Júnior Brumado

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Júnior Brumado
Personal information
Full name José Francisco dos Santos Júnior
Date of birth (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Brumado, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Number 74
Youth career
2015–2017 Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Bahia 45 (5)
2019– Midtjylland 48 (10)
2020 → Silkeborg (loan) 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:30, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

José Francisco dos Santos Júnior (born 15 May 1999), known as Júnior Brumado, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga as a striker.[2]

Career[]

Bahia[]

Born in Brumado, Bahia, Brazil, Júnior Brumado progressed through the academy of EC Bahia. He made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut on 17 July 2017 in a 1–1 draw against Avaí.[3] On 21 April 2018, he scored his first professional goal in a league game against Santos, after coming on as a late substitute for Marco Antonio to seal the narrow 1–0 win.[4]

With Bahia club, Brumado participated in the 2018 Copa Sudamericana and contributed with a goal against Bolivian club Blooming on 24 May 2018.[5] Bahia were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual winner Athletico Paranaense after a penalty shootout.[6]

Midtjylland[]

On 30 January 2019, Brumado signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland for a fee reported to be DKK 16 million. Bahia had also secured a resale clause of 15 percent.[7] He made his debut on 14 April in a 2–0 win over OB, coming on for Mayron George in the 77th minute.[8]

On 31 January 2020, as part of a deal which sent Silkeborg player Ronnie Schwartz to Midtjylland, Brumado was sent to Silkeborg to replace Schwartz, on a loan deal for the rest of the season.[9] He made his first appearance for the club on 16 February in a 2–0 home loss to AaB.[10][11] His first goal for Silkeborg – as well as his first goal in the Danish league – followed on 9 March in a 2–1 win over AGF.[12]

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Brumado returned to Midtjylland. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August 2020, which proved to be the winner in a 1–0 win in the UEFA Champions League qualifier against Ludogorets Razgrad.[13]

He scored his first hat-trick on 3 October 2021, securing a 4–0 win over AGF.[14] On 15 January 2022, he extended his contract with Midtjylland until December 2026.[15]

Career statistics[]

As of 17 January 2022[1]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bahia 2017 Série A 3 0 — — — — 3 0
2018 Série A 14 1 7 3 — 1[a] 0 2[b] 0 22 4
Total 17 1 7 3 — 1 0 2 0 25 4
Midtjylland 2018–19 Superliga 4 0 — 0 0 — — 4 0
2019–20 Superliga 17 0 — 1 0 1[c] 0 — 19 0
2020–21 Superliga 12 2 — 2 0 3 1 — 17 3
2021–22 Superliga 11 7 — 2 1 8[d] 0 — 21 8
Total 44 9 — 5 1 12 1 — 61 11
Silkeborg (loan) 2019–20 Superliga 9 3 — 1 0 — — 10 3
Career total 70 13 7 3 6 1 13 1 2 0 98 18
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  3. ^ All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ a b Júnior Brumado at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Alma de 9: Tricolor conta com faro do reserva Júnior Brumado". www.atarde.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. ^ "Bahia vs. Avaí – 17 July 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Bahia vs. Santos – 21 April 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Bahia vs. Blooming – 24 May 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Athletico Paranaense vs. Bahia – 1 November 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Comunicado - Notícias Esporte Clube Bahia". Esporte Clube Bahia (in Portuguese). 30 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Midtjylland vs. OB – 14 April 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  9. ^ "SIF sælger Ronnie Schwartz". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 31 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Silkeborg vs. AaB - 16 February 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  11. ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (15 February 2020). "Truppen mod AaB udtaget: Fire mand kan få debut for Silkeborg". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  12. ^ Hovmand, Kasper (9 March 2020). "Silkeborg vinder 2-1 hjemme mod AGF". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish).
  13. ^ Risom, Jens (16 September 2021). "Brumado har gode minder fra Ludogorets: – Vi er klar til at præstere". FC Midtjylland (in Danish).
  14. ^ Mølby, Morten (4 October 2021). "Fra bænkevarmer til målsluger: Farmand rejste 9.000 kilometer og så sønnike lave hattrick". DR (in Danish).
  15. ^ Risom, Jens (15 January 2022). "Junior Brumado forlænger aftalen med FCM". FC Midtjylland (in Danish).

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