Cassius (footballer)

Cassius Vinicius Coelho (born 15 June 1995), simply known as Cassius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Becamex Bình Dương.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vinicius and the second or paternal family name is Coelho.
Cassius
Personal information
Full name Cassius Vinicius Coelho
Date of birth (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995
Place of birth Campo Grande, Brazil
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Becamex Bình Dương
Number 95
Youth career
2005–2011 São Paulo
2011–2013 Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Portuguesa 0 (0)
2016 → Santos (loan) 0 (0)
2017 URT 1 (0)
2018 Grêmio Anápolis 6 (0)
2018 Zimbru Chișinău 6 (0)
2019 Amora 3 (0)
2020 Anapolina 2 (0)
2020 Vllaznia Shkodër 0 (0)
2020–2021 Sfântul Gheorghe 4 (0)
2022 Audax-RJ 1 (0)
2023– Becamex Bình Dương 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2022

Club career

Born in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Cassius started his career with São Paulo at the age of ten.[1] He was subsequently released, and joined Portuguesa in 2011.[2]

Cassius was promoted to Lusa's main squad in 2013 by manager Péricles Chamusca, aged only 17. However, he failed to make a single appearance during the year, as his side suffered relegation from Série A.

In 2014, Cassius suffered a severe knee injury which kept him sidelined for one year. After again being not used, he left the club and joined Santos, in a one-year loan deal on 14 January 2016.[3]

Cassius left Santos in the end of the year, without playing a single minute for either the first team or the B-side. In May 2017 he joined URT, and made his senior debut on 21 May by coming on as a second-half substitute for Allan Dias in a 3–0 Série D away loss against Portuguesa-RJ.

On 15 December 2017, Cassius joined Grêmio Anápolis.[4] The following 6 August, after being sparingly used, he moved abroad and joined Moldovan National Division side FC Zimbru Chișinău on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[5]

On 5 March 2019, Cassius switched teams and countries again, signing for Amora FC in the Campeonato de Portugal.[6] After a spell at Anapolina, Cassius joined Albanian club KF Vllaznia Shkodër on 26 August 2020.[7] However, only two months later, he left the club and moved to FC Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni in Moldova.[8] He left Sfântul Gheorghe in early January 2021.[9]

Career statistics
As of 5 April 2021[10]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portuguesa 2013 Série A 00000000—00
2014 Série B 000000——00
2015 Série C 000000——00
Total 00000000—00
Santos 2016 Série A —0000——00
URT 2017 Série D 10————10
Grêmio Anápolis 2018 Goiano —60———60
Zimbru Chișinău 2018 Divizia Națională 60—11——71
Amora 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 30————30
Anapolina 2020 Goiano —20———20
Sfântul Gheorghe 2020–21 Divizia Națională 40—00——40
Total 14080000000231

    References
    1. "Desprezado no São Paulo, zagueiro supera 'lesão de Fenômeno' para brilhar no Santos" [Unvalued at São Paulo, stopper overcomes 'Fenômeno's injury' to shine at Santos] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    2. "Portuguesa pode perder promessa da base para o futebol japonês" [Portuguesa may lose youth prospect to Japanese football] (in Portuguese). Da Base. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    3. "Santos B contrata zagueiros e sugere 18 nomes para parceria com a Briosa" [Santos B sign stoppers and propose 18 names for partnership with Briosa] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    4. "Darla, Cassius e Gualberto já são Raposa" [Darla, Cassius and Gualberto are already of Raposa] (in Portuguese). Grêmio Anápolis. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
    5. "Zimbru și-a întărit lotul cu un mijlocaș din Brazilia" [Zimbru strengthened his team with a midfielder from Brazil] (in Romanian). MoldFootball. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
    6. "Cassius Vinicius Coelho va evolua în liga a treia valorică a Portugaliei" [Cassius Vinicius Coelho will play in the Portuguese third division] (in Romanian). MoldFootball. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
    7. ZYRTARE/ Vllaznia nuk ndalet në merakto, firmos me një mbrojtës brazilian, newsport.al, 25 August 2020
    8. Republica Moldova a fost instituită starea de urgență în sănătate publică Fundașul brazilian Cassius Vinicius Coelho a semnat cu FC Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni, publika.md, 23 October 2020
    9. "Sfîntul Gheorghe s-a despărțit de patru jucători" (in Romanian). Moldfootball. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
    10. Cassius at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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