Vinicius Junior Becomes Third Youngest Player to Reach Appearance Milestone for Real Madrid

Vinicius Junior Becomes Third Youngest Player to Reach Appearance Milestone for Real Madrid

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:24 PM
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  • Vinicius Junior scored against Valencia to mark his 50th goal in all competitions for Real Madrid
  • Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the quickest player to reach 50 goals in all competitions for Los Blancos
  • Raul and Iker Casillas are the only two players to have played 200 games for Madrid at a younger age than Vini Jr

Vinicius Junior is looking to write his name in the record books at Real Madrid and he's definitely on the right path to doing so.

The Brazilian has endured a difficult time at the Spanish club due to racist abuse from opposition fans, but continues to push through and score goals.

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Vinicius Junior has become the 3rd youngest player to feature in 200 games for Real Madrid. Image: Denis Doyle
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His latest goal against Valencia also saw him reach an important milestone for Madrid in terms of goals in what was a milestone appearance for the team.

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3rd youngest player to 200

The Brazilian is only 22 and has already featured 200 times for Madrid, but he's not the youngest to achieve the feat.

As reported by AS, Raul holds the record for being the youngest Los Blancos player to 200 appearances. The club legend achieved the feat when he was 21 years, five months and 22 days old.

Former goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, is second on the list. He made 200 appearances at 22 years, four months and 26 days.

Vinicius is third on the list at 22 years, six months and 18 days old.

Fastest to 50 goals

While Vini Jr is the third fastest to 200 appearances for the Spanish champions, he doesn't even come close to the record for the fastest to 50 goals. That achievement belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo.

As noted by Bleacher Report, the Portuguese superstar is the quickest player to 50, 100, 150 and 200 goals for Madrid.

Vini Jr embarasses Stefan Savic

Vinicius Junior is a nightmare for any player to deal with.

The Real Madrid star's fancy footwork has wrong-footed many a player, as Atletico Madrid's Stefan Savic recently learned the hard way, Sports Brief reported earlier.

With the game level at 1-1, Vinicius turned the Montenegrin footballer inside out, before nutmegging him and attempting to get a shot on goal.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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