Vinícius Júnior

Rio, Brazil – 27 January, 2018: Vinicius Junior in match between Flamengo and Vasco by the Carioca Championship in Maracana Stadium, Celso Pupo/Bigstock.coim

Birth Name: Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior

Place of Birth: São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Birth: 12 July, 2000

Ethnicity: African-Brazilian

Vinícius Júnior, also known simply as Vinícius and Vini, Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer. A forward and left winger, he plays for Real Madrid, and the Brazil national team. He was previously with Flamengo and Real Madrid B.

His ancestry was traced through a DNA test, conducted as part of the Brazilian Football Confederation’s “Golden Roots”/”Raízes de Oro” initiative, a project aimed at connecting African-Brazilians with their ancestral roots in Africa. The DNA analysis stated that Vinícius’s maternal roots lie with the Tikar people of Cameroon, in Central Africa. He was presented with a certificate honoring his heritage during a Black Consciousness Day ceremony in Brazil, ahead of a Brazil–Uruguay match in November 2024.

Vinícius is Catholic.

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