Reinier Jesus Carvalho (born 19 January 2002), known as Reinier or Reinier Jesus, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, son of former

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player Mauro Brasília, Reinier joined the youth academy of

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in 2011. He moved to

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and

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academies before joining Flamengo.

Flamengo

Reinier made his senior team debut for Flamengo on 31 July 2019 in the second leg of Flamengo's

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tie against Emelec at

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. Flamengo won 2–0 and advanced in the competition on penalty shootouts. He made his league debut against

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the following weekend on 4 August. On 9 November 2019, Reinier extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 October 2024 with a

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set at

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35 million.

Real Madrid

On 20 January 2020,

club

announced that the club reached an agreement with Flamengo for the transfer of Reinier, who signed a contract until June 2026. He was assigned to their reserves for the rest of the season. The fee was around €30 million. On 7 March 2020, he scored his first goal for the Castilla against Coruxo.

Loan to Borussia Dortmund

On 19 August 2020, Real Madrid announced that Reinier would be loaned to

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until 30 June 2022. On 27 February 2021, he scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund in a 3–0 home win against

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Loan to Girona

In August 2022, Reinier was loaned to

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on a season-long deal. On 7 September 2022, he scored his first La Liga goal against

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Loan to Frosinone

On 1 September 2023, Reinier agreed on a loan deal to newly-promoted Italian

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club

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until the end of the 2023–24 season. He finished the season with 22 appearances and 2 goals in the Serie A as well as one game and one goal in the

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competition. Following Frosinone's relegation to the Serie B on the last matchday, Reinier once again returned to Madrid.

Loan to Granada

On 30 August 2024, Reinier was loaned out to second division club

, who had just been relegated the previous season, on a season-long deal.

International career

Reinier was called to the 2017 South American U-15 Championship to represent Brazil. He started against Ecuador and Venezuela, scoring in both matches. On 7 March 2018, Brazil U17 manager Paulo Victor Gomes called up Reinier for the Montaigu Tournament in France. He captained Brazil for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship in Peru and started all four group stage matches, scoring three goals. On 2 July 2021, Reinier was named in the Brazil squad for the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Flamengo *

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runner-up:

Borussia Dortmund *

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International

Brazil U23 *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jesus, Reinier 2002 births Living people Footballers from Brasília Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders CR Flamengo footballers Real Madrid CF players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Borussia Dortmund players Girona FC players Frosinone Calcio players Granada CF footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Segunda División B players Bundesliga players La Liga players Serie A players Copa Libertadores–winning players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Olympic footballers for Brazil Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen