Vinícius Freitas
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| Full name | Vinícius de Freitas Ribeiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ħamrun Spartans | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Fluminense | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Cruzeiro | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Cruzeiro | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Lazio | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Padova (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Perugia (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → FC Zürich (loan) | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | AEK Athens | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Chapecoense | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Botafogo-SP (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Joinville | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Ħamrun Spartans | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Brazil U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Vinícius de Freitas Ribeiro, commonly known as Vinícius Feitas, Vini or simply Vinícius (born 7 March 1993), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for Maltese Premier League side Ħamrun Spartans.
Career
[edit]Born in Rio de Janeiro, Vinícius started his youth career at Fluminense, but moved to Cruzeiro in October 2009. In September 2012 he was promoted to the latter's first team,[1] but failed to make an appearance and was demoted back to the youth squad in January 2013.[2]
On 5 July 2013 Vinícius moved to Serie A side Lazio on a free transfer.[3] After only appearing on the bench for the Biancazzurri, he was loaned to Serie B side Padova until June.[4]
On 15 March 2014 Vinícius made his professional debut, as a substitute in a 3–0 success at Varese.[5]
Then on 28 August, he was again loaned out, this time to Perugia.[6]
During the next campaign, Vinícius spent time on loan at Swiss Super League side Zurich, managing a total of 20 league appearances for the Swiss club, and a further four appearances in the 2015–16 Swiss Cup, as Der Stadtclub won 0–1 away to Lugano in the final of the Schweizer Cup.[7]
AEK Athens
[edit]On 30 January 2017, AEK have agreed terms with Lazio left-back as they start negotiations with Lazio hoping to clinch a deal before the end of the January transfer window. Vinicius's contract runs out at the end of the season and AEK have already agreed terms with the Brazilian left-back.[8] A day later he signed a 2,5 years contract with AEK for an undisclosed fee. On 6 April 2017 he opened the score in a 2–0 away win against Platanias, in which he also received the MVP award.[9] The Brazilian didn't manage to impress coach Manolo Jiménez and eventually left the club, going to Chapecoense in the Brazilian league.[10]
Brazil
[edit]In his first season with Chapecoense, Vinícius struggled to make an impact, competing for a spot with Bruno Pacheco and suffering an injury. He made 13 appearances across all competitions, four of which were in 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[11] In May 2019, having extended his contract with Chapecoense for two years, he signed on loan for Botafogo-SP until the end of the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B season.[12]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- FC Zürich[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Ex-juniores, Mayke e Vinícius Freitas começam a treinar nos profissionais (Former youth players, Mayke and Vinícius Freitas start training with the professionals); Cruzeiro's official website, 4 September 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Promovido ano passado por Roth, lateral Vinícius Freitas retorna à base do Cruzeiro (Promoted last year by Roth, full-back Vinícius Freitas returns to Cruzeiro's youth squad); UOL Esporte, 9 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Revelação do Cruzeiro, lateral Vinícius é aguardado no Lazio para exames (Cruzeiro's pearl, full-back Vinícius is awaited in Lazio for medical examinations); Globo Esporte, 5 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Il brasiliano Vinícius al Padova in prestito dalla Lazio (Brazilian Vinícius to Padova on loan from Lazio) Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine; Padova's official website, 30 January 2014 (in Italian)
- ^ "Varese vs Padova 0–3". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Official: Zurich loan Vinicius". football-italia.net. 12 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Lugano 0 - 1 Zürich". www.us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Επίσημο: Ανακοινώθηκε από την ΑΕΚ ο Βινίσιους". www.sport24.gr. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Νίκη για την ΑΕΚ στα Χανιά! (in Greek). Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ Θέλει Βινίσιους η Λέφσκι Σόφιας! (in Greek). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Chape tem acordo com Vinicius Freitas para renovação por duas temporadas" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Recém apresentado, Vinicius Freitas é relacionado pelo Botafogo-SP para duelo contra o Vila Nova" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 17 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Vinícius Freitas at Soccerway