Júnior Santos (footballer, born 1994)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Antonio dos Santos Júnior | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Conceição do Jacuípe, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Osvaldo Cruz | 20 | (5) |
2018–2019 | Ituano | 11 | (4) |
2018 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 38 | (9) |
2019 | → Fortaleza | 26 | (10) |
2019– | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 11 November 2019 (UTC) |
José Antonio dos Santos Júnior (born 11 October 1994), known as Júnior Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kashiwa Reysol.
Club career
Born in Conceição do Jacuípe, Bahia, Júnior Santos never represented any clubs as a youth. Known as Berimbau, after impressing for amateur sides in his hometown, he was invited for a trial period at Osvaldo Cruz.[1] He subsequently signed a contract with the club, and made his senior debut on 8 August 2017 by starting in a 1–1 away draw against Presidente Prudente FC for the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão championship.
Júnior Santos scored his first senior goals on 25 June 2017, netting a brace in a 2–2 home draw against José Bonifácio.[2] He finished the season with five goals in 20 appearances, as his side was knocked out in the quarterfinals.
On 11 January 2018, Júnior Santos was presented at Ituano,[3] He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista home draw against Ponte Preta.[4]
Júnior Santos scored his first professional goal on 26 February 2018, netting the game's only in a home defeat of Red Bull Brasil. He finished the tournament with four goals in 11 appearances.
On 8 April 2018, Júnior Santos was loaned to Série B side Ponte Preta until the end of the year, with a buyout clause.[5] On his debut for the club four days later, he scored the last in a 3–0 home win against Náutico for the year's Copa do Brasil.[6] Went to the fortaleza and go two titles Campeonato cearense 2019 Copa do nordeste 2019
Career statistics
- As of 7 August 2018[7]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Osvaldo Cruz | 2017 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||||
Ituano | 2018 | Paulista | — | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||
Ponte Preta (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 19 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 7 | |||
Career total | 19 | 6 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 16 |
References
- ^ "A 2 mil km de casa, atleta se inspira na própria vida para subir o Osvaldo Cruz" [Two thousand kilometers away from home, athlete inspires himself in his own life to promote Osvaldo Cruz] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Em jogo polêmico, Osvaldo Cruz e José Bonifácio só empatam, mas seguem vivos" [In a controversial match, Osvaldo Cruz and José Bonifácio only draw, but remain alive] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Ituano apresenta mais 4 reforços para o Paulista 2018" [Ituano present 4 more additions for the 2018 Paulista] (in Portuguese). Ituano FC. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Ponte Preta empata com Ituano e perde 100% fora de casa no Campeonato Paulista" [Ponte draw with Ituano and lose 100% away from home in the Campeonato Paulista] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Reforço para o ataque, Junior Santos espera balançar as redes com a camisa da Macaca" [Addition for the attack, Junior Santos hopes to net with the shirt of Macaca] (in Portuguese). AA Ponte Preta. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Júnior Santos festeja gol em estreia pela Ponte Preta e Felippe Cardoso falaCardoso fala do retorno após lesão" [Júnior Santos celebrates goal in debut for Ponte Preta and Felippe Cardoso talks about return after injury] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Júnior Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
External links
- Júnior Santos at Soccerway
- Júnior Santos at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Bahia
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- J2 League players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- Ituano FC players
- Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
- Kashiwa Reysol players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Expatriate footballers in Japan