Vinícius Ferreira de Souza

Vinícius
Personal information
Full name Vinícius Ferreira de Souza
Date of birth (1988-12-02) 2 December 1988[1]
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Ceará
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Delhi Dynamos 11 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:21, 28 May 2016 (UTC).


Vinícius Ferreira de Souza (born 2 December 1988) is a Brazilian footballer and former footvolley player who plays for Indian club Delhi Dynamos FC as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Born in Campinas, São Paulo,[2] Vinícius moved to Fortaleza, Ceará at early age and was a Ceará SC youth player, but moved on to footvolley in 2008.[1] With the latter sport he was considered one of the best players worldwide, along with his partner Bello, and was crowned champions of more than 30 championships.[3]

On 30 September 2015 Vinícius was drafted by Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos FC, after being recommended by compatriot Roberto Carlos.[4] He made his professional debut on 4 October, starting in a 0–2 away loss against FC Goa.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Novos Atletas TNT: Vinicius e Bello" [New TNT athletes: Vinicius and Bello] (in Portuguese). Multisolution. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Vinícius Souza – Atleta de Futevôlei" [Vinícius Souza – Footvolley Athlete] (in Portuguese). Léo Tubarão. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Campeões do mundo em 2011, Belo e Vinicius dizem: 'Vivemos do futevôlei'" [World champions in 2011, Belo and Vinicius say: 'We live of footvolley'] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Indian Super League: Delhi Dynamos sign Brazilian Vinicius Ferreira". Goal.com. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "FC Goa beat spirited Delhi Dynamos FC 2–0". Indian Super League. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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