 2017–18,[196] 2019–20,[197] 2020–21;[198] runner-up: 2018–19[199]
 Coupe de la Ligue: 2017–18,[200] 2019–20[201]
 Trophée des Champions: 2019,[69] 2020[202]
 UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20[80]
France U19

 UEFA European Under-19 Championship : 2016[203]

France

 FIFA World Cup: 2018[204]

 UEFA Nations League: 2020–21[205]
Individual

 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament : 2016[206]

 UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2018–19,[68] 2020–21[207]
 UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 2016–17,[208] 2017–18,[209] 2018–19[68]
 UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2016–17,[210] 2017–18,[211] 2018–19,[68] 2020–21[212]
  UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: April 2017,[213] March 2018,[214] August 2018,[215] February
2019,[216] February 2021,[217] August 2021[218]
 UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2016–17,[219] 2019–20,[220] 2020–21[221]
 FIFA FIFPro World11: 2018,[222] 2019[223]
 Golden Boy: 2017[224]
 FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award: 2018[225]
 FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018[226]
 Kopa Trophy: 2018[227]
 IFFHS Men's World Team: 2018,[228] 2021[229]
 French Player of the Year: 2018,[230] 2019[231]
 UEFA Team of the Year: 2018[232]
 Ligue 1 Top Goalscorer: 2018–19,[67] 2019–20,[75] 2020–21
 Globe Soccer Best Player of the Year: 2021[233][234]
 Onze de Bronze: 2019[235]
 UEFA Nations League Finals Golden Boot: 2021[131]
Orders

 Knight of the Legion of Honour : 2018[236]

Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (born 12 July 2000), commonly known as Vinícius
Júnior or Vini Jr. (Brazilian Portuguese: [viˈnisjus ˈʒũɲoʁ]),[4] is a Brazilian professional footballer who
plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team.
Born in São Gonçalo, Vinícius began his professional career at Flamengo, where he made his senior
debut in 2017, at age 16. A few weeks later, Vinícius was the subject of a transfer to La
Liga club Real Madrid, for whom he signed for in a national record for an U-18 player, R$191 million
(€45 million) deal, which was made effective after his 18th birthday. [5]

CHAPTER 2 Contents

 1Club career
o 1.1Early career
o 1.2Flamengo
o 1.3Real Madrid
 1.3.12018–21: Development and adaptation to Spain
 1.3.22021–22: First-team breakthrough
 2International career
 3Style of play
 4Career statistics
o 4.1Club
o 4.2International
 5Honours
 6References
 7External links

CHAPTER 3 Club career[edit]

CHAPTER 4 Early career[edit]
Vinícius Junior's football career began in the year 2006, when his father took him to the branch
offices of Flamengo, in the neighborhood of Mutuá, in São Gonçalo where he lived. His club
document described him as a left-back.
Hailing from a poor family, Vinícius went to live in Abolição with his uncle, Ulisses, to shorten the
distance to Ninho do Urubu (the "Vultures' Nest"). He started to receive financial aid from Flamengo
as well as aid from entrepreneurs.[6]
Between 2007 and 2010, Vinícius attended futsal classes at Flamengo's school in São Gonçalo at
the Canto do Rio, a famous club located in the centre of Niterói.
In 2009, when Vinícius was nine, he took a futsal trial for Flamengo. The club noted his potential, but
given his young age, he was asked to come back the following year. However, he decided he
wanted to play football, not futsal, and did not return. In August 2010, Vinícius passed his football
tests at Flamengo.

CHAPTER 5 Flamengo[edit]

Vinícius playing for Flamengo in 2018

Vinícius debuted for Flamengo on 13 May 2017 as an 82nd-minute substitute in a Brazilian Série
A 1–1 draw against Atlético Mineiro.[7][8] Two days later he extended his contract with the club from
2019 until 2022, with a significant salary increase and a buyout clause increase from €30 million to
€45 million.[9] This contract renewal was reported as being part of the transfer process of Vinícius
to Real Madrid, an agreement reached between the two clubs in Gávea that week with an obligation
to sell the young player in July 2018.[10]
On 10 August 2017, Vinícius scored the first professional goal of his career in a Copa
Sudamericana second round leg 2 match against Palestino in a 5–0 win for Flamengo. He scored
one goal, 30 seconds after being substituted on in the 72nd minute. On 19 August, he scored his
first Brazilian Série A goals for Flamengo, in a 2–0 win against Atlético Goianiense.[11][12][13][14][15]

CHAPTER 6 Real Madrid[edit]

On 23 May 2017, Spanish club Real Madrid signed a contract to acquire Vinícius, effective after his
18th birthday on 12 July 2018 (as age 18 is the minimum age for international transfer). [5] He
transferred for a reported fee of €46 million, which was at the time, the second most expensive sale
of a player in the history of Brazilian football (behind only Neymar), the largest amount received by a
Brazilian club for a transfer, and the highest amount ever paid by a club for a footballer under the
age of 19.[16][17] He was originally scheduled to return to Brazil on loan in July 2018. [5]
CHAPTER 7 2018–21: Development and adaptation to Spain[edit]
On 20 July 2018, he was officially presented as a Real Madrid player. [18] He was issued squad
number 28.[19] He made his debut on 29 September, coming in as an 87th minute substitute in a
goalless draw against Atlético Madrid.[20] Vinícius made his first start on 31 October in a 4–0 Copa del
Rey away victory against Melilla,[21] contributing with assists for both Marco Asensio and Álvaro
Odriozola in what Marca recognised as a Man of the Match performance.[19] He scored his first goal
on 3 November, 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 victory against Real Valladolid.
[22]
 He scored four goals between his debut on 29 September and 7 February 2019. [23] On 6 March, he
tore a ligament during a loss to Ajax, which ended his season.[24]
On 11 December 2019, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3–1 away win
over Club Brugge in the 2019–20 season.[25] On 1 March 2020, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 win
for Real in El Clásico against Barcelona.[26] He made 29 appearances during the league season,
while scoring three goals, as Real Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga.[27]
On 6 April 2021, Vinícius scored two goals in a 3–1 win against Liverpool in the first leg of the 2020–
21 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.[28] Real Madrid would advance to the semi-finals where
they lost to eventual champions Chelsea.[29]