Vinicius Souza

Souza's current-season form is level with last season (Season 22→22), while his Rating held around 56. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	VfL Wolfsburg · 5th	5	2	0	7.19	56	22
2025/26	VfL Wolfsburg · 16th	25	0	0	6.91	56	22
2024/25	Sheffield Utd · 3rd	38	0	2	7.14	67	34
2023/24	Sheffield Utd · 20th	38	1	0	6.8	79	44
2022/23	EspanyolLoan · 19th	36	1	1	6.85	77	44

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Brazil · international

Side	Apps	G
Brazil U20	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Attacking midfielder

Vinicius Souza is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder at VfL Wolfsburg, rated 56.3 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (58.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Souza.

On the season, Souza graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 25 appearances (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 22). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56. At 27 Souza is in his prime years, and a market index of 33.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22StreakyStepped up 2021/225 clubs

56.3

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

58.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · VfL Wolfsburg finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 25 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 58.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

Rated 56.3 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %58.6%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.6

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.285

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~34), then tapers with age. At 27, Souza sits on 33.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Souza's projected Rating — 56.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles60

Interceptions28

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

€12M total transfer fees · 7 moves

VfL WolfsburgJul 2025 – now

Sheffield UtdAug 2023 – Jul 2025€ 12M

Lommel United(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Aug 2023

Espanyol(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

Lommel United(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2022

KV Mechelen(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

Lommel UnitedOct 2020 – Jul 2021

Flamengountil Oct 2020

About Vinicius Souza

Vinicius de Souza Costa is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for VfL Wolfsburg, born on June 17, 1999 in Rio de Janeiro, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Brazil.

This season

In the current season, Vinicius Souza has made 5 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 429 minutes, averaging a 7.3 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

Recent matches

August 29, 2026: 5-2 win away at Karlsruher SC (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8 rating)
August 24, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Altglienicke (45 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-0 win away at Hannover 96 (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Vinicius Souza at 56.3 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 11 career titles — among them the Supercopa do Brasil and the CONMEBOL Recopa. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, Vinicius Souza has totalled 199 club appearances with 6 goals and 4 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 38 appearances for Sheffield Utd.

Vinicius Souza's career has also included time at Sheffield Utd, Lommel United, Espanyol, KV Mechelen and Flamengo.

On the international stage, Vinicius Souza has represented Brazil U20 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.