A breakdown of Vinicius Junior's Champions League goals

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A number of Brazilians have made a huge impact in the UEFA Champions League, one of those players being attacker Vinicius Junior, who has won the competition twice with Real Madrid and also been named Champions League Player of the Season. Vinicius Junior has now accumulated 29 Champions League goals, finding the net a number of different ways in multiple key European games for 'Los Blancos'.

We look at all of the numbers related to Vinicius Junior’s goals in Europe’s marquee club competitions and analyse just how all of those goals were scored.

Last updated after the 2024/25 season

By Season

• Vinicius Junior's best goalscoring season in the UEFA Champions League came in 2024-25.
• In each of the past three seasons, Vini has accumulated a minimum of six goals per campaign.

By Round

• Over half Vini's goals have come during the group stage/league phase.
• Across the various Champions League knockout rounds, the most lucrative in front of goal for Vinicius has been the semi-finals, with him finding the net six times so far in the last four

By Pitch Area

• Over three quarters of the Brazilian's European goals have been scored from inside the penalty area (not including inside the six-yard box).
• Vinicius has demonstrated his ability to score from distance however, with three from outside the penalty area.

Method Of Goals

• Vini's favoured foot is clearly his right, as over 75% of his goals have come from the right boot of the Brazilian.
• Of the 29 goals scored by Vinicius Junior so far in the Champions League, only one has been a header, with the rest scored by either his right or left foot.

Type Of Goals

• Vinicius Junior has demonstrated his menace from open play multiple times when attacking, scoring 27 of his 29 European goals via this route.
• The Brazilian has proven his worth from the penalty spot however, scoring twice from 12 yards.

By Half

• The data suggests that Vini is far more of a goalscoring threat in the second half of Champions League matches compared to the first.
• 69% of his goals in the competition have come in the first period of games.

By Minute

• Vinicius Junior appears to be at his most dangerous in the opening 15 minutes of the second half, scoring over 30% of his 29 goals across that period.
• He is yet to score a Champions League goal in the first 15 minutes of a game.

Nations Scored Against

• Both German and English clubs have been on the end of punishment from the Brazilian, each conceding eight goals to Vinicius as it stands.
• So far, Vini boasts goals against eight different nations, but is yet to score against a French club in the Champions League.

Teams Scored Against

• A total of 14 clubs have been on the end of a Vinicius Junior Champions League goal, with six of them a combination of German and English clubs.
• Liverpool have proven most vulnerable against the Brazilian, who boasts five goals against the Reds, the most of any Champions League club he has faced so far.

Goalkeepers Scored Against

• All five of Vini's goals against Liverpool were scored against fellow Brazilian Alisson Becker, someone he obviously knows well with the pair being teammates for the national side.
• Seven goalkeepers have conceded more than one goal at the hands of Vinicius in Europe.

Top Assisters

• Real Madrid teammate Federico Valverde has set up four of Vini Jr's Champions League goals.
• All four players to have assisted Vini more than once are midfielders, with one of them (Toni Kroos) having since retired.