Vinícius de Lima Ferreira (born 3 April 1998), also known as Vinícius Jaú, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Xv de Jaú, on loan from Avaí.

Career

Born in

Jaú Jaú is a city and municipality in the center of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, in Brazil. The population is 151,881 (2020 est.) in an area of . The elevation is . The city takes its name from the native fish species ''Gilded catfish ...

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, Vinícius made his professional debut with Portuguese team Benfica B in a 2–1 away loss to Oliveirense in

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on 8 August 2018. On 6 February 2020, Vinícius returned to Brazil and joined Avaí FC.Vinícius Jaú reforça o Avaí na temporada 2020
avai.com.br, 6 February 2020

Honours

Benfica *

UEFA Youth League The UEFA Youth League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2013. In its current format, it is contested by the under-19 teams of the clubs competing in the UEFA Champions Le ...

runner-up: 2016–17

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* * 1998 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Club Athletico Paranaense players S.L. Benfica B players Avaí FC players Londrina Esporte Clube players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Footballers from Jaú 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate men's footballers {{Brazil-footy-forward-1990s-stub