Vinícius Nogueira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vinícius Nogueira de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Penápolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vålerenga | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Palmeiras | ||
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Minero | ||
| 2022 | Ponte Preta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Varberg | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | Halmstad | 29 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Vålerenga (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2025 | |||
Vinícius Nogueira de Oliveira (born 23 May 1997) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Vålerenga.
Nogueira played for the U23s of Associação Atlética Ponte Preta before moving to Europe in 2022, where he went on trial with Varbergs BoIS of the Allsvenskan. He was subsequently signed in January 2023.[1] Nogueira played often, but also had injury problems during the late summertime, and was even hospitalized at one point.[2] Varberg were relegated from the 2023 Allsvenskan, but Nogueira remained in the league as he was bought by Halmstads BK.[3] He played well there, registering 8 assists, causing rumours to spread about transfer interest from IFK Göteborg, AIK, Djurgården and Hammarby.[4]
In the 2024 Allsvenskan, Nogueira played 29 of the 30 matches for Halmstad. However, in early 2025 it surfaced that Nogueira did not have a work permit. The club should have applied for a renewed work permit upon the transfer from Varberg, and when they neglected to do so, Nogueira no longer had a work permit as the previous one expired. It followed that he was not even allowed residence in Sweden, and thus stayed in a hotel in Denmark.[5][6] As he was now ineligible to play in Sweden, Nogueira had to find a new club and was loaned to Vålerenga in the Norwegian Eliteserien.[7] Here he became a regular, and also scored his first senior goal in a victory over Kristiansund.[8][9] His second came in a victory over Kristiansund, dubbed "Brazilian free kick magic".[10]
References
- ^ Edvardsson, Filip (9 January 2023). "Varberg värvar brasse: "Fantastisk känsla"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Nalerius, Jacob (1 September 2023). "Varbergs skadesmäll: Nogueira fördes till sjukhus" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Varbergs Bois säljer Vinicius Nogueira till Halmstads BK". Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Hadzic, Erik (17 January 2025). "Vinícius om flyttryktena: "Gör inget galet - känner mig avslappnad nu"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "HBK-stjärnans ansökan avslogs – förnyade inte arbetstillståndet i fjol". Hallandsposten (in Swedish). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Bergström, Kristoffer (20 March 2025). "HBK:s stjärnback stoppas från spel i allsvenskan". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Hanafi, Benjamin (28 March 2025). "HBK:s brasse lämnar för spel i Norge". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Vinicius (23) fra Sao Paulo via Halmstad til Vålerenga for å skinne: – Fansen er noe helt spesielt". Vårt Oslo (in Norwegian). 5 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Brasiliansk matchvinner for Vålerenga – rakettoppskyting pauset kampen". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). NTB. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Birgitte Skorpen Normann; Ida-Marie Vatn (17 August 2025). "Sørensen-show og kunstscoring sikret VIF-seier: – Brasiliansk frisparkmagi". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 August 2025.