Reinier Jesus Carvalho

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

Reinier

Reinier during an interview with Real Madrid TV in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Reinier Jesus Carvalho
Date of birth	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth	Brasília, DF, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund (on loan from Real Madrid)
Number	20
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	0	(0)
2020	Real Madrid Castilla	3	(2)
2020–	→ Borussia Dortmund (loan)	16	(1)
National team‡
2017	Brazil U15	2	(2)
2018–2019	Brazil U17	10	(5)
2020–	Brazil U23	16	(3)
Honours Men's football Representing   Brazil Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 17:04, 2 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:48, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

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 Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, on loan from Real Madrid.

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. ^[1]

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. ^[2] He made his league debut against Bahia the following weekend on 4 August. ^[3]

On 9 November 2019, Reinier extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 October 2024 with a release clause set at €35 million. ^{[4] [5]}

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. ^{[6] [7]} He was assigned to their reserves for the rest of the season. The fee was around €30 million. ^[8] On 7 March 2020, he scored his first goal for the Castilla against Coruxo. ^[9]

Loan to Borussia Dortmund

On 19 August 2020, Real Madrid announced that Reinier would be loaned to Borussia Dortmund until 30 June 2022. ^{[10] [11]} On 27 February 2021, he scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund in a 3–0 home win against Arminia Bielefeld. ^[12]

International career

Reinier was called to the 2017 South American U-15 Championship to represent Brazil. ^[13] 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. ^[14] He captained Brazil for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship in Peru and started all four group stage matches, scoring three goals. ^{[15] [16]}

On 2 July 2021, Reinier was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. ^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 October 2021. ^[18]

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
Real Madrid	2019–20	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Borussia Dortmund (loan)	2020–21	Bundesliga	14	1	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	19	1
	2021–22		2	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	4	0
	Total		16	1	2	0	3	0	2	0	23	1
Career total			33	9	2	0	4	0	2	0	41	9

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

Honours

Club

Flamengo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019
• Copa Libertadores: 2019 ^[19]

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 2019–20

Borussia Dortmund

• DFB-Pokal: 2020–21

International

Brazil U23

• Summer Olympics: 2020 ^[20]

References

1. "O camisa 10 do futuro: conheça Reinier, o meia clássico da base do Flamengo". Globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 31 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
2. "Flamengo vs Emelec stats". estadisticas.conmebol.com. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
3. "Com hat-trick de Gilberto, Bahia vence o Flamengo pelo Brasileirão". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
4. "Reinier assina renovação com o Flamengo até 2024 e comemora: "É a realização de um sonho"" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
5. "Em ascensão no Flamengo, Reinier reduziu multa pela metade. Novo valor é de 35 milhões de euros". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
6. "Official Announcement: Reinier". Real Madrid CF. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
7. "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.
8. "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 Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
9. "Reinier scores first goal as a Madrid player and kisses the badge". BeSoccer. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
10. "Borussia Dortmund sign Reinier on loan". Borussia Dortmund. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
11. "Official Announcement: Reinier". Real Madrid. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
12. "Sancho scores and reaches assist landmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
13. "Reinier, a classic No. 10 in the same mould as Kaká or Rai". AS.com. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
14. "Com Kaká na lista, seleção sub-17 é convocada para torneio na França". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2019.
15. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 - News - Dalla Dea: Reinier is like Rai and Kaka - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
16. "Reinier Jesus: Who is Real Madrid's latest Brazilian starlet?". BBC Sport. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
17. "Com mudanças, Jardine anuncia os 22 convocados para defender o Brasil nas Olimpíadas de Tóquio". Globo Esporte. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
18. Reinier Jesus Carvalho at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
19. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 December 2019.
20. "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 ESPN FC
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at FootballDatabase.eu
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at L'Équipe (in French)
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at Soccerbase.com (player)
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at Soccerway.com
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at TheFinalBall.com
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at WorldFootball.net
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at AS.com (in Spanish)
• Reinier Jesus Carvalho at Olympedia