Vinicius Jr Reaches Incredible La Liga Milestone After Real Madrid’s Win Over Las Palmas

Vinicius Jr Reaches Incredible La Liga Milestone After Real Madrid’s Win Over Las Palmas

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at September 29, 2023 at 8:04 AM
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  • Vinicius Junior has reached another milestone for Real Madrid
  • The Brazilian returned from injury recently against Las Palmas
  • Vinicius made his debut against rivals Atletico Madrid in 2018

Vinicius Junior returned from injury in Real Madrid's much-needed 2-0 win over Las Palmas, bouncing back from their frustrating 3-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Madrid Derby.

The win over Los Canariones marked a major milestone for the Brazilian superstar, who has become a key player for Los Blancos.

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Vinicius Junior is Real Madrid's most important player. Photo by Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images.
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The 23-year-old made his Real Madrid debut on September 29, 2018, under Julen Lopetegui in the goalless draw against Atletico Madrid, per Transfermarkt.

Since then, Vinicius has gone on to become one of the best wingers in the world. He took over somewhat from club icon, Cristiano Ronaldo, who left the club in 2018.

The Brazilian helped the club win another Champions League in 2022 and despite being just 23, he is a fan favourite at the Santiago Bernabeu. He has played four games this season and scored once.

Vinicius new La Liga milestone

After their comfortable 2-0 win over Las Palmas at Real Madrid's home ground, the Brazilian picked up his 100th La Liga win.

He has made 154 appearances for the club and spoke about this landmark after the game, per the club's official website:

"There are so many beautiful moments and lots of wins. To reach the 100-mark in this jersey so quickly is hugely significant but I don't want to stop here. I want to keep it up with another 100, 200 or 300 and write my name into this club's history books. I want to keep winning and lifting trophies."

The winger has scored 36 goals in the league and helped the club win the title in 2020 and 2022. His best season in came in 2021/22, where he scored 17 goals and got 25 wins. (25 wins and 17 goals).

Vinicius Jr. trolls Jude Bellingham

Sports Brief also reported on Jude Bellingham and Vinicius battling each other in multiple matches during the EA Sports FC 24 game launch recently.

There were a few hilarious moments between the pair, with the Brazilian taunting his teammate after scoring and recreating the Englishman's celebration.

However, things got utterly hilarious when Bellingham was about to score a goal only for his game controller to turn itself off at the worst possible time.

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Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.