Vinicius Souza · career
Vinicius de Souza Costa
Attacking · VfL Wolfsburg · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/225 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2026/27) across 5 clubs, including a move abroad — 195 appearances, 6 goals and 6 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at KV Mechelen — Season rating 45, 2 goals and 1 assist in 32 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 45 points at KV Mechelen. Form has slipped 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 23 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Jupiler Pro League) and kept playing — 32 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | VfL Wolfsburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 22 |
| 2025/26 | VfL Wolfsburg | 25 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Sheffield Utd | 38 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | Sheffield Utd | 38 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 44 |
| 2022/23 | EspanyolLoan | 36 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 44 |
| 2021/22 | KV MechelenLoan | 32 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 45 |
| 2020/21 | Lommel United | 18 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Flamengo | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Flamengo | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil U20 | 2017/18 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Carioca Série A×3CONMEBOL Libertadores×2CONMEBOL Recopa×2Serie A×2Supercopa do Brasil×2FIFA Intercontinental Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
Schedule · 2026/27
5 played3 not in squad· 425 min, 1g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | 2. Bundesliga | A Hannover 96 | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 29 | 2. Bundesliga | A Karlsruher SC | 5-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Sep 5 | 2. Bundesliga | H Energie Cottbus | 4-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | 2. Bundesliga | A FC St. Pauli | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 18 | 2. Bundesliga | H SV Darmstadt 98 | 5-1 | Played | 76 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 10 | 2. Bundesliga | A 1. FC Nürnberg | 4-4 | Played | 79 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Oct 17 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Heidenheim | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.7 |