Vinícius Araújo
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Shares 1993-02-22 · 6 players total
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.
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Frequently asked about Vinícius Araújo
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.
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