Vinicius Zanocelo
.png) Zanocelo with Santos in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vinicius Nelson de Souza Zanocelo | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo André, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Estoril (on loan from Santos) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 2016–2019 | Ponte Preta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Ponte Preta | 30 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Ferroviária | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Santos (loan) | 61 | (4) |
| 2023– | Santos | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Estoril (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:47, 5 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Vinicius Nelson de Souza Zanocelo (born 30 January 2001), known as Vinicius Zanocelo or just Zanocelo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Estoril, on loan from Santos.
Club career
[edit]Ponte Preta
[edit]Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Zanocelo joined Ponte Preta's youth setup in July 2016, from Juventus-SP, after previously playing futsal for Corinthians, Remo and Portuguesa.[1] On 23 February 2019, he renewed his contract until December 2021.[2]
Zanocelo made his first team debut on 20 March 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Nathan Silva in a 0–1 Campeonato Paulista away loss against Palmeiras.[3] He scored his first goal ten days later, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against Oeste.[4]
Zanocelo only started to feature more regularly in the 2020 campaign, where he contributed with 15 league appearances.
Ferroviária
[edit]On 23 January 2021, Ponte Preta reached an agreement with Ferroviária for the transfer of Zanocelo, for a fee of R$ 2.3 million.[5][6] He was announced at his new club on 3 February, after agreeing to a four-year contract.[7]
Zanocelo immediately became a starter at his new club, contributing with one goal in 12 appearances in the 2021 Campeonato Paulista.
Santos
[edit]
On 4 June 2021, Zanocelo moved to Santos on a two-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[8] He made his club – and Série A – debut thirteen days later, replacing Gabriel Pirani in a 0–1 away loss against Fluminense.
Zanocelo scored his first goal for Peixe on 23 February 2022, netting his team's second in a 3–0 away win over Salgueiro, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[9]
On 21 November 2022, Ferroviária announced the permanent transfer of Zanocelo to Santos, after the latter club activated his buyout clause.[10] The following 8 March, after featuring rarely under head coach Odair Hellmann, he asked to leave the club.[11]
Loan to Fortaleza
[edit]On 1 April 2023, Zanocelo was loaned to fellow top tier side Fortaleza until the end of the year, with a buyout clause.[12] Rarely used by the club, he left when his loan expired in December after 12 matches overall.[13]
Loan to Estoril
[edit]On 30 January 2024, following Santos' first-ever relegation to Série B, Zanocelo was loaned to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Estoril until 31 December 2024.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 24 December 2023.[15]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ponte Preta | 2019 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Ferroviária | 2021 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Santos | 2021 | Série A | 23 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 49 | 5 | |||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 78 | 5 | |||
| Fortaleza (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 6 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 73 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 8 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
References
[edit]- ^ "Dos quase 500 gols no futsal à promessa dos pais: a trajetória de Vinicius Zanocelo, joia da Ponte" [From nearly 500 goals in futsal to the promise to his parents: the path of Vinicius Zanocelo, the pearl of Ponte] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Prata da casa: Macaca renova contrato com meia-atacante Vinicius Zanocelo até 2021" [Home-grown: Macaca reenw contract with attacking midfielder Vinicius Zanocelo until 2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Palmeiras vence Ponte e garante segunda melhor campanha do Paulistão" [Palmeiras defeat Ponte and assure the best campaign of the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Em jogo polêmico, Ponte empata com o Oeste com gol nos acréscimos" [In a controversial match, Ponte draw with Oeste with a goal in the stoppage time] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Zanocelo se despede da Ponte Preta: "Levarei sempre comigo o amor à nossa Macaca e à nação pontepretana, vocês tem em mim um grande torcedor"" [Zanocelo bids farewell from Ponte Preta: "I will take with me the love of our Macaca and the pontepretana nation, you have in me a great supporter"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Ponte Preta fecha acordo para a venda do meia Vinícius Zanocelo para a Ferroviária" [Ponte Preta agree deal for the sale of midfielder Vinícius Zanocelo to Ferroviária] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Vinicius Zanocelo é o novo reforço da Ferroviária" [Vinicius Zanocelo is the new addition of Ferroviária] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Zanocelo é mais um reforço anunciado pelo Santos FC" [Zanocelo is another addition announced by Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Santos bate Salgueiro com tranquilidade fora de casa e avança à segunda fase" [Santos defeat Salgueiro with ease away from home and go to the second phase] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Zanocelo é transferido para o Santos em definitivo" [Zanocelo is transferred to Santos permanently] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Ferroviária de Esportes. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Vinícius Zanocelo pede para deixar o Santos" [Vinícius Zanocelo asks to leave Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Vinicius Zanocelo é emprestado pelo Santos FC para o Fortaleza até o fim de 2023" [Vinicius Zanocelo is loaned from Santos FC to Fortaleza until the end of 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Zanocelo não fica no Fortaleza para 2024 e será devolvido ao Santos" [Zanocelo does not stay at Fortaleza for 2024 and will be given back to Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Povo. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Santos FC empresta Vinicius Zanocelo ao Estoril, de Portugal" [Santos FC loan Vinicius Zanocelo to Estoril, from Portugal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Vinicius Zanocelo at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- SMG Brasil profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santo André, São Paulo
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Primeira Liga players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
- Santos FC players
- Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Brazil men's under-20 international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen