Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior is a Brazilian professional footballer. He plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. He signed for Real Madrid in a national record for an U-18 player, R$191 million deal, which was made effective after his 18th birthday.
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Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior is a Brazilian professional footballer. He plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. Vinícius began his professional career at Flamengo, where he made his senior debut in May 2017, at age 16. He signed for Real Madrid in a national record for an U-18 player, R$191 million deal, which was made effective after his 18th birthday. He made his debut on 29 September 2018, coming in as an 87th minute substitute in a goalless draw against Atlético Madrid. He scored his first goal on 3 November 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute against Real Valladolid. On 1 March 2020 he scored the first goal in a 2–0 win against FC Barcelona in El Clásico.
He won the South American U-15 Championship under coach Guilherme Déme Dalla Dé in June 2016. On 30 October 2015, he was called up for Brazil by coach Guillherme Guherme. He was the 2nd-scorer of the tournament with 6 goals, while scoring three goals as Real Madrid won the 2019 La Liga title. He is the first-ever Madrid senior player to be born in 2000, and the first player to have been born in the city of Rio de Janeiro. He has been called up to the Brazil senior squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and is expected to play in the 2014 Confederations Cup as well as the 2014 European Championships.
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