Vincius Junior joined Real Madrid in 2018 after impressing in Flamengo’s juvenile ranks. In 2013, the Spanish club paid €45 million (R$164 million) in the second-largest transfer in Brazilian football history, behind only Neymar’s €57 million (R$182 million) transfer from Santos to Barcelona.
It started off timidly and he stayed on the bench for the most part. He joined Real Madrid Castilla (the club’s reserve side) for the 2018-2019 season. However, in the current season (2021-2022), he has disproved all doubters and is now considered not just Real’s finest player, but also one of the best in the world.
He has already tied Kaká for the most goals scored by a Brazilian in Real Madrid history (29), and Carlo Ancelotti, the club’s coach, praised him in an interview with the newspaper “As” at the end of last year, saying, “I have never seen someone with the capacity to dribble.” Vincius Junior is already “possibly the finest player in the world,” according to the “Marca,” one of the country’s most recognizable sports papers, which was released in December 2021.
Is all of the attention on the player, however, healthy? Coach Tite said after calling up Vini for the World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay that it is important to be “conservative” with the player at this time in order for him to “develop and progress” in the Brazil shirt as well.
Here, we’ll publish and evaluate all of Real Madrid’s top left winger’s statistics so that you may make your own decision. Is Vincius Junior already one of the best players in the world? Is he the best Brazilian player in Europe? A teammate, Casemiro, recently said that he is among the top three. Take a look at the numbers and think about it
Vinicius Júnior in numbers
According to SofaScore, one of the most well-known websites for football statistics in the world, winger Vincius Junior has the most appearances in Europe’s five main divisions of all Brazilian players (Spanish, English, Italian, French and German).
- 1st in goals: 15;
- 1st in participation in goals: 22;
- 1st in decisive passes: 55;
- 1st in dribbling: 78;
- 1st in marksmanship: 71%;
- 1st in clear odds conversion: 69%;
- 1st in SofaScore rating: 7.48.
Overall numbers for the 2021-2022 season
- Games: 31;
- Goals: 15;
- Assists 10.
Numbers since arriving in 2018
- Games: 149;
- Goals: 29;
- Assists: 33.
Titles won
- 2018 FIFA Club World Cup;
- 2020 Spanish Championship;
- 2020 and 2022 Spanish Super Cup.
Real’s top Brazilian scorers
As previously noted, Kaká and Vincius Junior matched for the most goals scored in a Real Madrid shirt (29), despite the fact that he appeared in more games. See which 10 Brazilians have scored the most goals while wearing the shirt of Europe’s most successful club in the table below.
| Ranking | Player | Games | goals | period |
| 1 | Ronaldo | 177 | 103 | 2002 – 2007 |
| 2 | Roberto Carlos | 527 | 70 | 1996 – 2007 |
| 3 | Marcelo | 538 | 38 | since 2007 |
| 4 | Robinho | 137 | 34 | 2005 – 2008 |
| 5 | Sávio | 160 | 30 | 1998 – 2002 |
| 6 | Casemiro | 317 | 30 | Since 2013 |
| 7 | Kaká | 120 | 29 | 2009 – 2013 |
| 8 | Vinícius Júnior | 149 | 29 | Since 2018 |
| 9 | Júlio Baptista | 77 | 13 | 2005 – 2008 |
| 10 | Rodrygo | 87 | 11 | Since 2019 |
About Real Madrid
Real Madrid, which was formed on March 6, 1902, is one of Spain’s and Europe’s most prominent football teams. FIFA, the world’s largest football regulatory body, declared it the best club of the twentieth century in December 2000, making it one of the most successful and respected organizations in the world.
Real have already won the Supercopa de Espana and is the only team in the Spanish Championship with 53 points after the 23rd of 38 games, six points clear of Sevilla in second place. They’ll also face PSG of France in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League between February 15 and March 9.
