Vinicius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior

Vinicius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, better known as Vinicius Júnior, is one of the main revelations of Brazilian soccer in recent times. The forward started out in Flamengo’s youth team and played some games in Brazil until he was hired by Real Madrid in Spain. At the age of 21, he was evaluated by Football Benchmark, a soccer analysis company, as the most valuable player in South America, at US$138 million. He is expected to be a starter for the Brazilian national team during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.