Vinícius Vasconcelos Araújo (born 22 February 1993) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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.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) ; UOL Esporte, 6 July 2013
Eight days later, Araújo scored his first professional goals, in a 3–0 home win over Náutico.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) ; Futebol Interior, 14 July 2013 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.El Valencia ficha a Vinicius Araujo (Valencia signs Vinicius Araujo) ; Marca, 31 January 2014 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.
On 25 August 2014, Araújo was loaned to Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège, in a season-long deal. Sparingly used, he was loaned back to his first club Cruzeiro on 25 June 2015.
After being rarely used in Cruzeiro, Araújo joined Sport also in a temporary deal. 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.
On 1 September 2017, Araújo terminated his contract with the Che.
Zaragoza Immediately after terminating his contract, Araújo signed a one-year deal with Real Zaragoza.
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.
Al-Arabi On 19 August 2025, Araújo joined Saudi First Division League club Al-Arabi.
International career Vinícius Araújo was called up for Brazil U20's in May 2013.Feliz com convocação, Vinícius Araújo revela: ‘achei que era brincadeira’ (Happy with call-up, Vinícius Araújo reveals: ‘I thought it was a joke’) ; Globo Esporte, 4 May 2013 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
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCruzeiro2013Série A1675131——249Valencia2013-14La Liga60—0000—602014-15La Liga00—00——002016-17La Liga00—10——102017-18La Liga00—00——00Total60—1000—70Standard Liège (loan)2014-15Belgian Pro League100—2041—161Cruzeiro (loan)2015Série A 122002100—1432016Série A 000000—1010Total12200210010153Sport (loan)2016Série A 16292001061325Huesca (loan)2016-17Segunda División203—00—21224Zaragoza2017-18Segunda División161—30—00191Vasco da Gama2018Série A 50000000—502019Série A 000000——00Total50000000—50Avaí (loan)2019Série A 1510000——151Montedio Yamagata2020J2 League3714—00——37142021J2 League2614—00——2614Total6328—00——6328Machida Zelvia2022J2 League 322—10——332Umm Salal2022-23Qatar Stars League80—20—20120Imabari2023J3 League130—00——130Sagan Tosu2024J1 League181—33—20234Career total250471431755113229958
Honours Club Cruzeiro Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013
International Brazil U20 Toulon Tournament: 2013 Valais Youth Cup: 2013
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