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'''Héctor Junior Firpo Adames''' (born 22 August 1996), simply known as '''Junior''', is a |
'''Héctor Junior Firpo Adames''' (born 22 August 1996), simply known as '''Junior''', is a Spanish professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. Mainly a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|left-back]], he can also play as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] or a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|central defender]]. |
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==Club career== |
==Club career== |
Revision as of 12:28, 10 November 2019
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Héctor Junior Firpo Adames[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Atlético Benamiel | ||
2012–2013 | Tiro Pichón | ||
2013–2014 | Puerto Malagueño | ||
2014–2015 | Betis | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Betis B | 45 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Betis | 38 | (5) |
2019– | Barcelona | 5 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Spain U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2019 |
Héctor Junior Firpo Adames (born 22 August 1996), simply known as Junior, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Barcelona. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a winger or a central defender.
Club career
Real Betis
Born in Santo Domingo, Junior moved to Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusia at the age of six[2] and joined Real Betis' youth setup in June 2014, aged 18, from CD Puerto Malagueño.[3] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 15 February 2015, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Granada CF B for the Segunda División B championship.
Definitely promoted to the B-side ahead of the 2015–16 season, Junior appeared regularly during the season, which ended in relegation. On 17 April 2016 he scored his first senior goal, netting the third in a 4–0 away routing of Algeciras CF.
On 1 August 2017, after spending the whole pre-season with the main squad, Junior renewed his contract until 2021.[4] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut the following 12 February, starting in a 1–0 away defeat of Deportivo de La Coruña, becoming the first Dominican Republic-born player who have ever featured in La Liga.[5]
Junior scored his first professional goal on 17 March 2018, netting the first in a 3–0 home win against RCD Espanyol.[6] On 19 August, after being definitely promoted to the main squad, he agreed to a contract extension until 2023.[7]
FC Barcelona
On 4 August 2019, Junior signed a five-year deal with Barcelona for €18 million plus €12 million in add-ons.[8] He made his debut three weeks later in a 5–2 home win over his former club Betis, playing the last nine minutes in place of Rafinha.[9]On 28 September 2019, Junior scored his first goal for Barcelona and the second goal against Getafe in 2–0 win.[citation needed]
International career
Despite being born in the Dominican Republic, he has spent the majority of his life in Spain and continues to hold citizenship for both countries.[5] On 9 October 2015, he played the entire second half of a 0–6 non-FIFA friendly loss for the Dominican Republic senior national team against the Brazil Olympic team.[10]
On 31 August 2018, Junior was called up to the Spain under-21 team for two 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Albania and Northern Ireland.[11] He made his debut on 7 September, starting in a 3–0 win against the former.[12]
Club statistics
- As of match played 9 November 2019
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Betis B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
2017–18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
Total | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
Betis | 2017–18 | La Liga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
Total | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
FC Barcelona | 2019–20 | La Liga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Career total | 88 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 8 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Spain U21
References
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de agosto de 2019, en Bilbao" [Minutes of the Match held on 16 August 2019, in Bilbao] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Juvenil | Junior Firpo, "Black Power" para el juvenil del Real Betis" [Juvenil | Junior Firpo, "Black Power" for Real Betis' youth team] (in Spanish). Futbol Carrasco. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "El Betis cierra varios fichajes para su cantera" [Betis complete various signings for their youth setup] (in Spanish). Manquepierda. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Junior extends his contract with Real Betis". Real Betis. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ a b Lastra, Luis (23 February 2018). "Junior: "Cuando llegué a España, no sabía ni qué era el fútbol"" [Junior: «When I arrived in Spain, I did not even know what football was»] (in Spanish). El Correo de Andalucía. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
I have dual citizenship because I've been here (in Spain) for fifteen years. It is not that I consider myself more Spanish than Dominican, because I feel very proud of being Dominican and of my country, but I have been here for a long time and I also consider myself Spanish.
- ^ "El Betis mira a Europa en la noche negra de Pau" [Betis aim to Europa in Pau's dark night] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Junior and Real Betis extend the existing contract between them until 2023". Real Betis. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Barça sign Junior Firpo". FC Barcelona. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Junior Firpo: Barcelona apologise over Betis tweet". BBC Sport. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Seleção olímpica arrasa a frágil República Dominicana em Manaus" [Olympic national team thrash the fragile Dominican Republic in Manaus] (in Portuguese). Rolando a Bola. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "OFICIAL | Esta es la convocatoria para los partidos ante Albania e Irlanda del Norte" [OFFICIAL | This is the call-up for the matches against Albania and Northern Ireland] (in Spanish). Selección Española de Fútbol. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "3–0: España vence a Albania y sella su pase a la Eurocopa sub-21" [3–0: Spain defeat Albania and seal their qualification to the under-21 EURO] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
External links
- Junior Firpo at BDFutbol
- Beticopedia profile Template:Es icon
- Junior Firpo at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santo Domingo
- Dominican Republic emigrants to Spain
- Spanish people of Dominican Republic descent
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Dominican Republic footballers
- Spanish footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
- Real Betis players
- FC Barcelona players
- Spain under-21 international footballers