VinÃÂcius Augusto TobÃÂas da Silva (born 23 February 2004), known as VinÃÂcius TobÃÂas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.
Born in the Jardim Matarazzo quarter of São Paulo, VinÃÂcius TobÃÂas started his career with Internacional, joining in 2016. After impressive performances for InternacionalâÂÂs youth teams, he was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2021, highlighting the best young footballers worldwide.
In July 2021, it was announced that VinÃÂcius TobÃÂas would join Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in February of the following year. He left Internacional after six years playing for them. However, after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which occurred just after Vinicius Tobias had moved to his new club, foreign footballers in Ukraine were allowed to leave their clubs on a loan basis.
On 1 April 2022, he joined La Liga club Real Madrid on loan until the end of the 2022âÂÂ23 season. As Real Madrid had already utilized all available non-EU slots for the first team squad, Tobias was assigned to the Castilla team.
On 17 April 2022, Tobias made his debut for Castilla in a 2âÂÂ1 loss against Alcoyano, coming on as a substitute for Peter.
On 6 January 2024, Tobias made his debut for Real Madrid in 3âÂÂ1 victory against Arandina in a Copa del Rey match.
On 27 June 2024, Shakhtar Donetsk announced the return of Tobias after two seasons with Real Madrid Castilla. On 17 July 2024, Shakhtar announced that they had signed a new contract with Tobias, keeping the defender at the club until 30 June 2029.
Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk
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