Vinicius Balieiro

Vinicius Balieiro Lourenço de Carvalho (born 28 May 1999), known as Vinicius Balieiro or simply Vinicius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a right back.

Vinicius Balieiro
Personal information
Full name Vinicius Balieiro Lourenço de Carvalho
Date of birth (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 17
Youth career
2014 Paulista
2016–2017 Paulista
2017–2018 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Paulista 3 (0)
2019– Santos 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:29, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Vinicius represented Paulista's under-15s in the 2014 season, but had to leave the club at the end of the season. He returned one year later and featured in the 2017 edition of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.[1]

Vinicius made his senior debut on 12 February 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 away loss against Monte Azul.[2] He appeared in two further matches for the main squad before moving to Santos in May; he was assigned to the under-20s.[1]

Vinicius was assigned to the B-team ahead of the 2019 campaign, training regularly with the first team.[3] On 21 July 2020, he was registered for the year's Campeonato Paulista.[4]

Vinicius made his first team – and Série A – debut for Santos on 14 November 2020, starting in a 2–0 home win against Internacional.[5] He made his Copa Libertadores debut ten days later, replacing goalscorer Yeferson Soteldo in a 2–1 away success over LDU Quito.[6]

Personal life

Vinicius is physically likened to former Brazil national team midfielder Paulinho, being known as Paulinho during his stint at Paulista.[1] His younger brother Thiago is also a footballer; a central defender, he also plays for Santos.[7]

Career statistics
As of 27 January 2021[8]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paulista 2017 Paulista A3 —30———30
Santos 2020 Série A 6000003[lower-alpha 1]0—90
Career total 6030003000120
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

References
  1. "Destaque na Copa SP pelo Galinho, volante acerta com Santos para o Estadual sub-20" [Spotlight in the Copa SP for Galinho, defensive midfielder signs with Santos for the under-20 state league] (in Portuguese). Esporte Jundiaí. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Monte Azul 2 x 0 Paulista – Com gols relâmpagos, Azulão vence e entra no G8" [Monte Azul 2–0 Paulista – With goals off the mark, Azulão win and go into the G8] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. "Quem são os três garotos do Santos B que chamaram atenção de Jesualdo" [Who are the three Santos B youngsters who caught the eye of Jesualdo] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. "Santos inscreve mais cinco da base no Campeonato Paulista" [Santos register five more from the youth setup in the Campeonato Paulista] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. "Santos supera desfalques e vence o Inter, que perde a liderança do Brasileirão" [Santos overcome absences and defeat Inter, which lose the leadership of the Brasileirão] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. "Santos supera desfalques, vence LDU na altitude e abre vantagem nas oitavas" [Santos overcome absences, defeat LDU in the altitude and open an advantage in the round of 16] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. "Novidade no Santos, Vinicius Balieiro tem irmão nas categorias de base" [Novelty at Santos, Vinicius Balieiro has a brother in the youth setup] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  8. Vinicius Balieiro at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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