Júnior (footballer, born 1986)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Pinto. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Júnior

Personal information
Full name	Antonio Augusto Ferreira Pinto Júnior
Date of birth	(1986-02-28) February 28, 1986
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bonsucesso
Youth career
2003–2004	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Vasco da Gama
2006–2007	→ Estrela da Amadora (loan)
2008	Arsenal Kyiv
2008–2009	Grêmio Barueri
2009–2010	America
2010	Bonsucesso
2010	Vila Nova
2011	Moreirense
2012	America
2012–2013	Madureira
2013	Al-Faisaly
2016	Bangu
2017	Sampaio Corrêa-RJ
2018–	Bonsucesso
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Augusto Ferreira Pinto Júnior or simply Júnior (born February 28, 1986), is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He has played for Bonsucesso, and on June 11, 2008, he was announced to sign a contract with FC Arsenal Kyiv, which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. However, he never paid for Arsenal and moved to Grêmio Recreativo Barueri in the same year.

On 16 July 2013 he moved to Al-Faisaly who played in Jordan Premier League.

External links

• samabfoot
• Guardian Stats Centre
• (in Portuguese) CBF
• (in Portuguese) portalremate.net