Carlos Vinícius Alves Morais (born 25 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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. Vinícius was awarded the Bola de Prata for his 18 goals in the

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Career

Early career

Born in

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Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...

, Carlos Vinícius started his football career at the youth ranks of

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in 2009, at the age of 14, as a

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. In 2011 he moved to Santos, but was initially loaned to

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before returning to the club. Released in 2014, he subsequently joined

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

and finished his formation with the club in the following year in strong standing, thanks to

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, who in February 2015, gave Vinícius the opportunity to play centre-forward. One month later, "he was scoring goals and was first choice for the U20s.” Carlos Vinícius moved to Caldense for the 2016 season, but spent the first year without playing. He made his senior debut on 19 March 2017, starting in a 2–0 away loss against

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for the

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. At the club, he was mainly used as a

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. In May 2017, Carlos Vinícius joined Grêmio Anápolis for the second division of the

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. For the side, he only contributed with two appearances as a substitute, being utilized as an

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, but was moved to the

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position for a friendly and scored two goals in that match; he then impressed some Portuguese scouts in the match, which prompted to a move to the country.

Real

On 5 July 2017, Carlos Vinícius was presented at Portuguese

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side

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, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal. He made his debut late in the month, in a 2017–18 Taça da Liga 1–0 win over Belenenses, scoring the only goal. Carlos Vinícius made his league debut on 6 August 2017, scoring a

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in a 4–1 home routing of

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. He ended the season with 20 goals in 39 matches.

Napoli

In January 2018, Carlos Vinícius agreed to a deal with Italian side

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for around €4 million, effective as of 1 July. In July, he was included in the team's pre-season, and scored in a friendly against

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late in the month.

Rio Ave (loan)

After appearing in the pre-season with the club, Carlos Vinícius returned to Portugal after being loaned to

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side

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for one season. He made his top tier debut on 2 September, playing the last 20 minutes in a 2–1 home defeat of

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. Carlos Vinícius scored his first goal in the main category of Portuguese football on 22 September 2018, in a 3–1 away success over Santa Clara; in that match, he also scored an

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. Seven days later, he scored a brace in a 2–1 home win against Boavista. Carlos Vinícius ended his spell at Rio Ave with 14 goals in 20 matches.

Monaco (loan)

On 30 January 2019, Carlos Vinícius joined

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team

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on a six-month loan deal, He made his debut for the club three days later, replacing

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late into a 2–1 home win against

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. Carlos Vinícius scored his first goal in France on 15 March 2019, netting a last-minute winner in a 1–0 away defeat of

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. Mainly used as a backup to Falcao, he helped the club avoid relegation, scoring two goals in 16 matches.

Benfica

On 20 July 2019, Carlos Vinícius signed with Portuguese champions Benfica for a transfer fee of €17 million and five-year contract which includes a

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of €100 million. He scored a goal on his debut for the club, sealing a 5–0 win over

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on 10 August. On 30 November 2019, Carlos Vinícius scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home routing of Marítimo, taking his tally up to 12 goals in 16 matches overall during the season.

Tottenham Hotspur (loan)

On 2 October 2020, English club

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announced the signing of Carlos Vinícius on a season-long loan from Benfica for a €3 million fee. He made his debut for the club on 22 October in a

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3–0 win against Austrian club

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, contributing two assists. He scored his first goals for Tottenham on 26 November in a Europa League match against the Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad, hitting the back of the net twice to win 4–0. On 10 January 2021, Carlos Vinícius scored a first-half

in a 5–0 away win over eighth-tier

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in the third round of the

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. On 21 March 2021, Vinícius scored his first Premier League goal in a 2–0 away win over

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PSV Eindhoven (loan)

On 31 August 2021, Carlos Vinícius joined Dutch club

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on a two-year loan deal with an option to buy.

Fulham

On 1 September 2022, after Vinícius' loan with PSV was cut short, he joined English club

on a three-year contract with a club option to extend for a further year.

Career statistics

Honours

Benfica *

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Tottenham Hotspur *

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runner-up:

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PSV Eindhoven *

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: 2021–22 Individual * Primeira Liga top scorer: 2019–20

References

External links

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