Vini Dantas

Vini Dantas

Dantas on Riverhounds debut
Personal information
Full name Vinicius Helder dos Anjos Dantas
Date of birth (1989-09-14) 14 September 1989
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
2007–2010 Azusa Pacific Cougars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Molde 6 (1)
2012 Bodø/Glimt 13 (6)
2013 Lahti 30 (6)
2014 Ottawa Fury FC 26 (2)
2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 16 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:12, 9 October 2015 (UTC).


Vini Dantas (born 14 September 1989) is a Brazilian football striker who last played for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL.

Career

Dantas grew up in Sao Paulo in Brazil, predominantly playing futsal. He moved to the United States at age 18 to attend Azusa Pacific University on a football scholarship.[1] In 2011, he was spotted by former Liverpool player Jason McAteer who took him to Tranmere Rovers, where he was offered a contract. However, he was not granted a work permit in England, and the contract could not be fulfilled.[2]

In August 2011, he signed for the Norwegian club Molde FK, and on 17 September 2011 he made his Tippeligaen debut when he replaced Daniel Chima in the 65th minute against Fredrikstad FK.[3] Dantas scored his first goal for Molde in the club's 3-1 victory over Sarpsborg 08 on 20 November 2011. Molde won the league title in his first season,[1] qualifying for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League in the process. Dantas made one appearance for Molde during its qualifying rounds,[4] coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute against FK Ventspils on 24 July 2012.[5] During the 2012 season, Dantas played only one match for Molde[6] but played regularly for Molde's reserve team in the Second Division[7] where he scored 15 goals in 12 matches in 2012.[8] In total, Dantas made six first team league appearances for Molde, scoring one goal.[4]

On 31 August 2012, Dantas joined the First Division side Bodø/Glimt of the Tippeligaen on a free transfer.[8] Dantas stayed at the club for one season, scoring six goals in 13 matches.[4] In March 2013, Dantas left Norway and signed a 1-year contract for Finnish team FC Lahti of the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish football.[9]

In 2014, Dantas joined the Canadian club Ottawa Fury FC in the NASL, and made history by scoring the first-ever goal in franchise history.[10][11] Dantas went on to score two goals for Ottawa in 26 matches during the 2014 season. However, it was announced on November 26, 2014 that he would not be resigned by the club.[12] Following his release from Ottawa, Dantas played indoor soccer briefly for the Baltimore Blast of the Major Arena Soccer League. Following the season, he was named a part of the All-Rookie Team after scoring 16 goals for the team[13] and advancing to the championship series.[14]

On March 16, 2015, Dantas signed with United Soccer League club Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[15] Dantas debuted for the Riverhounds on 28 March 2015 in the club's opening match of the 2015 season, a 5-2 victory over the Harrisburg City Islanders. Dantas came on as a substitute for Miroslav Čabrilo at the start of the second half and provided an assist on Rob Vincent's second goal in the 90th minute.[16] Dantas scored his first goal for the club on the third matchday of the season, the game-tying goal of a 1–1 draw with Saint Louis FC on 11 April 2015.[17]

Career statistics

As of 29 March 2015[6]
Season Club League League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011MoldeTippeligaen 5 1 1 0 – 6 1
2012 1 0 2 1 – 3 1
2012Bodø/GlimtAdeccoligaen 13 6 0 0 – 13 6
2013LahtiVeikkausliiga 30 6 4 1 – 34 7
2014Ottawa FuryNASL 26 2 2 1 – 28 3
2015Pittsburgh RiverhoundsUSL 16 2 0 0 – 16 2
Career total 91 17 9 3 – 100 20

Honours

Molde

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FURY FC SIGN VINI DANTAS AS SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL PLAYER". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Lasse Tomren (10 September 2011). "– Nei, jeg er ikke i slekt med Ronaldo". rbnett.no. Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Vinicius Dantas". MFKweb.org.
  4. 1 2 3 "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "FK Ventspils 1 - 1 Molde FK". Eurosport Yahoo. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Vini Dantas" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  7. ↑ Tomren, Lasse (31 August 2012). "Dantas fra Molde til Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  8. 1 2 Vevang, Maria Kristina. "Dantas til Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). nrk.no. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "FURY FC SIGN VINI DANTAS AS SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL PLAYER". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Interview with Vini Dantas". www.ottawafuryfc.com. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  11. ↑ Hofley, Chris (19 April 2014). "Ottawa Fury FC fall 2-1 in home opener". www.ottawasun.com. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  12. ↑ Holder, Gord. "Fury FC drops four players from roster". The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "MASL Announces 2014/15 All-Rookie Team". Major Arena Soccer League. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "BLAST ADVANCE TO MASL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES". Baltimore Blast. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Riverhounds Add To Attack With Dantas". USL. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Pittsburgh vs. Harrisburg". USL. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Thompson to the Rescue in St. Louis". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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