7 Vinícius Júnior
Vinícius Júnior, Attaquant de Brazil, evolue a Real Madrid. 40 selections, 8 buts. Retenu pour le Groupe C du Mondial 2026.
Biographie
Évoluant à Real Madrid, Vinícius Júnior est un attaquant clinique doté d'un instinct de buteur et d'un jeu intelligent, principale menace offensive du Brésil. Compte 40 sélections pour 8 buts. Disputera la Coupe du Monde 2026 avec le Brésil, qui compte 22 participations.
Parcours
Over the following seasons, Vinícius established himself as a prominent member in Real Madrid's squad, helping the club win two La Liga–Champions League doubles, scoring the winning goal in the 2022 final, as well as the second goal in the 2024 final, being named the tournament's Player of the Season in 2024.
He made his senior debut in 2021 and helped his nation to a runner-up finish at the 2021 Copa América, also representing Brazil at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the 2024 Copa América in the United States.
The transfer was made effective after his 18th birthday, with Vinícius debuting for the club in 2018–19.
At his youth stage for Brazil, Vinícius was a key player in the victory at the 2015 South American U-15 Championship and 2017 South American U-17 Championship, finishing as leading goalscorer in the latter competition.
Born in São Gonçalo, Vinícius began his professional career at Flamengo, where he made his senior debut in 2017, at age 16.