Juninho (footballer, born February 1995)

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Juninho
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Juninho playing for Palmeiras in 2017
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Ferreira Júnior
Date of birth (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 27)
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
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
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Integrados" [Integrated] (in Portuguese). Coritiba's official website. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ JUNINHO SKIFTER TIL FC MIDTJYLLAND, fcm.dk, 13 July 2021
  7. ^ Juninho at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

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