Robinio Vaz
 Vaz with Marseille in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 February 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Mantes-la-Jolie, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
| Number | 78 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Mantes | ||
| 2017–2022 | FC Mantois 78 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Sochaux B | 5 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Marseille B | 8 | (6) |
| 2025–2026 | Marseille | 16 | (4) |
| 2026– | Roma | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | France U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2023 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | France U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2025– | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2025 | |||
Robinio Vaz (born 17 February 2007) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Roma.
Early life
[edit]Vaz was born on 17 February 2007. Born in Mantes-la-Jolie, France, he is of Bissau-Guinean and Senegalese descent through his parents.[1]
Career
[edit]As a youth player, Vaz joined the youth academy of USC Mantes. In 2017, he joined the youth academy of FC Mantois 78. Five years later, he joined the youth academy of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and played for the club's reserve team. Subsequently, he signed for Ligue 1 side Marseille. On 14 January 2025, he debuted for the club during a 1–1 home loss on penalties to Lille in the Coupe de France.[2] Later that year, on 23 August, he scored his first goal in a 5–2 victory over Paris FC.[3]
On 14 January 2026, Vaz moved to Italy, joining Serie A club Roma, signing a four-year contract for a fee reported to be around €25 million.[4][5] He made his debut for the club on 18 January, coming off the bench in a 2–0 win against Torino.
Style of play
[edit]Vaz plays as a striker. Right-footed, he is known for his speed and strength.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux B | 2023–24 | National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Marseille B | 2024–25 | National 3 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | |||
| Marseille | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Roma | 2025–26 | Serie A | 12 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ↑ "Qui est Robinio Vaz, le jeune français convoité par le Sénégal?" [Who is Robinio Vaz, the young Frenchman coveted by Senegal?] (in French). afrik11.com. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ↑ "Robinio Vaz, l'attaquant de 17 ans qui a changé le visage de l'OM contre Strasbourg" [Robinio Vaz, the 17-year-old striker who changed the face of OM against Strasbourg] (in French). L'Équipe. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ↑ "PLAYER RATINGS | Marseille 5-2 Paris FC: Aubameyang scores brace as OM get back on track with win". Yahoo Sports. 23 August 2025.
- ↑ "Robinio Vaz joins Roma". AS Roma. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Roma signs teenage forward Robinio Vaz from Marseille". Yahoo Sports. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Qui est Robinio Vaz, le jeune attaquant qui a permis aux Olympiens d'égaliser contre Strasbourg ?" [Who is Robinio Vaz, the young striker who allowed the Olympians to equalize against Strasbourg?] (in French). La Provence. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Robinio Vaz at Soccerway
- Robinio Vaz at the French Football Federation (in French)
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mantes-la-Jolie
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
- French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Men's association football forwards
- France men's youth international footballers
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- AS Roma players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Serie A players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy