Juninho (footballer, born 1984)

Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior (born 15 March 1984), commonly known as Juninho,^[1] is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ihan.

Juninho

Personal information
Full name	Wilson Aparecido Xavier Júnior
Date of birth	(1984-03-15) 15 March 1984 (age 38)
Place of birth	Arapongas, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Ihan
Youth career
1999–2001	Londrina
2001	Fluminense
2001–2004	Londrina
2004	→ Chievo (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Londrina	0	(0)
2004–2010	Junior Team Futebol	0	(0)
2004–2008	→ Domžale (loan)	103	(10)
2009	→ Figueirense (loan)	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Domžale (loan)	22	(3)
2010–2011	Domžale	31	(7)
2011–2014	Baku	66	(6)
2015–2017	Domžale	41	(6)
2017–2018	DSG Sele/Zell	10	(3)
2018–	Ihan	19	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019

Biography

Born in Arapongas, Paraná, Juninho started his career at Londrina Junior Team, the youth team of Londrina (they later became two separate entities). He played once in the national cup in 2004. He was then loaned to Serie A team Chievo but played for its youth team. As Italy prevented signing non-EU players, he only trialled with the club and never signed for them officially.

Domžale

In 2004 he was loaned to Domžale from Londrina Junior Team along with Jhonnes.^[2] Later, teammate Lucas also joined him. Juninho remained at the city of Domžale for 4+1⁄2 seasons. His contract with Londrina Junior Team was also renewed in January 2007, as he signed a new five-year contract.^[3] He left the club on 2 December 2008.^[4]

Figueirense

On 23 December 2008, Figueirense announced the signing of the player^[5] on a one-year contract.^[6] His contract with Figueirense was terminated on 19 May 2009, after he played a few games in Campeonato Catarinense.^[7] He did not play any match in the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.

Return to Domžale

On 31 August 2009 he returned to Slovenia in a 1+1⁄2-year deal.^[8][9] The deal with Domžale was renewed on 1 December 2010, until 31 May 2013.

Baku

At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, after already playing one match with Domžale in the league,^[10] Juninho signed with FC Baku.^[11]

Second return to Domžale

In February 2015, Juninho returned to Domžale, signing a contract till the end of the 2016–17 season.^[12]

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Supercup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2004–05	Domžale^[13] (loan)	Slovenian PrvaLiga	10	2	1	0	—		—		11	2
2005–06			35	2	2	0	—		4	0	41	2
2006–07			31	4	0	0	—		4	1	35	5
2007–08			14	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	19	0
2008–09			13	2	1	0	1	0	3	0	18	2
2009–10			22	3	5	0	—		—		27	3
2010–11	Domžale^[13]		30	7	5	3	—		—		35	10
2011–12			1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	4	1
2011–12^[14]	Baku	Azerbaijan Premier League	25	3	5	3	—		—		30	6
2012–13^[15]			25	2	2	0	—		2	0	29	2
2013–14			16	1	2	0	—		—		18	1
2014–15	Domžale	Slovenian PrvaLiga	9	2	2	0	—		—		11	2
2015–16			24	1	3	0	—		1	0	28	1
2016–17			8	3	1	0	—		6	0	15	3
Career total			263	32	31	6	3	1	24	1	321	40

Personal life

Juninho is the cousin of fellow footballer Ademar.^[16]

Honours

Domžale

• Slovenian PrvaLiga (2): 2006–07, 2007–08
• Slovenian Cup (2): 2010–11, 2016–17
• Slovenian Supercup (2): 2007, 2011

Baku

• Azerbaijan Cup (1): 2011–12

References

1. Žurka na vsakih deset metrov zurnal24.si
2. . Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) (in Portuguese). 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
3. . CBF (in Portuguese). 27 March 2007. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
4. "Juninho zapušča Domžale". NK Domžale (in Slovenian). 2 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
5. . Figueirense FC (in Portuguese). 23 December 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
6. . CBF (in Portuguese). 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
7. . Figueirense FC (in Portuguese). 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
8. [Transfer Outside (2009)]. CBF (in Portuguese). January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
9. "Juninho ponovno v Domžalah". NK Domžale (in Slovenian). 31 August 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2010. V Nogometni klub Domžale se vrača priljubljeni Brazilec Juninho. 25-letni zvezni igralec je v rumeno-modrem dresu v petih sezonah odigral 103 tekme in dosegel 11 golov. Zadnjo sezono je preživel v rodni Braziliji, sedaj pa se vrača ob Kamniško Bistrico, kjer je podpisal pogodbo za leto in pol.
10. Stats from Slovenia at PrvaLiga
11. Juninho at Zerozero
12. "Juninho!!!". nkdomzale.si/ (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
13. "Xavier Junior Wilson Aparecido" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
14. (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
15. "12/139 Season" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 1 November 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
16. Адемар: Мой брат Жуниор из Баку расскажет мне об Интере. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

External links

• PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
• Juninho at Soccerway