Education
Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Vinícius graduated with Paraná in 2010, and made his professional debut on 20 July 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 away loss against Brasiliense.
Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Vinícius graduated with Paraná in 2010, and made his professional debut on 20 July 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 away loss against Brasiliense.
He scored his first professional goal eleven days later, netting the third in a 4–0 home routing of Náutico. On 30 November Vinícius moved to rivals Coritiba, initially assigned to the under-20s. On 26 May 2012 he made his Série A debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–3 home loss against Botafogo.
Vinícius was subsequently loaned to Joinville, Londrina and Tupi before being released by the club in December 2013.
On 17 February 2014 Vinícius signed for Anápolis, after a brief stint at Esportivo Bento Gonçalves. On 20 March he moved to Série B side Náutico, appearing in 33 matches and scoring five goals.
On 23 December 2014 Vinícius joined Fluminense, after agreeing to a one-year deal.