Vinícius Araújo
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Al-Arabi SC
at Al-Arabi SC
279 days · joined 2025-08-19
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
Market value
€250k
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
14
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.2
goals / match
Montedio Yamagata
top club · 63 apps
Career highs
€3.50m
peak value · 2014
€3.50m
top transfer fee · 13/14
14
best season · 2020
14 / 10
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1993-02-22 · 6 players total
301Appearances
59Goals
18Assists
41Yellow cards
0Red cards
57Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Vinícius Araújo |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Vinícius Vasconcelos Araújo |
| Date of birth | 1993-02-22 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | João Monlevade, Brazil |
| Citizenship |  Brazil |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 176.00 m |
| Current club | Al-Arabi SC |
| Joined | 2025-08-19 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Agencia 90 Minutos |
Aug 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Al-Arabi
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — Al-Arabi SC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2025
Transfer: Sagan Tosu → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Sagan Tosu
24 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: FC Imabari → Sagan Tosu
23/24 · Transfer
Sep 2023
Transfer: Without Club → FC Imabari
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — FC Imabari
13 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: Umm Salal SC → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Mar 2023
Transfer: Machida Zelvia → Umm Salal SC
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Machida Zelvia
33 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Umm Salal SC
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2022
Transfer: Monte. Yamagata → Machida Zelvia
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Montedio Yamagata
26 matches · 14 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Montedio Yamagata
37 matches · 14 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2020
Transfer: Vasco da Gama → Monte. Yamagata
19/20 · Transfer
Dec 2019
Transfer: Avaí FC → Vasco da Gama
19/20 · Return from loan
Sep 2019
Transfer: Vasco da Gama → Avaí FC
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
2019 — Avaí FC, Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
29 games missed
Aug 2018
Transfer: Real Zaragoza → Vasco da Gama
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Sep 2017
Transfer: Valencia → Real Zaragoza
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Real Zaragoza
19 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: SD Huesca → Valencia
16/17 · Return from loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Valencia → SD Huesca
16/17 · Loan
Dec 2016
Transfer: Sport Recife → Valencia
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — SD Huesca, Valencia CF
23 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Sport Club do Recife
33 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 7 competitions
Mar 2016
Transfer: Valencia → Sport Recife
15/16 · Loan
Mar 2016
Transfer: Cruzeiro → Valencia
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
2015 — Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
14 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Valencia → Cruzeiro
15/16 · Loan
Jun 2015
Transfer: Standard Liège → Valencia
14/15 · Return from loan
Aug 2014
Transfer: Valencia → Standard Liège
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Standard Liège
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Cruzeiro → Valencia
13/14 · Transfer · €3.50m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Valencia CF
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
24 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Cruzeiro U20 → Cruzeiro
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Al-Arabi SC
0.0%
Umm Salal SC
0.0%
Sagan Tosu
9.1%
FC Imabari
0.0%
Machida Zelvia
11.4%
Montedio Yamagata
5.5%
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
0.0%
Avaí FC
19.4%
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
16.6%
Sport Club do Recife
12.7%
Real Zaragoza
12.6%
Valencia CF
1.7%
SD Huesca
8.0%
Standard Liège
2.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Arabi SC | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Umm Salal SC | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sagan Tosu | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 471 |
| FC Imabari | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Machida Zelvia | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 587 |
| Montedio Yamagata | 2 | 2020 | 2021 | 63 | 28 | 8 | 285 |
| Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 2 | 2018 | 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avaí FC | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 998 |
| Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 3 | 2013 | 2016 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 856 |
| Sport Club do Recife | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 656 |
| Real Zaragoza | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 647 |
| Valencia CF | 2 | 13/14 | 16/17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| SD Huesca | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 413 |
| Standard Liège | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 145 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Saudi First Division League | Al-Arabi SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Amir Cup | Umm Salal SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Qatari Stars Cup | Umm Salal SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Stars League | Umm Salal SC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| 2024 | J. League Cup | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 396 |
| 2023 | J3 League | FC Imabari | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Emperor's Cup | Machida Zelvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J2 League | Machida Zelvia | 32 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 587 |
| 2021 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 26 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 137 |
| 2020 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 37 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 148 |
| 2019 | Série A | Avaí FC | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 998 |
| 2019 | Série A | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Série A | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Campeonato Mineiro | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Campeonato Pernambucano | Sport Club do Recife | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 296 |
| 2016 | Copa do Nordeste | Sport Club do Recife | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 119 |
| 2016 | Copa do Nordeste - Fase Final | Sport Club do Recife | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Copa Sudamericana | Sport Club do Recife | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Primeira Liga do Brasil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Série A | Sport Club do Recife | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 241 |
| 2015 | Copa do Brasil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 2015 | Série A | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 288 |
| 2013 | Campeonato Mineiro | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 266 |
| 2013 | Copa do Brasil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| 2013 | Série A | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 122 |
| 17/18 | 2ª División | Real Zaragoza | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 647 |
| 17/18 | Copa del Rey | Real Zaragoza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 2ª División | SD Huesca | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 308 |
