Vinícius (footballer, born 1986)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vinícius Oliveira Franco | ||
Date of birth | 16 May 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Campo Grande, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nea Salamina | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2004 | União São João | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 | União São João | ||
2004–2006 | Porto B | ||
2006–2007 | Nacional | 2 | (0) |
2007 | → União da Madeira (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2007–2008 | União da Madeira | 27 | (3) |
2008–2010 | Aves | 42 | (6) |
2010 | Olhanense | 12 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Braga | 9 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Moreirense (loan) | 28 | (3) |
2013–2018 | APOEL | 111 | (16) |
2019 | Sanat Naft | 14 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 19 | (0) |
2020– | Nea Salamina | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 16 June 2020 (UTC) |
Vinícius Oliveira Franco, or simply Vinícius (born May 16, 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Nea Salamina in the Cypriot First Division as a central midfielder.
Career
[edit]Portugal
[edit]Vinícius moved abroad for the first time in 2004 to join Portuguese club FC Porto B. During his eight-year spell in Portugal he played also for C.D. Nacional, União da Madeira, C.D. Aves, S.C. Olhanense, S.C. Braga and Moreirense.
APOEL
[edit]On 10 July 2013, after eight seasons in the Portuguese leagues, Vinícius signed a two-year contract with APOEL FC from Cyprus.[1] He made his official debut on 17 August 2013 against Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot Super Cup final, in a match which APOEL won 1–0 and lifted the trophy.[2][3] He scored his first official goal for APOEL on 2 September 2013, in his team's 3–0 home win against Enosis Neon Paralimni for the Cypriot First Division.[4] During the 2013–14 season, he appeared in all six 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage matches for APOEL and also managed to win all the titles in Cyprus, the Cypriot League,[5][6] the Cypriot Cup[7][8] and the Cypriot Super Cup.[3][9]
On 20 August 2014, Vinícius scored the equalizer against Aalborg BK at Nordjyske Arena, in APOEL's 1–1 first leg draw for the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.[10] On 26 August 2014, he scored again in the return leg against Aalborg BK, helping his team to win 4–0 and reach the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[11] Vinícius appeared in every group stage match in APOEL's 2014–15 UEFA Champions League campaign.[12] On 6 December 2014, Vinícius signed a two-year contract extension with APOEL, running until June 2017.[13]
On 15 September 2016, he scored the equalizer in APOEL's 2–1 home victory over FC Astana for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[14] On 19 May 2017, Vinícius signed a two-year contract extension with APOEL, running until June 2019.[15]
Olympiakos Nicosia
[edit]On 5 September 2019 he signed for Olympiakos Nicosia.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 29 December 2017
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nacional | 2006–07[16] | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
União (loan) | 2006–07[16] | Segunda Divisão | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
União | 2007–08[16] | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
Total | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 6 | |||||
Aves | 2008–09[16] | Segunda Liga | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
2009–10[16] | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||
Total | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 6 | ||||
Olhanense | 2010–11[16] | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
Braga | 2010–11[16] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2011–12[16] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Moreirense (loan) | 2012–13[16] | Primeira Liga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
APOEL | 2013–14[17] | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 48 | 5 | |
2014–15[17] | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[c] | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
2015–16[17] | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 9[d] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 44 | 6 | |||
2016–17[17] | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 14[d] | 1 | 0[b] | 0 | 46 | 8 | |||
2017–18 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Total | 114 | 16 | 18 | 2 | — | 53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 21 | |||
Career total | 244 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 338 | 36 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Cypriot Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]- Cypriot First Division: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Cypriot Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2013
References
[edit]- ^ "Vinicius Oliveira Franco" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ ΑΠΟΕΛ - Απόλλωνας 1-0 (τελικό) (in Greek). CFA. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ a b "APOEL FC 1-0 APOLLON". APOEL FC. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "APOEL vs. Enosis 3-0". Soccerway. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "AEL vs. APOEL 0-1". Soccerway. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0-2 ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "APOEL vs. Ermis 2-0". Soccerway. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "APOEL vs. Apollon 1-0". Soccerway. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Clinical APOEL hold AaB". UEFA. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "APOEL ease past AaB and into group stage". UEFA. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "APOEL FC Squad". UEFA. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ Επέκταση συνεργασίας με Sergio και Vinicius [Contract extension with Sergio and Vinicius] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "APOEL 2–1 Astana". UEFA.com. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με Vinicius [Contract renewal with Vinicius] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Foradejogo profile". Foradejogo. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- APOEL official profile
- Vinícius at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Vinícius at Soccerway
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Primeira Liga players
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- FC Porto B players
- C.D. Nacional players
- C.F. União players
- C.D. Aves players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- S.C. Braga players
- Moreirense F.C. players
- APOEL FC players
- Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. players
- Olympiakos Nicosia players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Footballers from Campo Grande
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen