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Vinícius Júnior

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Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese: [viˈnisi.uz ʒoˈzɛ pajˈʃɐ̃w dʒi oliˈvejɾɐ ˈʒuni.oʁ]; born 12 July 2000), commonly known as Vinícius Júnior or Vini Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his pace, technique and dribbling ability. Born in São Gonçalo, Vinícius began his professional career at Flamengo, where he made his senior debut in 2017, at age 16. A few weeks later, Vinícius was the subject of a transfer to La Liga club Real Madrid, for whom he signed in a £38 million deal, which was a national record for an U-18 player. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vinícius Júnior is the 1,037th most popular soccer player (up from 1,226th in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 274th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Vinícius Júnior ranks 1,037 out of 21,273. Before him are Schubert Gambetta, Ángel Labruna, Ron Harris, Georgi Asparuhov, Eraldo Monzeglio, and Tore Keller. After him are Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Alexandre Pato, Mirko Jozić, Mikheil Meskhi, and Kees Rijvers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Vinícius Júnior ranks 2. Before him is Erling Braut Håland. After him are Julián Álvarez, Antony, Ferran Torres, Nouri Abusahmain, Cassady McClincy, Vitinha, Kim Sae-ron, Yuki Amano, Tomoya Suzuki, and Joshua Bassett.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Vinícius Júnior ranks 224 out of 2,236. Before him are Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803), Mário Jardel (1973), Dondinho (1917), Serginho (1971), Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836), and Nilo Peçanha (1867). After him are Alexandre Pato (1989), Manga (1937), Epitácio Pessoa (1865), Domingos da Guia (1912), Glauber Rocha (1939), and Preguinho (1905).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Vinícius Júnior ranks 97. Before him are Waldemar de Brito (1913), Daishiro Yoshimura (1947), Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior (1959), Mário Jardel (1973), Dondinho (1917), and Serginho (1971). After him are Alexandre Pato (1989), Manga (1937), Domingos da Guia (1912), Preguinho (1905), Bigode (1922), and Juliano Belletti (1976).

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