The Brazilian forward did not have the chance to play alongside the Portuguese superstar Ronaldo at Santiago Bernabeu. He made the move to Spain from Flamengo in the summer of 2018, coinciding with Ronaldo’s departure from the La Liga giants to join Juventus.
Despite not sharing the field with Ronaldo, Vinicius has always admired him and takes pride in walking in his prestigious footsteps. The South American player has emerged as a crucial figure for the Blancos, contributing a decisive goal in the 2022 Champions League final and accumulating a total of 68 goals for the club.
In a recent Super Cup clash against Barcelona in Saudi Arabia, Vinicius scored three more goals, achieving a first-half hat-trick at Al-Nassr’s home stadium—where Ronaldo currently plays. During his first goal, Vinicius showcased Ronaldo’s iconic “Siuuu” celebration and explained to reporters afterward, “The celebration was for Cris, because he’s my idol, and now he is playing here. The people in Saudi Arabia have a special love for me, I am very happy for what we did today. To beat Barcelona 4-1 is very hard and today we had an almost perfect game.”
While Vinicius acknowledges that he has a long way to go before matching Ronaldo’s achievements, the 23-year-old has become one of the most promising talents in global football, likely to have numerous opportunities to pay tribute to his childhood hero.
Vinicius Junior
Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior
Real Madrid performance and stats
Real Madrid will play the next match in Copa Del Rey against Atlético Madrid on Thursday 18th of January in Madrid. The prediction is Real Madrid winning the match.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
This season he played in total 18 times for 1616 minutes for Pro League.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored 19 goals for Al Nassr. He procured 9 assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 2nd in Pro League. In the last match Al Nassr won 4-1 against Al Taawon. The next match in Pro League will be against Al Fateh.
Al Nassr performance and stats
Al Nassr is currently 2nd in the Pro League with 46 points.
In the last 19 games, it has won 15 times, drawn once, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Al Nassr won 1-4 against Al Taawon.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 55 goals and conceding 23.
Al Nassr will play the next match in Pro League against Al Fateh on Wednesday 14th of February in Riyadh.