Vinícius Simon (born 17 November 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Confiança as a central defender. Career Born in Limeira, São Paulo, Simon graduated from Santos' prolific youth setup. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 3 August 2008, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Coritiba. In January 2009 Simon was loaned to fellow league team Santo André, in a season-long deal. However, he only appeared rarely for Ramalhão, which was subsequently relegated. On 23 January 2010 Simon joined Criciúma also in a temporary deal. He was regularly used during the year's Campeonato Catarinense, scoring a goal against Joinville on 4 April, and returned to Peixe in May. Simon was sparingly used in the following years, and moved to América-MG on 26 May 2012, on loan until December. He returned to Santos in January 2013, being again loaned to Sport Recife in July. In January 2014 Simon was expected to join Goiás, but remained in Santos due to Edu Dracena and Gustavo Henrique's injuries; however, he also suffered an injury, being sidelined until August. On 8 August he returned to action, but only played 26 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Londrina, being taken off with two hip injuries. On 6 March 2015 Simon signed a short-term permanent deal with Vila Nova, after being released by Santos in January. On 1 May 2017 Simon signed with XV de Piracicaba for Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. Career statistics References External links Vila Nova official profile 1986 births Living people People from Limeira Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Santos FC players Esporte Clube Santo André players Criciúma Esporte Clube players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Sport Club do Recife players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players Associação Desportiva Confiança players Footballers from São Paulo (state)