Juninho (footballer, born February 1995)
![]() Juninho playing for Palmeiras in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Carlos Ferreira Júnior | ||
Date of birth | 1 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Londrina, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
Number | 73 | ||
Youth career | |||
Junior Team | |||
2012–2015 | Coritiba | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Coritiba | 90 | (1) |
2017–2021 | Palmeiras | 25 | (0) |
2018 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2019–2021 | → Bahia (loan) | 72 | (5) |
2021– | Midtjylland | 11 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2022 |
José Carlos Ferreira Júnior (born 1 February 1995), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.
Club career[]
Coritiba[]
Born in Londrina, Paraná, Juninho graduated with Coritiba's youth setup, after starting it out at Junior Team.[1] On 6 July 2015 he was promoted to the main squad, after spending a year with the under-23s.[2]
On 26 July 2015 Juninho made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Corinthians.[3] He became a regular starter in the following campaign, scoring his first professional goal on 2 June 2016 in a 3–4 home loss against Chapecoense.
Palmeiras[]
On 13 May 2017, Juninho signed for fellow top tier club Palmeiras until 2022, for a fee of € 3 million for 40% of his federative rights.[4]
Loan to Atlético Mineiro[]
On 27 April 2018, Palmeiras reached an agreement for Juninho to join Atlético Mineiro on loan until the end of the season.[5]
Midtjylland[]
On 13 July 2021 it was confirmed, that Juninho had signed a five-year deal with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.[6]
Career statistics[]
- As of 18 January 2022[7]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coritiba | 2015 | Série A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
2016 | 36 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 61 | 1 | ||
2017 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 55 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 1 | ||
Palmeiras | 2017 | Série A | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Bahia | 2019 | Série A | 27 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
2020 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 12[d] | 1 | 52 | 3 | ||
2021 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
Total | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 101 | 6 | ||
Midtjylland | 2021–22 | Superliga | 11 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
Career total | 157 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 242 | 6 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
References[]
- ^ "Juninho, atleta revelado no Junior Team, estréia pelo Coritiba em jogo disputado contra o Corinthians" [Juninho, athlete revealed at Junior Team, debuts for Coritiba in a tight game against Corinthians] (in Portuguese). Junior Team's official website. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Integrados" [Integrated] (in Portuguese). Coritiba's official website. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Coritiba arranca empate contra o Corinthians, mas ainda sofre no Z-4" [Coritiba gets a draw against Corinthians, but still suffers in Z-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Novo reforço, zagueiro Juninho assina contrato com Palmeiras até 2022" [New addition, stopper Juninho signs contract with Palmeiras until 2022] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Palmeiras empresta Juninho para o Galo e Michel Bastos para o Sport" [Palmeiras loans Juninho to Galo and Michel Bastos to Sport] (in Portuguese). Lance. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ JUNINHO SKIFTER TIL FC MIDTJYLLAND, fcm.dk, 13 July 2021
- ^ Juninho at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
External links[]
- Coritiba official profile (in Portuguese)
- Juninho at Sambafoot
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Londrina
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark