| Vinícius da Silva | |
| Fullname: | Vinícius da Silva Salles |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Right Back |
| Youthyears1: | 1991–1998 |
| Years1: | 1998–2000 |
| Caps1: | ? |
| Goals1: | ? |
| Years2: | 2000–2004 |
| Caps2: | ? |
| Goals2: | ? |
| Years3: | 2004 |
| Clubs3: | Ethnikos Asteras |
| Caps3: | ? |
| Goals3: | ? |
| Years4: | 2005 |
| Clubs4: | Akratitos |
| Caps4: | ? |
| Goals4: | ? |
| Years5: | 2006–2007 |
| Caps5: | ? |
| Goals5: | ? |
| Years6: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs6: | Najran |
| Caps6: | ? |
| Goals6: | ? |
| Years7: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs7: | Al-Tadamun |
| Caps7: | ? |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs8: | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| Caps8: | ? |
| Goals8: | ? |
| Years9: | 2012 |
| Clubs9: | Al-Muharraq |
| Caps9: | ? |
| Goals9: | ? |
| Years10: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs10: | Saham |
Vinícius da Silva Salles (born 30 October 1982), commonly known as Vinícius da Silva, is a Brazilian footballer.[1]
Vinícius began his professional career in 1998 in Brazil with São Paulo-based Comercial Futebol Clube. In 2000, he moved to another São Paulo-based club Associação Portuguesa de Desportos.
He first moved out of Brazil in 2004 to Europe and more accurately to Greece where he signed a one-year contract with Athens-based Ethnikos Asteras F.C. In 2005, he again signed a contract with an Athens-based club Akratitos F.C.
In 2006, he came back to Brazil and signed a one-year contract with Silva Jardim Futebol Clube.
In 2008, he again made a move out of Brazil and this time to the Middle East and more accurately to Saudi Arabia where he signed a one-year contract with Najran-based Najran SC.
In 2009, he again moved to a Middle Eastern country and this time to Kuwait where he signed a one-year contract with Al-Tadamun SC.
In 2010, he again moved to a Middle Eastern country and this time to Jordan where he signed a two-year contract with Shabab Al-Ordon Club.
After a one and a half-year spell with Shabab Al-Ordon Club of Jordan, he moved to Bahrain where he signed a six-month contract with Al-Muharraq SC. He helped his club to achieve the runners-up place in the 2012 GCC Champions League.
In December 2012, he again moved to a Middle Eastern country and this time to Oman where he signed a two-year contract with Saham SC. He helped the club to achieve the runners-up place in the 2012–13 Oman Federation Cup, win the 2013 Oman Professional League Cup and achieve the runners-up place in the 2014 GCC Champions League.
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Al-Tadamun | 2009–10 | Kuwaiti Premier League | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | |
| Total | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | |||
| Saham | 2013–14 | Oman Professional League | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Total | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Career total | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | 2 | - | 4 | |||