Carlos Vinícius

Carlos Vinícius
Carlos Vinícius playing for Benfica in 2019
Personal information
Full name Carlos Vinícius Alves Morais
Date of birth (1995-03-25) 25 March 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Bom Jesus das Selvas, Brazil
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Fulham
Number 30
Youth career
2009–2011 Goiás
2011–2014 Santos
2011Desportivo Brasil (loan)
2014–2015 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Caldense 1 (0)
2017–2018 Grêmio Anápolis 2 (0)
2017–2018Real SC (loan) 37 (19)
2018–2019 Napoli 0 (0)
2018–2019Rio Ave (loan) 14 (8)
2019Monaco (loan) 16 (2)
2019–2022 Benfica 34 (18)
2020–2021Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 9 (1)
2021–2022PSV (loan) 24 (6)
2022– Fulham 41 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:25, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Carlos Vinícius Alves Morais (born 25 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Fulham.

With Benfica, Vinícius was awarded the Bola de Prata for his 18 goals in the 2019–20 Primeira Liga.

Career

Early career

Born in Bom Jesus das Selvas, Maranhão, Carlos Vinícius started his football career at the youth ranks of Goiás in 2009, at the age of 14, as a central defender. In 2011 he moved to Santos, but was initially loaned to Desportivo Brasil before returning to the club. Released in 2014, he subsequently joined Palmeiras and finished his formation with the club in the following year in strong standing, thanks to Marcos Valadares, who in February 2015, gave Vinícius the opportunity to play centre-forward. One month later, "he was scoring goals and was first choice for the U20s.”

Carlos Vinícius moved to Caldense for the 2016 season, but spent the first year without playing. He made his senior debut on 19 March 2017, starting in a 2–0 away loss against Uberlândia for the Campeonato Mineiro. At the club, he was mainly used as a defensive midfielder.

In May 2017, Carlos Vinícius joined Grêmio Anápolis for the second division of the Campeonato Goiano. For the side, he only contributed with two appearances as a substitute, being utilized as an attacking midfielder, but was moved to the forward position for a friendly and scored two goals in that match; he then impressed some Portuguese scouts in the match, which prompted to a move to the country.

Real

On 5 July 2017, Carlos Vinícius was presented at Portuguese LigaPro side Real, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal. He made his debut late in the month, in a 2017–18 Taça da Liga 1–0 win over Belenenses, scoring the only goal.

Carlos Vinícius made his league debut on 6 August 2017, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 home routing of Leixões. He ended the season with 20 goals in 39 matches.

Napoli

In January 2018, Carlos Vinícius agreed to a deal with Italian side Napoli for around €4 million, effective as of 1 July. In July, he was included in the team's pre-season, and scored in a friendly against Carpi late in the month.

Rio Ave (loan)

After appearing in the pre-season with the club, Carlos Vinícius returned to Portugal after being loaned to Primeira Liga side Rio Ave for one season. He made his top tier debut on 2 September, playing the last 20 minutes in a 2–1 home defeat of Portimonense.

Carlos Vinícius scored his first goal in the main category of Portuguese football on 22 September 2018, in a 3–1 away success over Santa Clara; in that match, he also scored an own goal. Seven days later, he scored a brace in a 2–1 home win against Boavista.

Carlos Vinícius ended his spell at Rio Ave with 14 goals in 20 matches.

Monaco (loan)

On 30 January 2019, Carlos Vinícius joined Ligue 1 team Monaco on a six-month loan deal, He made his debut for the club three days later, replacing Radamel Falcao late into a 2–1 home win against Toulouse FC.

Carlos Vinícius scored his first goal in France on 15 March 2019, netting a last-minute winner in a 1–0 away defeat of Lille OSC. Mainly used as a backup to Falcao, he helped the club avoid relegation, scoring two goals in 16 matches.

Benfica

Carlos Vinícius with Benfica in 2019

On 20 July 2019, Carlos Vinícius signed with Portuguese champions Benfica for a transfer fee of €17 million and five-year contract which includes a release clause of €100 million. He scored a goal on his debut for the club, sealing a 5–0 win over Paços de Ferreira on 10 August.

On 30 November 2019, Carlos Vinícius scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home routing of Marítimo, taking his tally up to 12 goals in 16 matches overall during the season.

Tottenham Hotspur (loan)

On 2 October 2020, English club Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Carlos Vinícius on a season-long loan from Benfica for a €3 million fee. He made his debut for the club on 22 October in a UEFA Europa League 3–0 win against Austrian club LASK, contributing two assists. He scored his first goals for Tottenham on 26 November in a Europa League match against the Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad, hitting the back of the net twice to win 4–0. On 10 January 2021, Carlos Vinícius scored a first-half hat-trick in a 5–0 away win over eighth-tier Marine in the third round of the FA Cup. On 21 March 2021, Vinícius scored his first Premier League goal in a 2–0 away win over Aston Villa.

PSV Eindhoven (loan)

On 31 August 2021, Carlos Vinícius joined Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a two-year loan deal with an option to buy.

Fulham

On 1 September 2022, after Vinícius' loan with PSV was cut short, he joined English club Fulham on a three-year contract with a club option to extend for a further year. Two days later on 3 September 2022, Vinicius made his Fulham debut, coming on as a 85th minute substitute, in a 2–1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.

He scored his first goal, and the decisive one, in the West London derby as Fulham beat Chelsea 2–1 for the first time since March 2016.

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Caldense 2016 Série D 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Série D 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 1 0
Grêmio Anápolis 2017 Goiano 2ª Divisão 2 0 2 0
Real SC (loan) 2017–18 LigaPro 37 19 1 0 1 1 39 20
Rio Ave (loan) 2018–19 Primeira Liga 14 8 3 5 3 1 20 14
Monaco (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 1 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2
Benfica 2019–20 Primeira Liga 32 18 7 5 1 0 7 1 0 0 47 24
2020–21 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 34 18 0 0 7 5 1 0 8 1 0 0 50 24
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2020–21 Premier League 9 1 3 3 1 0 9 6 22 10
PSV Eindhoven (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 23 6 3 0 10 1 0 0 36 7
2022–23 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 24 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 38 7
Fulham 2022–23 Premier League 28 5 4 0 0 0 32 5
2023-2024 Premier League 13 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 3
Total 41 7 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 47 8
Career total 174 60 4 0 20 12 8 3 28 8 0 0 234 83
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Mineiro, Campeonato Goiano Second Division,
  2. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, FA Cup, KNVB Cup
  3. ^ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
  4. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Benfica

Tottenham Hotspur

PSV Eindhoven

Individual


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