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Club career

Early career

Born in Brasília, son of former futsal player Mauro Brasília, Reinier joined the youth academy of

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in 2011. He moved to the Botafogo and Fluminense academies before joining Flamengo.

Flamengo

Reinier made his senior team debut for Flamengo on 31 July 2019 in the second leg of Flamengo's

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tie against Emelec at

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. Flamengo won 2–0 and advanced in the competition on penalty shootouts. He made his league debut against Bahia the following weekend on 4 August. On 9 November 2019, Reinier extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 October 2024 with a release clause set at €35 million.

Real Madrid

On 20 January 2020, Real Madrid CF announced that the club reached an agreement with Flamengo for the transfer of Reinier, who signed a contract until June 2026. He was assigned to their reserves for the rest of the season. The fee was around €30 million. On 7 March 2020, he scored his first goal for the Castilla against Coruxo. On 19 August 2020, Real Madrid announced that Reinier would be loaned to Borussia Dortmund until 30 June 2022. On 27 February 2021, he scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund in a 3–0 home win against

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. In August 2022, he was loaned to Girona on a season-long deal. On 7 September 2022, he scored his first La Liga goal against Real Valladolid.

International career

Reinier was called to the

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to represent Brazil. He started against Ecuador and Venezuela, scoring in both matches. On 7 March 2018, Brazil U17 manager Paulo Victor Gomes called up Reinier for the Montaigu Tournament in France. He captained Brazil for the

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in Peru and started all four group stage matches, scoring three goals. On 2 July 2021, Reinier was named in the Brazil squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Flamengo *

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runner-up:

Borussia Dortmund * DFB-Pokal: 2020–21

International

Brazil U23 *

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