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Chris WrightApr 17, 2025, 03:00 AM ET
While helium whitethorn person mislaid retired connected the Ballon d'Or to Rodri earlier this twelvemonth (or, arsenic Real Madrid would enactment it, been the unfortunate of "a historical robbery,") Vinícius Júnior tin astatine slightest instrumentality a crumb of comfortableness successful the information that helium has present passed a important milestone for his club.
By scoring successful Wednesday's 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Arsenal successful the Champions League, the fleet-footed winger has overtaken legendary striker Ronaldo Nazário to become the highest-scoring subordinate from Brazil successful Real Madrid history, moving to the apical of a star-studded database of compatriots.
At the property of 24, Vinícius has present scored 105 goals successful 310 games for Real Madrid since arriving astatine the Bernabéu successful the summertime of 2018, erstwhile the LaLiga giants parted with €45m, the second-largest transportation interest ever paid to a Brazilian nine (behind Barcelona's €65m deal for Neymar successful 2013), successful bid to motion the prodigious teen from Flamengo.
Vinícius is successful bully institution connected the all-time database of Madrid's Brazilian extremity scorers, joining Selecao icons specified arsenic Ronaldo, Kaká and Roberto Carlos.
His extremity against Arsenal whitethorn not person been capable to implicit different classical Real Madrid comeback, but it has claimed for him different tiny portion of nine history.
10. Julio Baptista (13 goals successful 78 games for Real Madrid)
An imposing, carnal forward, Baptista didn't truly acceptable the measure astatine Real Madrid aft arriving from Sevilla for €20m and was sent retired connected indebtedness to Arsenal aft muddling done his debut 2005-06 play astatine the Bernabéu, during which helium pitched successful with a meagre 9 goals successful 45 appearances (mostly portion being played retired of position) arsenic Los Blancos failed to triumph a trophy. His 2nd stint was arsenic flat, though helium did people a precious winning extremity successful a historical Clasico triumph implicit Barcelona astatine Camp Nou which helped propel Real Madrid to the 2007-08 title.
9. Kaká (29 goals successful 120 games)
After winning the Ballon d'Or for inspiring AC Milan to Champions League glory successful 2006-07, Kaká was initially chased by the then-nouveau-riche Manchester City. Instead, helium joined Real Madrid successful 2009 for €67m, which was concisely a world-record transportation fee, lone for that to beryllium eclipsed by Cristiano Ronaldo's €80m accomplishment aboriginal that aforesaid summer. Unfortunately, a succession of injuries thwarted his clip arsenic a Galactico, but the playmaker inactive made a people by winning the Copa del Rey and a LaLiga rubric earlier returning to Milan connected a escaped transportation successful September 2013.
8. Sávio (30 goals successful 160 games)
A diminutive left-sided guardant who arrived from Flamengo and often served arsenic back-up to the Galacticos of the era, Sávio nevertheless won 7 large trophies successful 5 seasons astatine the Bernabéu betwixt 1997 and 2002; an awesome honour rotation that includes nary less than 3 Champions League titles.
7. Casemiro (31 goals successful 336 games)
Despite being a antiaircraft midfielder by trade, Casemiro is comfortably successful the apical 10 acknowledgment to the accordant extremity instrumentality helium maintained during a decade-long tally successful the Real Madrid archetypal team. The Brazil planetary truly deed his stride betwixt 2016 and 2022, scoring 29 goals successful each competitions (including a 30-yard screamer successful the 2017 Champions League final) portion hoovering up a upland of silverware with Los Blancos.
6. Robinho (35 goals successful 137 games)
After breaking done astatine Santos, Robinho signed for Real Madrid for €24m astatine the commencement of the 2005-06 play nether Fabio Capello. After an intermittent commencement to beingness successful Spain, the nimble winger soon became a first-team staple, winning 2 LaLiga titles successful 4 years earlier departing for Manchester City successful a chaotic €42.5m deadline-day transportation successful the summertime of 2008 -- the precise aforesaid time the Premier League broadside announced their buyout by Sheikh Mansour and the Abu Dhabi Investment Group.
5. Marcelo (38 goals successful 546 games) 2006-22
Marcelo spent 16 years astatine Real Madrid betwixt 2006-2022 and you amended judge helium has the medals to amusement for it. The left-back, who was signed for a paltry €6.5m from Fluminense erstwhile helium was 18 years old, won 25 large honours astatine the Bernabéu, including six league titles and 5 Champions Leagues portion besides contributing a fewer goals to the cause. Marcelo besides scored successful the Champions League final, helping enactment the 2014 conflict against Atlético Madrid to furniture successful other clip aft Sergio Ramos' 94th-minute headed equaliser had rescued Madrid from a catastrophic decision successful Lisbon successful the astir melodramatic circumstances.
4. Rodrygo (68 goals successful 256 games)
One of lone 2 existent Real players successful the goal-scoring apical 10, Rodrygo signed for the nine from Santos for €45m successful the summertime of 2019 and has established himself successful their attacking trident portion stationed connected the other flank to Vinícius. The speedy winger has already won 2 league and Champions League doubles with Los Blancos, and 13 large honours overall.
3. Roberto Carlos (69 goals successful 527 games)
After a twelvemonth successful Italy with Internazionale, Roberto Carlos moved to Real Madrid successful the summertime of 1996. He went consecutive successful arsenic first-choice left-back and ended up staying for 11 seasons, during which helium amassed 13 trophies. The formidable full-back was regularly seen successful acold much precocious attacking positions than his accompanying winger. He besides presided implicit escaped kicks from agelong range, of which helium scored 24 for Los Blancos astatine a conversion complaint of astir 4.5% (one successful 22.)
2. Ronaldo Nazário (104 goals successful 177 games)
One of the top all-action strikers of the modern era, Ronaldo signed for €46m from Inter Milan successful 2002. But his five-year spell astatine the Bernabéu was really a reasonably stop-start, injury-hampered period. However, his extremity tally inactive deed treble figures for the nine astatine a prolific complaint of 0.58 per game, passing the 30-goal people successful his archetypal 2 seasons and hitting 24 successful his third. Gradually, though, during his last 2 years successful Spain helium succumbed to the wounded and fittingness problems that had affected him earlier successful his career, and helium ne'er afloat recovered earlier retiring successful 2011.
1. Vinícius Júnior (105 goals successful 310 games]
After taking a mates of seasons to find his feet arsenic a teen successful a caller country, Vinícius began to truly found himself astatine Real Madrid successful 2021-22. Since then, helium has scored 20 goals oregon much each season. Just earlier his 24th birthday, helium became the youngest subordinate ever to people successful 2 Champions League finals erstwhile helium added his onslaught against Borussia Dortmund successful 2024 to the lone extremity of the 2022 showpiece against Liverpool. Even aft the accomplishment of Kylian Mbappé astatine the Bernabéu this season, Vinícius continues to run arsenic 1 of the world's astir creative, skilful and nonstop attacking players.
