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Full nameVinicius Mendonça Pereira
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age22
Date of birth20 Feb 2004
Shirt number#17
ClubRB Bragantino
Central midfielderalso played FWD
23
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
1057
Minutes

Domestic-league season · RB Bragantino.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of RB Bragantino's ~38 games this season through 10 injury absences (ankle, ankle sprain). He still appeared 23 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A230310576.82
Paulista - A19316217.2
Copa Do Brasil5002256.68

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Central midfielder

Vinicius is a 22-year-old central midfielder at RB Bragantino, rated 66.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 42nd of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A and 425th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (41.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vinicius.

Judged on this season alone, Vinicius graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 63 of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 2.81 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 23).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 66, top 8% of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 22 Vinicius is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 29.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Vinicius missed 10 games through injury (ankle, ankle sprain) out of roughly 38 this season. The 23 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Vinicius is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 8% central midfielders · Serie ACurrent season33rd of 63 central midfielders · Serie A33rd-best central midfielder in the Serie A42nd in the Serie A · potential5th-highest potential central midfielder in the Serie A425th-highest potential U-23 tracked
66.3
Ratingi
5th of 63 central midfielders
22.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
41.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.81
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · RB Bragantino finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.81
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
6
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 41.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 66.3, Vinicius carries the 5th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 8%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target7
Shots12

Passing

Assists3

Possession

Successful dribbles25
Dribble success45.5%
Fouls won39

Defending

Tackles26
Interceptions6
Blocks1
Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.