Vinicius Junior, Age 26
Vinicius Junior is 26 years old in 2026, born on 12 July 2000. Brazil Forward for Brazil.
Vinícius signed for Real Madrid as a 16-year-old and has grown into the winger the club build around. He scored the winner in the 2022 Champions League final, was named The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2024, and finished runner-up for that year's Ballon d'Or.
By the FootballDream editorial team. Facts checked against official records on . How we verify stats
| Matches Played | 5 |
| Goals | 4 |
| Assists | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 |
| Red Cards | 0 |
| Goals / Match | 0.80 |
📖 Player Overview
Vinicius Junior is a Brazil forward who played at the FIFA World Cup 2026 and plays club football for Real Madrid. Born on 12 July 2000, Vinicius is 26 years old. Vinicius has earned 56 caps for Brazil, scoring 14 international goals. At the 2026 World Cup, Vinicius scored 4 goals in 5 appearances. Use FootballDream's free Predictor game to back Vinicius as your Anytime Goalscorer in club matches and earn +100 points if they score.
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- He made his Flamengo debut at 16 in 2017, and weeks later Real Madrid agreed a £38 million deal for him, a record for a player under 18.
- He joined Madrid after his 18th birthday and has won two La Liga and Champions League doubles with them.
- He scored the winning goal in the 2022 Champions League final and the second in the 2024 final, when he was named the competition's Player of the Season.
- He was in the FIFPRO World 11 in 2023 and 2024.
- He finished as the top scorer at the 2017 South American Under-17 Championship, which Brazil won.
- He was born in São Gonçalo and made his senior Brazil debut in 2021.
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