| 16/17 | Copa del Rey | Valencia CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 16/17 | LaLiga | Valencia CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Promoción a LaLiga | SD Huesca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 14/15 | Cofidis Cup | Standard Liège | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Europa League | Standard Liège | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 145 |
| 14/15 | JPL | Standard Liège | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | LaLiga | Valencia CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | Cruzeiro U20 | Cruzeiro | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-31 | Cruzeiro | Valencia | Transfer | 1000000 | €3.50m |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-22 | Valencia | Standard Liège | Loan | 3000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-06-30 | Standard Liège | Valencia | Return from loan | 1500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Valencia | Cruzeiro | Loan | 1500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-03-01 | Cruzeiro | Valencia | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-03-04 | Valencia | Sport Recife | Loan | 1000000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-12-31 | Sport Recife | Valencia | Return from loan | 700000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-18 | Valencia | SD Huesca | Loan | 700000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | SD Huesca | Valencia | Return from loan | 700000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-09-01 | Valencia | Real Zaragoza | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-03 | Real Zaragoza | Vasco da Gama | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-09-27 | Vasco da Gama | Avaí FC | Loan | 400000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-12-30 | Avaí FC | Vasco da Gama | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-03 | Vasco da Gama | Monte. Yamagata | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-13 | Monte. Yamagata | Machida Zelvia | Transfer | 800000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-03-01 | Machida Zelvia | Umm Salal SC | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Umm Salal SC | Without Club | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-05 | Without Club | FC Imabari | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-08 | FC Imabari | Sagan Tosu | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-23 | Sagan Tosu | Without Club | Transfer | 275000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-19 | Without Club | Al-Arabi | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Knee surgery | 2019-01-18 | 2019-05-22 | 125 | 29 |
Current€250k
Peak€3.50m
Low€150k
Δ since start−€750k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #37018 | #9 | 4 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #7658 | #9 | 10 | 7 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiki Hirato | 1 | 0 | 948 |
| Shusuke Ota | 1 | 0 | 913 |
| Hijiri Onaga | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hikaru Nakahara | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kota Yamada | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Eisuke Fujishima | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shohei Takahashi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Takae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryoma Watanabe | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Masayuki Okuyama | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Takumi Yamada | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Samuel Xavier | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Riku Handa | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Shun Nakamura | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fábio | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosuke Yamazaki | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuta Kumamoto | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Taiki Kato | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Hiroki Noda | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shuto Minami | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 14 | 37 |
| 2021 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 14 | 26 |
| 2013 | Série A | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 7 | 16 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 4 | 37 |
| 2021 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 4 | 26 |
| 2013 | Série A | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube | 2 | 16 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2019-12-30 | Avaí FC | Vasco da Gama | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 19/20 | 2019-09-27 | Vasco da Gama | Avaí FC | Loan | — | €400k |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | SD Huesca | Valencia | Return from loan | — | €700k |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-18 | Valencia | SD Huesca | Loan | — | €700k |
| 16/17 | 2016-12-31 | Sport Recife | Valencia | Return from loan | — | €700k |
| 15/16 | 2016-03-04 | Valencia | Sport Recife | Loan | — | €1.00m |
| 15/16 | 2016-03-01 | Cruzeiro | Valencia | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Valencia | Cruzeiro | Loan | — | €1.50m |
| 14/15 | 2015-06-30 | Standard Liège | Valencia | Return from loan | — | €1.50m |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-22 | Valencia | Standard Liège | Loan | — | €3.00m |
Teams faced most often by Vinícius Araújo's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UD Almería | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 60% |
| Córdoba CF | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 80% |
| CD Numancia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 50% |
| Rayo Vallecano | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 50% |
| Real Valladolid | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 50% |
| CD Tenerife | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 30% |
| AD Alcorcón | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 20% |
| CD Lugo | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 40% |
| Real Oviedo | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 38% |
| Girona FC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 38% |
| CA Osasuna | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 50% |
| Levante UD | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 38% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Senior debut season | |
| 14/15 | First senior goal | |
| 2021 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 471 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 33 | 587 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 2021 | 26 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 2020 | 37 | 148 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 |
| 2019 | 15 | 998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 33 | 656 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 |
| 2015 | 14 | 357 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 24 | 499 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 17/18 | 19 | 647 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 16/17 | 23 | 503 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 14/15 | 16 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
J2 League
95 apps
30 G
8 A
Série A
64 apps
12 G
5 A
2ª División
36 apps
4 G
2 A
Emperor's Cup
4 apps
3 G
0 A
Campeonato Pernambucano
9 apps
2 G
0 A
Copa do Brasil
5 apps
2 G
0 A
J1 League
19 apps
1 G
0 A
Copa del Rey
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Promoción a LaLiga
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Copa do Nordeste
2 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Vinícius Araújo?
Vinícius Araújo is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Al-Arabi SC.
How old is Vinícius Araújo?
Vinícius Araújo is 33 years old. He was born on February 22, 1993 in João Monlevade.
What position does Vinícius Araújo play?
Vinícius Araújo plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Vinícius Araújo play for?
Vinícius Araújo currently plays for Al-Arabi SC.
How many career goals has Vinícius Araújo scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Vinícius Araújo has scored 59 goals in 301 appearances.
What is Vinícius Araújo's market value?
Vinícius Araújo's most recent reported market value is €250k.