Career
Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Vinícius moved to Fortaleza, Ceará at early age and was a Ceará South Carolina youth player, but moved on to footvolley in 2008. With the latter sport he was considered one of the best players worldwide, along with his partner Bello, and was crowned champions of more than 30 championships. On 30 September 2015 Vinícius was drafted by Indian Super League side Delhi Dynamos Football Club, after being recommended by compatriot Roberto Carlos.
He made his professional debut on 4 October, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Football Club Goa.