Reinier Jesus

Reinier Jesus
Reinier during an interview with Real Madrid TV in 2020
Personal information
Full name Reinier Jesus Carvalho
Date of birth 19 January 2002
Place of birth Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Frosinone
(on loan from Real Madrid)
Number 12
Youth career
2011 Vasco da Gama
2011–2012 Botafogo
2012–2013 Fluminense
2014–2019 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Flamengo 14 (6)
2020 Real Madrid B 3 (2)
2020– Real Madrid 0 (0)
2020–2022 Borussia Dortmund (loan) 27 (1)
2022–2023 Girona (loan) 18 (2)
2023– Frosinone (loan) 8 (1)
International career
2017 Brazil U15 2 (2)
2018–2019 Brazil U17 10 (5)
2020–2021 Brazil U23 16 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2021

Reinier Jesus Carvalho (born 19 January 2002), known as Reinier or Reinier Jesus, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Frosinone, on loan from La Liga club Real Madrid.

Club career

Early career

Born in Brasília, son of former futsal player Mauro Brasília, Reinier joined the youth academy of Vasco da Gama in 2011. He moved to the Botafogo and Fluminense academies before joining Flamengo.

Flamengo

Reinier made his senior team debut for Flamengo on 31 July 2019 in the second leg of Flamengo's Copa Libertadores tie against Emelec at Maracanã Stadium. Flamengo won 2–0 and advanced in the competition on penalty shootouts. He made his league debut against Bahia the following weekend on 4 August.

On 9 November 2019, Reinier extended his contract with Flamengo until 31 October 2024 with a release clause set at 35 million.

Real Madrid

On 20 January 2020, Real Madrid CF announced that the club reached an agreement with Flamengo for the transfer of Reinier, who signed a contract until June 2026. He was assigned to their reserves for the rest of the season. The fee was around €30 million. On 7 March 2020, he scored his first goal for the Castilla against Coruxo.

Loan to Borussia Dortmund

On 19 August 2020, Real Madrid announced that Reinier would be loaned to Borussia Dortmund until 30 June 2022. On 27 February 2021, he scored his first goal for Borussia Dortmund in a 3–0 home win against Arminia Bielefeld.

Loan to Girona

In August 2022, he was loaned to Girona on a season-long deal. On 7 September 2022, he scored his first La Liga goal against Real Valladolid.

Loan to Frosinone

On 1 September 2023, Reinier agreed on a loan deal to newly-promoted Italian Serie A club Frosinone until the end of the 2023–24 season.

International career

Reinier was called to the 2017 South American U-15 Championship to represent Brazil. He started against Ecuador and Venezuela, scoring in both matches.

On 7 March 2018, Brazil U17 manager Paulo Victor Gomes called up Reinier for the Montaigu Tournament in France. He captained Brazil for the 2019 South American U-17 Championship in Peru and started all four group stage matches, scoring three goals.

On 2 July 2021, Reinier was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2019 Série A 14 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 6
Real Madrid B 2019–20 Segunda División B 3 2 3 2
Borussia Dortmund (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 14 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 19 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 13 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 20 0
Total 27 1 3 0 7 0 2 0 39 1
Girona (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 18 2 0 0 18 2
Frosinone (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 8 1 1 1 9 2
Career total 70 12 4 1 8 0 2 0 79 13
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  4. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Flamengo

Borussia Dortmund

International

Brazil U23