Vinicius Tobias

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Tobías and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Vinícius Augusto Tobías da Silva (born 23 February 2004), known as Vinícius Tobías, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.

Vinícius Tobías

Personal information
Full name	Vinícius Augusto Tobías da Silva[1]
Date of birth	(2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Shakhtar Donetsk
Number	17
Youth career
2016–2021	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Shakhtar Donetsk	19	(0)
2022–2024	→ Real Madrid B (loan)	60	(0)
2024	→ Real Madrid (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	Brazil U15	7	(1)
2019	Brazil U16	6	(1)
2021	Brazil U17	2	(0)
2022–	Brazil U20	3	(0)
2023–	Brazil U23	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2023

Club career

Internacional

Born in the Jardim Matarazzo quarter of São Paulo, Vinícius Tobías started his career with Internacional, joining in 2016.^[2] After impressive performances for Internacional’s youth teams, he was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2021, highlighting the best young footballers worldwide.^[3]

Shakhtar Donetsk

In July 2021, it was announced that Vinícius Tobías would join Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in February of the following year.^[4] He left Internacional after six years playing for them.^[5] 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.

Loan to Real Madrid Castilla

On 1 April 2022, he joined La Liga club Real Madrid on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.^[6][7] As Real Madrid had already utilized all available non-EU slots for the first team squad, Tobias was assigned to the Castilla team.^[8]

On 17 April 2022, Tobias made his debut for Castilla in a 2–1 loss against Alcoyano, coming on as a substitute for Peter.^[9]

On 6 January 2024, Tobias made his debut for Real Madrid in 3–1 victory against Arandina in a Copa del Rey match.^[10]

Return to Shakhtar Donetsk

On 27 June 2024, Shakhtar Donetsk announced the return of Tobias after two seasons with Real Madrid Castilla.^[11] 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.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 August 2025^[13]

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
Shakhtar Donetsk	2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25	Ukrainian Premier League	19	0	4	0	3[a]	0	0	0	26	0
	2025–26	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	5[b]	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		19	0	4	0	8	0	0	0	31	0
Real Madrid Castilla (loan)	2021–22	Primera División RFEF	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2022–23	Primera Federación	35	0	—		—		1[c]	0	36	0
	2023–24	Primera Federación	21	0	—		—		—		21	0
	Total		60	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	61	0
Real Madrid (loan)	2023–24	La Liga	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			79	0	5	0	8	0	1	0	92	0

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in 2023 Primera Federación play-offs

Honours

Real Madrid

• Supercopa de España: 2024^[14]
• UEFA Champions League: 2023–24^[15]

Shakhtar Donetsk

• Ukrainian Cup: 2024–25^[16]