Paulo Vinícius Souza dos Santos (born 21 February 1990) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
NB II
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club
Budapesti VSC
Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club-Zugló is a professional football club based in Zugló, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság III.
The club was founded in 1911. Its football section became closed in 2001, but has now reopened ...
and the
Hungary national team.
He was born in Brazil, and became a Hungarian citizen on 10 March 2017 and thus eligible to play internationally for Hungary.
International career
Vinícius was called up to the
Hungary national football team
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, after gaining his Hungarian citizenship in 2017.
Club statistics
References
1990 births
Living people
Hungarian people of Brazilian descent
Footballers from São Paulo
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungary men's international footballers
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
São Paulo FC players
Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players
Fehérvár FC players
APOEL FC players
Levadiakos F.C. players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Cypriot First Division players
Super League Greece players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Naturalized citizens of Hungary
Brazilian emigrants to Hungary
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