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Vinícius Araújo
Personal information
Full name Vinícius Vasconcelos Araújo
Date of birth (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth João Monlevade, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Sagan Tosu
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2012 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Cruzeiro 24 (9)
2014–2017 Valencia 6 (0)
2014Standard Liège (loan) 16 (1)
2015–2016Cruzeiro (loan) 15 (3)
2016Sport (loan) 32 (5)
2017Huesca (loan) 22 (4)
2017–2018 Zaragoza 19 (1)
2018–2019 Vasco da Gama 5 (0)
2019Avaí (loan) 15 (1)
2020–2021 Montedio Yamagata 63 (28)
2021–2022 Machida Zelvia 32 (2)
2023 Umm Salal 8 (0)
2023 FC Imabari 13 (0)
2023– Sagan Tosu 11 (1)
International career
2013 Brazil U20 10 (7)
2014 Brazil U21 9 (8)
2014 Brazil Olympic 7 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:12, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Vinícius Vasconcelos Araújo (born 22 February 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer as a forward for J1 League club Sagan Tosu.

Club career

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Cruzeiro

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Born in João Monlevade, Araújo joined local Cruzeiro's academy in 2007, aged 14. He made his Série A on 6 July 2013, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Portuguesa.[1]

Eight days later, Araújo scored his first professional goals, in a 3–0 home win over Náutico.[2] He finished the campaign with 21 appearances and eight goals (16 in the league, 1118 minutes overall), as the Raposa was crowned champions.

Valencia

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On 31 January 2014, La Liga side Valencia CF bought a half of Vinícius Araújo's rights, for 3.5 million.[3] His debut in La Liga came on 2 March 2014, as he replaced Portu in the 70th minute of a 0–1 away loss to Rayo Vallecano.[4]

On 25 August 2014, Araújo was loaned to Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège, in a season-long deal.[5] Sparingly used, he was loaned back to his first club Cruzeiro on 25 June 2015.[6]

After being rarely used in Cruzeiro, Araújo joined Sport also in a temporary deal.[7] Returning to the Che in January 2017, he scored in a Copa del Rey 2–1 loss against Celta de Vigo on the 12th before being loaned out to SD Huesca six days later.[8]

On 1 September 2017, Araújo terminated his contract with the Che.[9]

Zaragoza

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Immediately after terminating his contract, Araújo signed a one-year deal with Real Zaragoza.[10]

Vasco da Gama

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On 3 August 2018 Vinicius was announced for Vasco da Gama.

FC Imabari

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On 5 September 2023, it was announced that Vinicius has signed for FC Imabari of the J3 League. He is given squad number 39.[11]

International career

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Vinícius Araújo was called up for Brazil U20's in May 2013.[12] The following month he was the topscorer of the 2013 Toulon Tournament, and scored Brazil's only goal in the 2013 Valais Youth Cup final against Ghana.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of matches played on 22 September 2024.[13]
Club Season League State League[a] National Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cruzeiro 2013 Série A 16 7 5 1 3 1 24 9
Valencia 2013-14 La Liga 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2014-15 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016-17 La Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0
2017-18 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Standard Liège (loan) 2014-15 Belgian Pro League 10 0 2 0 4[c] 1 16 1
Cruzeiro (loan) 2015 Série A 12 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 14 3
2016 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 1 0
Total 12 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 15 3
Sport (loan) 2016 Série A 16 2 9 2 0 0 1[e] 0 6[f] 1 32 5
Huesca (loan) 2016-17 Segunda División 20 3 0 0 2[g] 1 22 4
Zaragoza 2017-18 Segunda División 16 1 3 0 0 0 19 1
Vasco da Gama 2018 Série A 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2019 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Avaí (loan) 2019 Série A 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
Montedio Yamagata 2020 J2 League 37 14 0 0 37 14
2021 J2 League 26 14 0 0 26 14
Total 63 28 0 0 63 28
Machida Zelvia 2022 J2 League 32 2 1 0 33 2
Umm Salal 2022-23 Qatar Stars League 8 0 2 0 2[h] 0 12 0
Imabari 2023 J3 League 13 0 0 0 13 0
Sagan Tosu 2024 J1 League 18 1 3 3 2[i] 0 23 4
Career total 250 47 14 3 17 5 5 1 13 2 299 58

Honours

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Club

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Cruzeiro

International

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Brazil U20

References

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  1. ^ Em dia histórico para Fábio, Cruzeiro e Portuguesa só empatam no Canindé (In a historical day for Fábio, Cruzeiro and Portuguesa only draw in Canindé) Archived 5 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine; UOL Esporte, 6 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Cruzeiro 3 x 0 Náutico - Foi fácil, só deu Vinícius Araújo no Mineirão Cruzeiro 3–0 Náutico — It was easy, it was just Vinícius Araújo in Mineirão) Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Futebol Interior, 14 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ El Valencia ficha a Vinicius Araujo (Valencia signs Vinicius Araujo) Archived 18 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 31 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Larrivey fulmina el efecto Pizzi" [Larrivey obliterates Pizzi effect] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Comunicado Oficial – Vinícius Araújo" [Official statement – Vinícius Araújo] (in Spanish). Valencia's official website. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Comunicado Oficial – Vinícius Araújo" [Official statement – Vinícius Araújo] (in Spanish). Valencia's official website. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Sport oficializa contratação de Vinícius Araújo, que já pode jogar o clássico" [Sport turn official the signing of Vinícius Araújo, who can already play in derby] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Vinícius Araújo se incorpora a la SD Huesca" [Vinícius Araújo joins SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Official Statement | Vinícius Araújo". Valencia CF. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Acuerdo para el fichaje en propiedad del futbolista Vinícius Araújo" [Agreement for the signing of footballer Vinícius Araújo] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  11. ^ "【トップチーム】ヴィニシウス アラウージョ選手 完全移籍での加入のお知らせ". www.fcimabari.com. FC Imabari. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  12. ^ Feliz com convocação, Vinícius Araújo revela: ‘achei que era brincadeira’ (Happy with call-up, Vinícius Araújo reveals: ‘I thought it was a joke’) Archived 31 January 2014 at archive.today; Globo Esporte, 4 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
  13. ^ Vinícius Araújo at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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