Carlos Vinicius

Carlos Vinicius Alves Morais (born 25 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven, on loan from Primeira Liga club Benfica. Vinicius was awarded the Bola de Prata for his 18 goals in the 2019–20 Primeira Liga.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Bom Jesus das Selvas, Maranhao, Carlos Vinicius started his football career at the youth ranks of Goias in 2009, at the age of 14, as a central defender. In 2011 he moved to Santos, but was initially loaned to Desportivo Brasil before returning to the club. Released in 2014, he subsequently joined Palmeiras and finished his formation with the club in the following year in strong standing, thanks to Marcos Valadares, who in February 2015, gave Vinicius the opportunity to play centre-forward. One month later, "he was scoring goals and was first choice for the U20s.”

Carlos Vinicius moved to Caldense for the 2016 season, but spent the first year without playing. He made his senior debut on 19 March 2017, starting in a 2–0 away loss against Uberlandia for the Campeonato Mineiro. At the club, he was mainly used as a defensive midfielder.

In May 2017, Carlos Vinicius joined Gremio Anapolis for the second division of the Campeonato Goiano. For the side, he only contributed with two appearances as a substitute, being utilized as an attacking midfielder, but was moved to the forward position for a friendly and scored two goals in that match; he then impressed some Portuguese scouts in the match, which prompted to a move to the country.

Real

On 5 July 2017, Carlos Vinicius was presented at Portuguese LigaPro side Real, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal. He made his debut late in the month, in a 2017–18 Taca da Liga 1–0 win over Belenenses, scoring the only goal.

Carlos Vinicius made his league debut on 6 August 2017, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 home routing of Leixoes. He ended the season with 20 goals in 39 matches.

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