Vinícius Freitas

Vinícius Freitas
Vinícius Freitas lateral esquerdo brasileiro em ação pelo FC Zurich.
Personal information
Full name Vinícius de Freitas Ribeiro
Date of birth (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Francavilla
Number 31
Youth career
Fluminense
2009–2013 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Cruzeiro 0 (0)
2013–2017 Lazio 2 (0)
2014Padova (loan) 10 (1)
2014–2015Perugia (loan) 15 (0)
2015–2016FC Zürich (loan) 24 (0)
2017–2018 AEK Athens 13 (1)
2018–2020 Chapecoense 17 (0)
2019Botafogo-SP (loan) 9 (0)
2021 Joinville 5 (0)
2022–2023 Ħamrun Spartans 14 (0)
2024– Francavilla 3 (0)
International career
2014 Brazil U21 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Football
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

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 Italian Serie D club Francavilla.

Career

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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FC Zürich[7]

References

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Varese vs Padova 0–3". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Official: Zurich loan Vinicius". football-italia.net. 12 August 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Lugano 0 - 1 Zürich". www.us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Επίσημο: Ανακοινώθηκε από την ΑΕΚ ο Βινίσιους". www.sport24.gr. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  9. ^ Νίκη για την ΑΕΚ στα Χανιά! (in Greek). Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  10. ^ Θέλει Βινίσιους η Λέφσκι Σόφιας! (in Greek). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Chape tem acordo com Vinicius Freitas para renovação por duas temporadas" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Recém apresentado, Vinicius Freitas é relacionado pelo Botafogo-SP para duelo contra o Vila Nova" (in Portuguese). Lance!. 17 May 2019.
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