Vinícius da Silva Salles (born 30 October 1982), commonly known as Vinícius da Silva, is a Brazilian footballer.

Club career

Brazil

Vinícius began his professional career in 1998 in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

with

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 ...

-based Comercial Futebol Clube. In 2000, he moved to another São Paulo-based club

Associação Portuguesa de Desportos Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, commonly referred to as Portuguesa or Lusa, is a Brazilian professional Association football, football club based in the district of Pari (district of São Paulo), Pari, São Paulo, that competes in the Ca ...

Greece

He first moved out of Brazil in 2004 to Europe and more accurately to

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

where he signed a one-year contract with

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-based Ethnikos Asteras F.C. In 2005, he again signed a contract with an Athens-based club Akratitos F.C.

Back to Brazil

In 2006, he came back to Brazil and signed a one-year contract with Silva Jardim Futebol Clube.

Saudi Arabia

In 2008, he again made a move out of Brazil and this time to the

Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

and more accurately to

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

where he signed a one-year contract with Najran-based Najran SC.

Kuwait

In 2009, he again moved to a Middle Eastern country and this time to

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

where he signed a one-year contract with Al-Tadamun SC.

Jordan

In 2010, he again moved to a Middle Eastern country and this time to

Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...

where he signed a two-year contract with Shabab Al-Ordon Club.

Bahrain

After a one and a half-year spell with Shabab Al-Ordon Club of Jordan, he moved to

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

where he signed a six-month contract with

Al-Muharraq SC Al-Muharraq Sports Club is a professional association football, football club based in Muharraq, Bahrain. Founded in 1928, it is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in Bahrain. The club has won numerous domestic and regional titl ...

. He helped his club to achieve the runners-up place in the 2012 GCC Champions League.

Oman

In December 2012, he again moved to a Middle Eastern country and this time to

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

where he signed a two-year contract with Saham SC. He helped the club to achieve the runners-up place in the 2012–13 Oman Federation Cup, win the 2013 Oman Professional League Cup and achieve the runners-up place in the 2014 GCC Champions League.

Club career statistics

Honours

Club

*With Al-Muharraq ** GCC Champions League (0): Runner-up

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

*With

Saham Saham () is a coastal town in Al Batinah North Governorate, in northeastern Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land ...

Oman Professional League Cup The Oman Professional League Cup () (known as the ''Mazda Professional Cup'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Oman Federation Cup, is an Omani football competition. The first edition was played in 2007 and was known as the Oman FA ...

(1):

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Runner-up

** GCC Champions League (0): Runner-up

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

References

External links

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Vinícius da Silva Salles - YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Vinicius da 1982 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Najran SC players Shabab Al-Ordon SC players Al-Muharraq SC players Saham Club players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Oman Expatriate men's footballers in Oman Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Saudi Pro League players Men's association football fullbacks A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players Kuwait Premier League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Jordanian Pro League players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players Bahraini Premier League players Al-Tadamon SC (Kuwait) players Oman Professional League players Footballers from Ribeirão Preto 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen