Fábio Júnior (footballer, born 1977)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Júnior Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Manhuaçu, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Esporte Clube Democrata | ||
| 1997 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Cruzeiro | 40 | (18) |
| 1998–2000 | Roma | 16 | (4) |
| 2000 | Cruzeiro | 22 | (9) |
| 2001 | Palmeiras | 20 | (3) |
| 2002 | Cruzeiro | 25 | (12) |
| 2003 | Vitória SC | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | Atlético Mineiro | 34 | (14) |
| 2004 | Kashima Antlers | 13 | (1) |
| 2005 | Atlético Mineiro | 15 | (3) |
| 2005 | Al-Wahda | 52 | (15) |
| 2006–2007 | VfL Bochum | 31 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Hapoel Tel-Aviv | 15 | (5) |
| 2008 | Bahia | 17 | (7) |
| 2009 | Santo André | 14 | (6) |
| 2009 | Brasiliense Futebol Clube | 23 | (10) |
| 2010–2013 | América-MG | 122 | (36) |
| 2014 | Minas Boca | 11 | (3) |
| 2014 | Boa Esporte | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Guarani-MG | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Villa Nova-MG | 9 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2000 | Brazil U-23 | 12 | (8) |
| 1998–1999 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2011 | |||
Fábio Júnior Pereira (born 20 November 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Born in the São Pedro do Avaí district of Manhuaçu, Fábio Júnior began playing professional football in his home state, Minas Gerais. He has played for each of the three large professional clubs based in the capital of Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro and América-MG.[1]
He was found using a fake passport to play as an EU-player in Italy, he was then fined and banned in Italy football for a season, although he never played again in Italy.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- Source:[3]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1997 | Cruzeiro | Série A | 8 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1998 | 32 | 18 | — | |||||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Roma | Serie A | 7 | 3 | — | |||||
| 1999–00 | 9 | 1 | — | |||||||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | Cruzeiro | Série A | 18 | 7 | — | |||||
| 2001 | Palmeiras | 20 | 3 | — | ||||||
| 2002 | Cruzeiro | 25 | 12 | — | ||||||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Total | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Vitória S.C. | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2003 | Atlético Mineiro | Série A | 34 | 14 | — | |||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2004 | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2005 | Atlético Mineiro | Série A | 15 | 3 | — | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | League | President's Cup | Etisalat Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Al Wahda S.C.C. | UAE League | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB Ligapokal | Total | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Israel | League | State Cup | Toto Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Premier League | 33 | 7 | 33 | 7 | ||||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2008 | Bahia | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 2009 | Brasiliense | 23 | 10 | — | ||||||
| 2010 | América Mineiro | 34 | 19 | — | ||||||
| 2011 | Série A | — | ||||||||
| Country | Brazil | 209 | 86 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Italy | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Portugal | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| Japan | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Germany | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| Israel | 33 | 7 | ||||||||
| Total | 272 | 82 | ||||||||
International
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
- Copa Sul-Minas: 2002
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1997, 1998, 2002
- Copa do Brasil: 2000
- Campeonato Brasiliense: 2008
- UAE League: 2005
References
- ^ "Aos 36 anos, Fábio Júnior, ex-América, aguarda propostas para jogar" [At 36 years old, Fábio Júnior, former América player, awaits proposals to play]. O Tempo (in Portuguese). 26 April 2014.
- ^ Kennedy, Frances (28 June 2001). "Players banned over false passport scandal". The Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
External links
- Fábio Júnior at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fábio Júnior at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Minas Gerais
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- VfL Bochum players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- A.S. Roma players
- Serie A players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Kashima Antlers players
- J1 League players
- Al Wahda FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Brazil international footballers
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- Vitória S.C. players
- Brasiliense Futebol Clube players
- América Futebol Clube (MG) players
- Boa Esporte Clube players
- Primeira Liga players
- Association football forwards
- UAE Pro League players