Vinícius Leite

Vinícius Leite
Personal information
Full name Vinícius Leite Silva
Date of birth (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Iporá, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Botafogo-PB
Youth career
Umuarama
2012–2013 Grêmio Barueri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Umuarama 24 (8)
2013 Grêmio Barueri 3 (0)
2013–2014 Grêmio Osasco 5 (0)
2014–2015 Audax Rio 14 (4)
2016 Portuguesa-RJ 1 (0)
2017 Iporá 13 (2)
2017–2018 Vila Nova 30 (2)
2019–2020 Paysandu 52 (9)
2020–2022 Avaí 74 (3)
2022Novorizontino (loan) 8 (0)
2023 Vila Nova 10 (0)
2023–2024 Paysandu 25 (3)
2024– Botafogo-PB 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:40, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Vinícius Leite Silva (born 25 October 1993), known as Vinícius Leite, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo-PB.

Club career

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Born in Iporá, Goiás, Vinícius began his career with local side Umuarama, playing in the third division of the Campeonato Goiano. He moved to Grêmio Barueri in 2012, initially playing for the under-20 side before making his first team debut in the following year.

Vinícius joined Grêmio Osasco for the 2013 Copa Paulista, before subsequently representing Audax Rio, Portuguesa-RJ and Iporá. He impressed with the latter club, and signed a contract with Série B side Vila Nova on 12 April 2017.[1]

On 18 December 2018, Vinícius agreed to a deal with Paysandu for the ensuing campaign.[2] A regular starter, he left the club in November 2020 to join Avaí.[3]

During the 2021 Série B, Vinícius was a regular starter as the club achieved promotion to the Série A.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 13 January 2022[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Umuarama 2010[6] Goiano 3ª Divisão 1 0 1 0
2011[6] 10 3 10 3
2012[6] 13 5 13 5
Total 24 8 24 8
Grêmio Barueri 2013 Paulista A2 3 0 3 0
Grêmio Osasco 2013 Paulista A2 0 0 6[a] 0 6 0
2014 5 0 5 0
Total 5 0 6 0 11 0
Audax Rio 2014[7] Carioca Série B 0 0 6[b] 4 6 4
2015[8] 14 4 14 4
Total 14 4 6 4 20 8
Portuguesa-RJ 2016 Série D 0 0 1 0 1 0
Iporá 2017 Goiano 13 2 13 2
Vila Nova 2017 Série B 4 0 4 0
2018 18 0 8 2 3 0 29 2
Total 22 0 8 2 3 0 33 2
Paysandu 2019 Série C 14 4 11 1 2 0 8[c] 0 35 5
2020 14 2 13 2 2 0 29 4
Total 28 6 24 3 4 0 8 0 64 9
Avaí 2020 Série B 12 1 12 1
2021 37 0 12 2 4 0 53 2
2022 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 49 1 12 2 4 0 65 3
Career total 99 7 104 21 11 0 0 0 20 4 234 32
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours

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Paysandu

Avaí

References

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  1. ^ "Vila Nova acerta com Rodrigo Alves e Vinícius Leite, destaques do Iporá" [Vila Nova sign with Rodrigo Alves and Vinícius Leite, spotlights of Iporá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Atacante do Vila Nova é aposta bicolor para 2019" [Vila Nova forward is a bicolor bet for 2019] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Liberal. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Avaí oficializa contratação do atacante Vinícius Leite" [Avaí turn official the signing of forward Vinícius Leite] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Avaí mantém oito titulares e forma time-base para iniciar a temporada" [Avaí keep eight starters and shape up starting XI to start the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ Vinícius Leite at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Vinícius Leite" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. ^ "GPA AUDAX RIO – CCOPA RIO DE PROFISSIONAIS 2014" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. ^ "GPA AUDAX RIO EC – CCAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE "B" DE PROFISSIONAIS 2015" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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