Vinícius Ferreira de Souza (born 2 December 1988) is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

and former football player who plays for Indian club Delhi Dynamos as an

attacking midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

Career

Born in

Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in São Paulo (state), São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's popul ...

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Vinícius moved to

Fortaleza Fortaleza ( ; ; ) is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 4th largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador, Bahia, Salvador in 2022 census with a population of slightly over 2.4 mi ...

Ceará Ceará (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It is the List of Brazilian states by population, eighth-largest Brazilian State by ...

at early age and was a Ceará SC youth player, but moved on to

footvolley Footvolley ( in Brazil, ''Futevólei'' in Portugal) (first known as pevoley) is a sport that combines aspects of beach volleyball and association football. Similar to Kick Volleyball and Futnet. Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes in ...

in 2008. With the latter sport he was considered one of the best players worldwide, along with his partner Bello, and was crowned champions of more than 30 championships. On 30 September 2015 Vinícius was drafted by

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...

side Delhi Dynamos FC, after being recommended by compatriot

Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), often known as Roberto Carlos and sometimes ''RC3'', is a Brazilian former professional association football, footballer. He has been described as the "most offensive-minded left-back in the ...

. He made his professional debut on 4 October, starting in a 0–2 away loss against

FC Goa Futebol Clube de Goa is an India, Indian professional association football, football club based in Fatorda, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of Football in India, Indian football. The club was established on 2 ...

Personal life

Vinícius is son of the former footballer Catatau.

References

External links

ISL profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinicius 1988 births Living people Footballers from Fortaleza Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Indian Super League players Odisha FC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian footvolley players