Vinícius Goes Barbosa de Souza (born 15 April 1991), known as Vinícius or just Vina, 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 ...

who plays 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. ...

for Al-Jubail.

Club career

Paraná

Born in

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...

, Paraná, Vina graduated with Paraná in 2010. He made his professional debut on 20 July of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 away loss against Brasiliense. Vina scored his first professional goal on 31 July 2010, netting Paraná's third in a 4–0 home routing of Náutico.

Coritiba

On 30 November 2010, Vina moved to cross-town rivals Coritiba, initially assigned to the under-20s. He made his Série A debut on 26 May 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–3 home loss against

Botafogo Botafogo (local/standard alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a beachfront neighborhood (''bairro'') in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of M ...

Loan deals

Vina was subsequently loaned to

Joinville Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina, in the Southern Brazil, Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitib ...

on 29 June 2012, but returned to Coritiba on 9 August. On 7 January 2013, he moved to

Londrina Londrina (, literally "Little London") is a city located in the north of the state of Paraná (state), Paraná, South Region, Brazil, and is 388 km (241 miles) away from the state capital, Curitiba. It is the second largest city in the state and f ...

also in a temporary deal, but was dismissed in February after an indiscipline problem. On 18 February 2013, Vina was loaned to Tupi. He left ''Coxa'' in November 2013, with his contract expiring in the following month.

Esportivo and Anápolis

Vina joined Esportivo Bento Gonçalves ahead of the 2014 season, but signed for

Anápolis Anápolis ( , ) is a Brazilian city in the state of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 398,869 inhabitants according to the ...

on 17 February of that year. He only played in six matches for each club, before leaving.

Náutico

On 20 March 2014, Vina moved to Série B side Náutico. Mainly a substitute, he featured in 33 league matches and scored five goals as his side avoided relegation, but refused a contract renewal in December.

Fluminense

On 23 December 2014, Vina joined Fluminense after agreeing to a one-year deal. On his top level debut for the club, he scored the winner in a home success against his former club Joinville. Despite becoming a starter, Vina suffered a foot fracture in June 2015 which kept him out for two months. In November, he was separated from the first team squad after failing to agree a contract renewal, and left ''Flu'' in December; he also had altercations with his representative at the time.

Atlético Paranaense

On 18 December 2015, Vina moved to fellow first division side Atlético Paranaense. Initially a starter during the Campeonato Paranaense, he fell down the pecking order before being loaned to Náutico in August.

Loan to Bahia

On 29 May 2017, after spending the first five months of the season separated from Atlético's first team squad, Vinícius joined

Bahia Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mina ...

still in the top tier, signing until December 2018. He was a regular starter at the club, but his spell was mainly linked to a match against rivals Vitória, where he supposedly celebrated a goal in front of Vitória's supporters, which led to a widespread confusion and nine players being sent off from the match, himself included;

Atlético Mineiro

On 11 January 2019, Vina agreed to a two-year deal with Atlético Mineiro. He featured sparingly and ended the campaign as a backup option.

Ceará

Vina moved to

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 ...

on a two-year contract on 9 January 2020. He changed his nicknamed throughout the season, being called Vina and becoming a key unit for the club, and scored a career-best 23 goals overall during the 2020 season. On 17 February 2021, Vina renewed his contract until December 2024. He lost his starting spot under Guto Ferreira during a period of the 2021 campaign, but still ended the season as a starter after regaining his starting spot in August. In 2022, Vina's form decreased, and he ended the season with more bookable offences (16 yellow cards, two ejections) than goals (12). In October of that year, he was fined after receiving two yellow cards (and being sent off) within three minutes in a 1–1 home draw against

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

. Ceará also suffered top tier relegation.

Al-Hazem

On 28 July 2023, Vina joined

Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The SPL is regarded as th ...

club Al-Hazem.

Career statistics

Honours

Coritiba * Campeonato Paranaense:

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 ...

Atlético Paranaense * Campeonato Paranaense:

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Bahia *

Campeonato Baiano The Campeonato Baiano (), also known as the Baianão (), is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Run by the Bahia Football Federation (FBF), it is the second-oldest state football championship o ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Ceará * Copa do Nordeste:

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Grêmio *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vina 1991 births Living people Footballers from Curitiba Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Saudi Pro League players Saudi First Division League players Paraná Clube players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Joinville Esporte Clube players Londrina Esporte Clube players Tupi Football Club players Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves players Anápolis Futebol Clube players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Fluminense FC players Club Athletico Paranaense players Esporte Clube Bahia players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Ceará Sporting Club players Grêmio FBPA players Al-Hazem F.C. players Al-Jubail Club players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen