Juninho (footballer, born February 1995)
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.
| Juninho playing for Palmeiras in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Carlos Ferreira Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Londrina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| 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 | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2022 | |||
Club career
Coritiba
Born in Londrina, Paraná, Juninho graduated with Coritiba's youth setup, after starting it out at Junior Team.[2] On 6 July 2015 he was promoted to the main squad, after spending a year with the under-23s.[3]
On 26 July 2015 Juninho made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Corinthians.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
Midtjylland
On 13 July 2021 it was confirmed, that Juninho had signed a five-year deal with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 18 January 2022[8]
| 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 | 1 | — | 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
- ^ "José Carlos Juninho". FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ [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. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. 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
- Profile at the FC Midtjylland website
- Coritiba official profile (in Portuguese)
- Juninho at Sambafoot