Thiago Junio
Thiago Junior Aquino (born 3 April 1984), simply known as Thiago Junio is a Brazilian professional footballer who last played for Felda United in Malaysia Premier League as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago Junio de Aquino | ||
| Date of birth | April 3, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Atlético Mineiro | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Aalborg BK (Loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | América Mineiro | 18 | (0) |
| 2007 | Gama | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | Ceara | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Gondomar | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | Ceilândia | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Ipatinga | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Canoas | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | São Raimundo (PA) | 7 | (2) |
| 2012 | Noroeste | 21 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Nacional (MG) | 1 | (1) |
| 2014 | Đồng Nai | 19 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Perak | 59 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Felda United | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Malaysia XI | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2016 | |||
Club career edit
After playing for Brazil U17 in 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, he signed for Atlético Mineiro in 2001. He spent the following season on loan at Danish Superliga club with Aalborg BK. Making 5 appearances for Atlético Mineiro, he signed for América Mineiro. In the following seasons, he continued to play in lower divisions of club football.[1]
He entered Portuguese football with Gondomar in 2007. However the stint was brief as in the following year he returned home to Brazil. He again tried his luck with various clubs in the lower division.[1] In 2014, entered Asian football by signing for Đồng Nai of Vietnam.[2] He joined his current club, Perak FA, a team in Malaysia Super League in December 2014.
While in Malaysia, he also was selected in a Malaysia League XI team, composed of Super League and Premier League players, in a friendly against visiting clubs Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and Liverpool F.C in May 2015. He scored the only goal for Malaysia XI against Tottenham Hotspur in a 1–2 loss for Malaysia XI.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 10 April 2018[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perak | 2015 | Liga Super | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Liga Super | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Liga Super | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | – | 33 | 3 | ||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 1 | – | 81 | 8 | |||
| Felda United | 2018 | Liga Premier | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 64 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 1 | – | – | 88 | 9 | ||
Honours edit
Man of the Match
•Piala Malaysia Semi-finals 2017 (Perak versus JDT)
References edit
External links edit
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Thiago Junio at Soccerway