Reinier Jesus

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Jesusand the second or paternal family name is Carvalho.

Reinier Jesus

Reinier during an interview with Real Madrid TV in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Reinier Jesus Carvalho [1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Frosinone (on loan from Real Madrid)
Number	12
Youth career
2011	Vasco da Gama
2011–2012	Botafogo
2012–2013	Fluminense
2014–2019	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Flamengo	14	(6)
2020	Real Madrid B	3	(2)
2020–	Real Madrid	0	(0)
2020–2022	→ Borussia Dortmund (loan)	27	(1)
2022–2023	→ Girona (loan)	18	(2)
2023–	→ Frosinone (loan)	18	(2)
International career‡
2017	Brazil U15	2	(2)
2018–2019	Brazil U17	10	(5)
2020–2021	Brazil U23	16	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Brazil Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2021

Reinier Jesus Carvalho (born 19 January 2002), known as Reinier or Reinier Jesus, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Frosinone, on loan from La Liga club Real Madrid.

Club career

Early career

Born in Brasília, son of former futsal player Mauro Brasília, Reinier joined the youth academy of Vasco da Gama in 2011. He moved to the Botafogo and Fluminense academies before joining Flamengo. ^[3]

Flamengo

Reinier made his senior team debut for Flamengo on 31 July 2019 in the second leg of Flamengo's Copa Libertadores tie against Emelec at Maracanã Stadium. Flamengo won 2–0 and advanced in the competition on penalty shootouts. ^[4] He made his league debut against Bahia the following weekend on 4 August. ^[5]

On 9 November 2019, Reinier extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 October 2024 with a release clause set at €35 million. ^{[6] [7]}

Real Madrid

On 20 January 2020, Real Madrid CF announced that the club reached an agreement with Flamengo for the transfer of Reinier, who signed a contract until June 2026. ^{[8] [9]} He was assigned to their reserves for the rest of the season. The fee was around €30 million. ^[10] On 7 March 2020, he scored his first goal for the Castilla against Coruxo. ^[11]

Loan to Borussia Dortmund

On 19 August 2020, Real Madrid announced that Reinier would be loaned to Borussia Dortmund until 30 June 2022. ^{[12] [13]} On 27 February 2021, he scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund in a 3–0 home win against Arminia Bielefeld. ^[14]

Loan to Girona

In August 2022, he was loaned to Girona on a season-long deal. ^{[15] [16]} On 7 September 2022, he scored his first La Liga goal against Real Valladolid. ^[17]

Loan to Frosinone

On 1 September 2023, Reinier agreed on a loan deal to newly-promoted Italian Serie A club Frosinone until the end of the 2023–24 season. ^{[18] [19]}

International career

Reinier was called to the 2017 South American U-15 Championship to represent Brazil. ^[20] He started against Ecuador and Venezuela, scoring in both matches.

On 7 March 2018, Brazil U17 manager Paulo Victor Gomes called up Reinier for the Montaigu Tournament in France. ^[21] He captained Brazil for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship in Peru and started all four group stage matches, scoring three goals. ^{[22] [23]}

On 2 July 2021, Reinier was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. ^[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 April 2024 ^[25]

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
Flamengo	2019	Série A	14	6	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	15	6
Real Madrid B	2019–20	Segunda División B	3	2	—		—		—		3	2
Borussia Dortmund (loan)	2020–21	Bundesliga	14	1	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	19	1
	2021–22	Bundesliga	13	0	1	0	5 [lower-alpha 4]	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	20	0
	Total		27	1	3	0	7	0	2	0	39	1
Girona (loan)	2022–23	La Liga	18	2	0	0	—		—		18	2
Frosinone (loan)	2023–24	Serie A	18	2	1	1	—		—		19	3
Career total			80	13	4	1	8	0	2	0	89	14

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
4. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Flamengo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019
• Copa Libertadores: 2019 ^[26]
• FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2019

Borussia Dortmund

• DFB-Pokal: 2020–21

International

Brazil U23

• Summer Olympics: 2020 ^[27]

References

1. "CONMEBOL PREOLÍMPICO COLOMBIA 2020 LISTA DE JUGADORES/LISTA DE JOGADORES" (PDF). Conmebol.com (in Spanish). Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol. 10 January 2020.
2. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
3. "O camisa 10 do futuro: conheça Reinier, o meia clássico da base do Flamengo". Globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
4. "Flamengo vs Emelec stats". estadisticas.conmebol.com. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
5. "Com hat-trick de Gilberto, Bahia vence o Flamengo pelo Brasileirão". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
6. "Reinier assina renovação com o Flamengo até 2024 e comemora: "É a realização de um sonho"" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
7. "Em ascensão no Flamengo, Reinier reduziu multa pela metade. Novo valor é de 35 milhões de euros". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
8. "Official Announcement: Reinier". Real Madrid CF. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
9. "Reinier becomes Real Madrid's latest signing". Real Madrid CF. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
10. "Reinier confirma ida à Espanha, arrisca castelhano, mas evita falar sobre venda ao Real Madrid" [Reinier confirms trip to Spain, takes chances over talking Spanish, but avoids talking about transfer to Real Madrid] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
11. "Reinier scores first goal as a Madrid player and kisses the badge". BeSoccer. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
12. "Borussia Dortmund sign Reinier on loan". Borussia Dortmund. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
13. "Official Announcement: Reinier". Real Madrid. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
14. "Sancho scores and reaches assist landmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
15. "Reinier, nuevo jugador del Girona FC" (in Spanish). Girona FC. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
16. "Official Announcement: Reinier". realmadrid.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
17. Brennan, Feargal (9 September 2022). "Girona clinch last gasp 2-1 Real Valladolid win". Football España. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
18. "Official Announcement: Reinier". Real Madrid. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
19. "REINIER È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL FROSINONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
20. "Reinier, a classic No. 10 in the same mould as Kaká or Rai". AS.com. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
21. "Com Kaká na lista, seleção sub-17 é convocada para torneio na França". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2019.
22. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - News - Dalla Dea: Reinier is like Rai and Kaka". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
23. "Reinier Jesus: Who is Real Madrid's latest Brazilian starlet?". BBC Sport. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
24. "Com mudanças, Jardine anuncia os 22 convocados para defender o Brasil nas Olimpíadas de Tóquio". Globo Esporte. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
25. Reinier Jesus at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
26. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 December 2019.
27. "Tokyo Olympics: Brazil defend gold medal, down Spain in extra time of men's soccer final". cbssports.com. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

External links

• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at UEFA
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at the German Football Association
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at BDFutbol
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at ESPN FC
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at FBref.com
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at FootballDatabase.eu
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at L'Équipe (in French)
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at kicker (in German)
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at Soccerbase.com
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at Soccerway.com