Vinicius Junior needed just 19 matches to confirm “the best season of his career”.

For Real Madrid, the Brazilian striker is experiencing the best season of his career in numbers, surpassing his former brand by Flamengo, his former club.

At the center of attention in Spanish football because of the great season she played with real MadridAnd Vinicius Junior is experiencing a magical moment in the Merengue shirt and has been decisive in almost all of his team’s matches so far.. For the match against Athletic Bilbao, on Wednesday (1), at the Santiago Bernabéu, in a late match on the 9th of the league, With broadcast live NS ESPN No Star + From five in the evening, the Brazilian arrives and his spirits are higher.

Last weekend, after scoring a comeback goal on SevilleAnd The striker beat a previous mark with Flamengo and confirmed his best season as a professional player by numbers. Until then, it was her best performance of 2018, by Robro BlackWith 10 goals and 4 assists in 32 matches.

However, in the current season, Vini only needed 19 games to establish the new brand.Now with 11 goals and five assists. The best performance was in the Spanish championship, with nine balls in the net and two passes to the goal, in 14 matches.

employment Champions LeagueIn five matches, the Brazilian scored two goals and provided three assists. In 2018, there were two goals in Libertadores Konmebol, four inches Brazilian and four others at Campeonato Carioca. As for assists, it’s three in the national championship and one in the state.

no moment, Vinicius Junior just behind fellow striker Karim Benzema in artillery merengue In the season 2021/22, because the Frenchman has already blown the net on 16 occasions. The No. 9 shirt was also the best “waiter”, with eight assists.

In Spain, his best season to date was the last, when he scored six goals and made four assists in 49 matches. At that time, the coach was still Zinedine Zidane.

Since Ancelotti’s arrival, the Brazilian has only improved his numbers and has been a match on the field. The Italian coach even praised the player only for the “party” performance of Real.

At a recent press conference, Immediately after the seventh Ballon d’Or for Lionel Messi, Act Paris Saint-GermainThe commander stated that in his opinion The winner should have been Benzema, and Vinicius Jr. is in second place.

“I’m a Real Madrid coach and I can’t choose another player who wasn’t from my team. If I had to vote, He would have voted with Benzema in first, Vinicius in second, Courtois in third, Casemiro in fourth and Kroos in fifth.This is what he said on the eve of the match against Bilbao.

Real Madrid, the reclusive La Liga captain, could shoot more at the top if they beat the Basques on Wednesday. The team will get 36 points, seven more than the runner-up, Atletico Madrid, who also has a game in hand, but will only return to the field on Saturday (4), at 2:30 p.m., for a date at home against MallorcaIt is also broadcasted live ESPN No Star +.