| Vinicius Pereira | |
| Fullname: | Vinicius Mendonça Pereira |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Brazil |
| Height: | 1.74m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Red Bull Bragantino |
| Clubnumber: | 54 |
| Youthclubs1: | Desportivo Brasil |
| Youthyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Flamengo (loan) |
| Youthyears3: | 2022–2023 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) |
| Years1: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Desportivo Brasil |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Red Bull Bragantino II (loan) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Red Bull Bragantino |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:15, 17 June 2024 (UTC) |
Vinicius Mendonça Pereira (born 20 February 2004), known as Vinicius Pereira or Vinicinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Red Bull Bragantino.
Vinicius Pereira began his career with Desportivo Brasil before moving on loan to Flamengo in April 2021, for one year.[1] Upon returning, he featured for the under-20 side of DB before joining Red Bull Bragantino in 2023, also in a temporary deal.
In April 2024, after being regularly used with the reserve team Red Bull Bragantino II in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, Vinicius Pereira signed a permanent contract with the Massa Bruta until 2029. He made his first team debut with the club on 21 May, coming on as a second-half substitute for Henry Mosquera in a 3–0 home win over Sousa, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[2]
Vinicius Pereira made his Série A debut on 11 June 2024, replacing Helinho in a 2–1 home loss to Atlético Mineiro.[3]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Red Bull Bragantino II | 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | — | — | — | 5[4] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | — | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||||||
| Total | — | 16 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2024 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[5] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |||