Vinicius Pereira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendonça and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

Vinicinho

Personal information
Full name	Vinicius Mendonça Pereira
Date of birth	(2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Diadema, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Bragantino
Number	54
Youth career
	Água Santa
	Desportivo Brasil
2021–2022	→ Flamengo (loan)
2022–2023	→ Red Bull Bragantino (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2024	Desportivo Brasil	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ Red Bull Bragantino II (loan)	16	(4)
2024–	Red Bull Bragantino	16	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:56, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Vinicius Mendonça Pereira (born 20 February 2004), known as Vinicinho or Vinicius Pereira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Red Bull Bragantino.

Career

Born in Diadema, São Paulo,[1] Vinicinho began his career with Água Santa, and after a period at Desportivo Brasil, moved on loan to Flamengo in April 2021, for one year.[2] Upon returning, he featured for the under-20 side of DB before joining Red Bull Bragantino in 2023, also in a temporary deal.

In April 2024, after being regularly used with the reserve team Red Bull Bragantino II in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, Vinicinho signed a permanent contract with the Massa Bruta until 2029. He made his first team debut with the club on 21 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for Henry Mosquera in a 3–0 home win over Sousa, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[3]

Vinicinho made his Série A debut on 11 June 2024, replacing Helinho in a 2–1 home loss to Atlético Mineiro.[4]

Career statistics

As of 26 November 2024.[5]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Bull Bragantino II	2023	Paulista A3	—		—		—		—		5[a]	0	5	0
	2024		—		16	4	—		—		—		16	4
	Total		—		16	4	—		—		5	0	21	4
Red Bull Bragantino	2024	Série A	16	1	—		3	0	2[b]	0	—		21	1
Career total			16	1	16	4	3	0	2	0	5	0	42	5

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

1. "Como vou ser triste se em 2024… Vinicinho celebra oportunidades como titular do Bragantino e quer se firmar em 2025" [How can I be sad if in 2024 I... Vinicinho celebrates opportunities as a starter of Bragantino and wants to establish himself in 2025] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
2. "Flamengo contrata duas revelações do Desportivo Brasil" [Flamengo sign two breakthrough players of Desportivo Brasil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Da Base. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
3. "Dominante, Bragantino vence Sousa e garante vaga nas oitavas da Copa do Brasil" [Dominant, Bragantino defeat Sousa and assure spot in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
4. "Atlético-MG vence Bragantino de virada e entra no G-6 do Brasileirão" [Atlético-MG defeat Bragantino with a comeback and go inside the G-6 of the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
5. Vinicinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2024.