Reinier Jesus

Reinier Jesus
Reinier during an interview with Real Madrid TV in 2020
Personal information
Full name Reinier Jesus Carvalho[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Granada
(on loan from Real Madrid)
Number 19
Youth career
2011 Vasco da Gama
2011–2012 Botafogo
2012–2013 Fluminense
2014–2019 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Flamengo 14 (6)
2020– Real Madrid 0 (0)
2020– Real Madrid B 3 (2)
2020–2022B. Dortmund (loan) 27 (1)
2022–2023Girona (loan) 18 (2)
2023–2024Frosinone (loan) 22 (2)
2024–Granada (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2017 Brazil U15 2 (2)
2018–2019 Brazil U17 10 (5)
2020–2021 Brazil U23 16 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2021

Reinier Jesus Carvalho (born 19 January 2002), known as Reinier or Reinier Jesus, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Segunda División club Granada, on loan from Real Madrid.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Brasília, son of former futsal player Mauro Brasília, Reinier joined the youth academy of Vasco da Gama in 2011. He moved to the Botafogo and Fluminense academies before joining Flamengo.[3]

Flamengo

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Reinier made his senior team debut for Flamengo on 31 July 2019 in the second leg of Flamengo's Copa Libertadores tie against Emelec at Maracanã Stadium. Flamengo won 2–0 and advanced in the competition on penalty shootouts.[4] He made his league debut against Bahia the following weekend on 4 August.[5]

On 9 November 2019, Reinier extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 October 2024 with a release clause set at 35 million.[6][7]

Real Madrid

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On 20 January 2020, Real Madrid CF announced that the club reached an agreement with Flamengo for the transfer of Reinier, who signed a contract until June 2026.[8][9] He was assigned to their reserves for the rest of the season. The fee was around €30 million.[10] On 7 March 2020, he scored his first goal for the Castilla against Coruxo.[11]

Loan to Borussia Dortmund

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On 19 August 2020, Real Madrid announced that Reinier would be loaned to Borussia Dortmund until 30 June 2022.[12][13] On 27 February 2021, he scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund in a 3–0 home win against Arminia Bielefeld.[14]

Loan to Girona

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In August 2022, he was loaned to Girona on a season-long deal.[15][16] On 7 September 2022, he scored his first La Liga goal against Real Valladolid.[17]

Loan to Frosinone

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On 1 September 2023, Reinier agreed on a loan deal to newly-promoted Italian Serie A club Frosinone until the end of the 2023–24 season. He finished the season with 22 appearances and 2 goals in the Serie A as well as one game and one goal in the Coppa Italia competition. Following Frosinone's relegation to the Serie B on the last matchday, Reinier once again returned to Madrid.[18][19]

Loan to Granada

On 30 August 2024, Reinier was loaned out to Granada on a season-long deal.[20][21]

International career

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Reinier was called to the 2017 South American U-15 Championship to represent Brazil.[22] He started against Ecuador and Venezuela, scoring in both matches.

On 7 March 2018, Brazil U17 manager Paulo Victor Gomes called up Reinier for the Montaigu Tournament in France.[23] He captained Brazil for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship in Peru and started all four group stage matches, scoring three goals.[24][25]

On 2 July 2021, Reinier was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[26]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 20 September 2024[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2019 Série A 14 6 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 15 6
Real Madrid B 2019–20 Segunda División B 3 2 3 2
Borussia Dortmund (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 14 1 2 0 2[b] 0 1[c] 0 19 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 13 0 1 0 5[d] 0 1[c] 0 20 0
Total 27 1 3 0 7 0 2 0 39 1
Girona (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 18 2 0 0 18 2
Frosinone (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 22 2 1 1 23 3
Granada (loan) 2024–25 Segunda División 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 87 13 4 1 8 0 2 0 96 14
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  4. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Club

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Flamengo

Borussia Dortmund

International

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Brazil U23

References

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  1. ^ "CONMEBOL PREOLÍMPICO COLOMBIA 2020 LISTA DE JUGADORES/LISTA DE JOGADORES" (PDF). Conmebol.com (in Spanish). Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol. 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  3. ^ "O camisa 10 do futuro: conheça Reinier, o meia clássico da base do Flamengo". Globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Flamengo vs Emelec stats". estadisticas.conmebol.com. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Com hat-trick de Gilberto, Bahia vence o Flamengo pelo Brasileirão". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Reinier assina renovação com o Flamengo até 2024 e comemora: "É a realização de um sonho"" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Em ascensão no Flamengo, Reinier reduziu multa pela metade. Novo valor é de 35 milhões de euros". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Announcement: Reinier". Real Madrid CF. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Reinier becomes Real Madrid's latest signing". Real Madrid CF. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Reinier confirma ida à Espanha, arrisca castelhano, mas evita falar sobre venda ao Real Madrid" [Reinier confirms trip to Spain, takes chances over talking Spanish, but avoids talking about transfer to Real Madrid] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Reinier scores first goal as a Madrid player and kisses the badge". BeSoccer. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Borussia Dortmund sign Reinier on loan". Borussia Dortmund. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Announcement: Reinier". Real Madrid. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Sancho scores and reaches assist landmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Reinier, nuevo jugador del Girona FC" (in Spanish). Girona FC. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Official Announcement: Reinier". realmadrid.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  17. ^ Brennan, Feargal (9 September 2022). "Girona clinch last gasp 2-1 Real Valladolid win". Football España. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Official Announcement: Reinier". Real Madrid. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  19. ^ "REINIER È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL FROSINONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  20. ^ Goudar, Raghavendra (30 August 2024). "Official: Real Madrid confirm Brazilian youngster's loan exit on deadline day". Madrid Universal. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  21. ^ Barlow, Ruairidh (30 August 2024). "22-year-old Real Madrid playmaker leaves club in deadline day loan - Football España". Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Reinier, a classic No. 10 in the same mould as Kaká or Rai". AS.com. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Com Kaká na lista, seleção sub-17 é convocada para torneio na França". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  24. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - News - Dalla Dea: Reinier is like Rai and Kaka". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  25. ^ "Reinier Jesus: Who is Real Madrid's latest Brazilian starlet?". BBC Sport. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  26. ^ "Com mudanças, Jardine anuncia os 22 convocados para defender o Brasil nas Olimpíadas de Tóquio". Globo Esporte. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  27. ^ Reinier Jesus at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  28. ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  29. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Brazil defend gold medal, down Spain in extra time of men's soccer final". cbssports.com. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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