| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vinicius Mendonça Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Diadema, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Bragantino | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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 | 68 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 April 2026 | |||
Vinicius Mendonça Pereira (born 20 February 2004), commonly known as Vinicinho, 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 29 January 2025.[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 | ||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 16 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Vinicinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2024.