Born on July 12, 2000 in São Gonçal in Rio de Janeiro, Vinícius José
Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, better known as Vinícius Jr, is a young and
talented Brazilian forward already with an international reputation. Vinícius
Jr arrived at Real Madrid in 2018 with just 18 years, after only 49
appearances for the first team of Flamengo scoring 10 goals and providing
4 assists. Certainly, he didn't have mind-boggling numbers, but with his very
young age, his performances, personality on the pitch, and the way he
sparked in the Maracanã stadium of Rio de Janeiro set off the interest of the
Blancos, buying him for 45 million euros.
Vinícius Jr can play in both wings, with a preference for the left winger
position. The young Brazilian plays most of the time on the left side, where
he always manages to create great difficulties for those who are marking
him. His positioning in the wide-area gives a great purpose for the Real
Madrid attacking scheme, when the Blancos have difficulty finding space on
the right side they can quickly switch play to Vinícius Jr on the other side.
The young footballer has great skill in dribbling and speed, which can be
considered his key strengths for his game. He always manages to jump the
man with great ease, often going down from the left towards the center
giving him the possibility to create space for the shot on goal. By doing so,
not only does he manage to create space for himself to shoot but also
attracts the opposing right-back to follow him and so leaving a large space
for his teammate to make an overlapping run.
Defending against Vinícius Jr is a very difficult task, most defenders when
going on a one-on-one situation try to use their physical strength to
overtake him, but the young Brazilian even without a very strong structural
body, knows how to use his agility and pace to his favor. He is able to use
his body and physique exceptionally to get past players with ease, even
being only 176cm he can take big defenders that hit him trying to stop his
fast runs. Vinícius Jr knows how to stand in-ground, making it hard for
defenders to tackle him.
Something that the young talent can certainly improve, in fact, he has often
been told that he has to shoot more towards the goal, is the realization vein.
In fact, the first two years were not very brilliant from that point of view,
scoring only 14 times. Obviously, the first two years were also characterized
by a couple of injuries, and being such a young player he had a bit of
difficulty in being consistent at Real Madrid.
Today, however, the story is different, the Brazilian talent, in fact, has
between La Liga and the Champions League scored so far 9 goals in 16
total matches, proving that he is ready to take that further step in his young
career. Vinícius Jr is today one of the most important players for the
Merengues, bringing this year the goals that the team needed and also
giving stunning performances on the pitch. Vini, as called by the fans, has
no doubt a bright future in front of him and a chance of becoming a very
valuable player both for the Brazilian national team and for the Blancos.
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Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, better known as Vinícius Jr, is a young and
talented Brazilian forward already with an international reputation. Vinícius
Jr arrived at Real Madrid in 2018 with just 18 years, after only 49
appearances for the first team of Flamengo scoring 10 goals and providing
4 assists. Certainly, he didn't have mind-boggling numbers, but with his very
young age, his performances, personality on the pitch, and the way he
sparked in the Maracanã stadium of Rio de Janeiro set off the interest of the
Blancos, buying him for 45 million euros.
Vinícius Jr can play in both wings, with a preference for the left winger
position. The young Brazilian plays most of the time on the left side, where
he always manages to create great difficulties for those who are marking
him. His positioning in the wide-area gives a great purpose for the Real
Madrid attacking scheme, when the Blancos have difficulty finding space on
the right side they can quickly switch play to Vinícius Jr on the other side.
The young footballer has great skill in dribbling and speed, which can be
considered his key strengths for his game. He always manages to jump the
man with great ease, often going down from the left towards the center
giving him the possibility to create space for the shot on goal. By doing so,
not only does he manage to create space for himself to shoot but also
attracts the opposing right-back to follow him and so leaving a large space
for his teammate to make an overlapping run.
Defending against Vinícius Jr is a very difficult task, most defenders when
going on a one-on-one situation try to use their physical strength to
overtake him, but the young Brazilian even without a very strong structural
body, knows how to use his agility and pace to his favor. He is able to use
his body and physique exceptionally to get past players with ease, even
being only 176cm he can take big defenders that hit him trying to stop his
fast runs. Vinícius Jr knows how to stand in-ground, making it hard for
defenders to tackle him.
Something that the young talent can certainly improve, in fact, he has often
been told that he has to shoot more towards the goal, is the realization vein.
In fact, the first two years were not very brilliant from that point of view,
scoring only 14 times. Obviously, the first two years were also characterized
by a couple of injuries, and being such a young player he had a bit of
difficulty in being consistent at Real Madrid.
Today, however, the story is different, the Brazilian talent, in fact, has
between La Liga and the Champions League scored so far 9 goals in 16
total matches, proving that he is ready to take that further step in his young
career. Vinícius Jr is today one of the most important players for the
Merengues, bringing this year the goals that the team needed and also
giving stunning performances on the pitch. Vini, as called by the fans, has
no doubt a bright future in front of him and a chance of becoming a very
valuable player both for the Brazilian national team and for the Blancos.
Click here for download the full scouting report
Contact us : info@thescoutingapp.com