Vinícius Araújo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vasconcelos and the second or paternal family name is Araújo.

Vinícius Araújo

Personal information
Full name	Vinícius Vasconcelos Araújo
Date of birth	(1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	João Monlevade, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sagan Tosu
Number	11
Youth career
2007–2012	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Cruzeiro	24	(9)
2014–2017	Valencia	6	(0)
2014	→ Standard Liège (loan)	16	(1)
2015–2016	→ Cruzeiro (loan)	15	(3)
2016	→ Sport (loan)	32	(5)
2017	→ Huesca (loan)	22	(4)
2017–2018	Zaragoza	19	(1)
2018–2019	Vasco da Gama	5	(0)
2019	→ Avaí (loan)	15	(1)
2020–2021	Montedio Yamagata	63	(28)
2021–2022	Machida Zelvia	32	(2)
2023	Umm Salal	8	(0)
2023	FC Imabari	13	(0)
2023–	Sagan Tosu	11	(1)
International career
2013	Brazil U20	10	(7)
2014	Brazil U21	9	(8)
2014	Brazil Olympic	7	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:12, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Vinícius Vasconcelos Araújo (born 22 February 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Sagan Tosu.

Club career

Cruzeiro

Born in João Monlevade, Araújo joined local Cruzeiro's academy in 2007, aged 14. He made his Série A on 6 July 2013, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Portuguesa.[1]

Eight days later, Araújo scored his first professional goals, in a 3–0 home win over Náutico.[2] He finished the campaign with 21 appearances and eight goals (16 in the league, 1118 minutes overall), as the Raposa was crowned champions.

Valencia

On 31 January 2014, La Liga side Valencia CF bought a half of Vinícius Araújo's rights, for €3.5 million.[3] His debut in La Liga came on 2 March 2014, as he replaced Portu in the 70th minute of a 0–1 away loss to Rayo Vallecano.[4]

On 25 August 2014, Araújo was loaned to Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège, in a season-long deal.[5] Sparingly used, he was loaned back to his first club Cruzeiro on 25 June 2015.[6]

After being rarely used in Cruzeiro, Araújo joined Sport also in a temporary deal.[7] Returning to the Che in January 2017, he scored in a Copa del Rey 2–1 loss against Celta de Vigo on the 12th before being loaned out to SD Huesca six days later.[8]

On 1 September 2017, Araújo terminated his contract with the Che.[9]

Zaragoza

Immediately after terminating his contract, Araújo signed a one-year deal with Real Zaragoza.[10]

Vasco da Gama

On 3 August 2018 Vinicius was announced for Vasco da Gama.

FC Imabari

On 5 September 2023, it was announced that Vinicius has signed for FC Imabari of the J3 League. He is given squad number 39.[11]

International career

Vinícius Araújo was called up for Brazil U20's in May 2013.[12] The following month he was the topscorer of the 2013 Toulon Tournament, and scored Brazil's only goal in the 2013 Valais Youth Cup final against Ghana.

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played on 22 September 2024.[13]

Club	Season	League			State League[a]		National Cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cruzeiro	2013	Série A	16	7	5	1	3	1	—		—		24	9
Valencia	2013-14	La Liga	6	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2014-15	La Liga	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	2016-17	La Liga	0	0	—		1	0	—		—		1	0
	2017-18	La Liga	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		6	0	—		1	0	0	0	—		7	0
Standard Liège (loan)	2014-15	Belgian Pro League	10	0	—		2	0	4[c]	1	—		16	1
Cruzeiro (loan)	2015	Série A	12	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	—		14	3
	2016	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[d]	0	1	0
	Total		12	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	15	3
Sport (loan)	2016	Série A	16	2	9	2	0	0	1[e]	0	6[f]	1	32	5
Huesca (loan)	2016-17	Segunda División	20	3	—		0	0	—		2[g]	1	22	4
Zaragoza	2017-18	Segunda División	16	1	—		3	0	—		0	0	19	1
Vasco da Gama	2018	Série A	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2019	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
Avaí (loan)	2019	Série A	15	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		15	1
Montedio Yamagata	2020	J2 League	37	14	—		0	0	—		—		37	14
	2021	J2 League	26	14	—		0	0	—		—		26	14
	Total		63	28	—		0	0	—		—		63	28
Machida Zelvia	2022	J2 League	32	2	—		1	0	—		—		33	2
Umm Salal	2022-23	Qatar Stars League	8	0	—		2	0	—		2[h]	0	12	0
Imabari	2023	J3 League	13	0	—		0	0	—		—		13	0
Sagan Tosu	2024	J1 League	18	1	—		3	3	—		2[i]	0	23	4
Career total			250	47	14	3	17	5	5	1	13	2	299	58

1. Includes Campeonato Mineiro, Campeonato Pernambucano, Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Catarinense
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup, Emperor's Cup, Emir Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
5. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
6. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
7. Appearance(s) in 2017 Segunda División play-offs
8. Appearance(s) in Qatari Stars Cup
9. Appearance(s) in J.League Cup

Honours

Club

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013

International

Brazil U20

• Toulon Tournament: 2013
• Valais Youth Cup: 2013

References

1. Em dia histórico para Fábio, Cruzeiro e Portuguesa só empatam no Canindé (In a historical day for Fábio, Cruzeiro and Portuguesa only draw in Canindé) Archived 5 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine; UOL Esporte, 6 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
2. Cruzeiro 3 x 0 Náutico - Foi fácil, só deu Vinícius Araújo no Mineirão Cruzeiro 3–0 Náutico — It was easy, it was just Vinícius Araújo in Mineirão) Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Futebol Interior, 14 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
3. El Valencia ficha a Vinicius Araujo (Valencia signs Vinicius Araujo) Archived 18 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 31 January 2014 (in Spanish)
4. "Larrivey fulmina el efecto Pizzi" [Larrivey obliterates Pizzi effect] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
5. "Comunicado Oficial – Vinícius Araújo" [Official statement – Vinícius Araújo] (in Spanish). Valencia's official website. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
6. "Comunicado Oficial – Vinícius Araújo" [Official statement – Vinícius Araújo] (in Spanish). Valencia's official website. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
7. "Sport oficializa contratação de Vinícius Araújo, que já pode jogar o clássico" [Sport turn official the signing of Vinícius Araújo, who can already play in derby] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
8. "Vinícius Araújo se incorpora a la SD Huesca" [Vinícius Araújo joins SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
9. "Official Statement | Vinícius Araújo". Valencia CF. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
10. "Acuerdo para el fichaje en propiedad del futbolista Vinícius Araújo" [Agreement for the signing of footballer Vinícius Araújo] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
11. "【トップチーム】ヴィニシウス アラウージョ選手 完全移籍での加入のお知らせ". www.fcimabari.com. FC Imabari. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
12. Feliz com convocação, Vinícius Araújo revela: ‘achei que era brincadeira’ (Happy with call-up, Vinícius Araújo reveals: ‘I thought it was a joke’) Archived 31 January 2014 at archive.today; Globo Esporte, 4 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
13. Vinícius Araújo at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2024.

External links

• Vinícius Araújo at BDFutbol
• Vinícius Araújo at Soccerway
• Vinícius Araújo at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)