Juninho (footballer, born December 1990)

Juninho
Personal information
Full name	Walter Soares Belitardo Júnior
Date of birth	December 11, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Caieiras, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Santo André
2009	São Bernardo
2010	América (AM)
2011	Fernandópolis
2012	Votuporanguense
2013	Barretos
2014	Paulista
2015	América (GO)
2015	Barretos
2016	Sporting de Macau
2016–2017	Tung Sing
2017–2018	Yuen Long
2018–2020	Pegasus
2019–2020	→ Yuen Long (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2020

Walter Soares Belitardo Júnior (Chinese: 祖連奴; born 11 December 1990), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and is currently a free agent.

Career

Sporting de Macau

After terminating his contract with Barretos in 2015 due to low pay and delays in payment, Juninho decided to move to China in search of a higher salary.^[1] He moved to Macau with the intention of signing a professional contract but due to a misunderstanding as to the professional opportunities in Macau, he was ultimately forced to play as an amateur for Sporting de Macau in order to continue his career.

Tung Sing

Juninho signed with Hong Kong Premier League club Dreams, then known as Biu Chun Glory Sky, in the summer of 2016. However, as the club later signed additional foreign players, BCGS did not have room on their squad to register him.^[2]

Juninho then moved to Tung Sing in September 2016. In his only season with the club, he scored 31 goals in 22 appearances, finishing third in the Golden Boot race.^[3]

Yuen Long

Following the 2016-17 season, Juninho went on trial with HKPL club Rangers but was not signed.^[4] A week before the 2017-18 season started, Juninho was signed to Yuen Long.^[5]

Pegasus

On 23 July 2018, it was announced at Pegasus' season opening event that the club had signed Juninho for the 2018–19 campaign. ^[6]

Yuen Long

On 8 August 2019, Juninho was loaned to Yuen Long after Pegasus had signed a new foreign player. He rejoined the club after one year.^[7]

Honours

Yuen Long

Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2017–18

References

^ "外闖中伏變人球　職業球員踢業餘聯賽". HK01. Retrieved 15 April 2018. (in Chinese)
^ "外闖中伏變人球　職業球員踢業餘聯賽". HK01. Retrieved 15 April 2018. (in Chinese)
^ "2016-17 Top Scorer - First Division". HKFA.
^ "元朗「巴西幫」添成員簽東昇舊將祖連奴". Upower. Retrieved 17 August 2017. (in Chinese)
^ Yeung, Patrick Au (19 August 2017). "Yuen Long Eager to Get Going in HKPL". offside.hk. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ Yip, Si Man. "飛馬新帥不踢Tiki-taka　首席中鋒陳肇麒轉型中堅". HK01. Retrieved 23 July 2018. (in Chinese)
^ "查理士來投飛馬外借祖連奴到元朗". Apple Daily. Retrieved 8 August 2019. (in Chinese)

External links

Walter Soares Belitardo Júnior at HKFA
Juninho at Soccerway
{{instagram|ju.soares20}

[1] "外闖中伏變人球　職業球員踢業餘聯賽". HK01. Retrieved 15 April 2018. (in Chinese)

[2] "外闖中伏變人球　職業球員踢業餘聯賽". HK01. Retrieved 15 April 2018. (in Chinese)

[3] "2016-17 Top Scorer - First Division". HKFA.

[4] "元朗「巴西幫」添成員簽東昇舊將祖連奴". Upower. Retrieved 17 August 2017. (in Chinese)

[5] Yeung, Patrick Au (19 August 2017). "Yuen Long Eager to Get Going in HKPL". offside.hk. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[6] Yip, Si Man. "飛馬新帥不踢Tiki-taka　首席中鋒陳肇麒轉型中堅". HK01. Retrieved 23 July 2018. (in Chinese)

[7] "查理士來投飛馬外借祖連奴到元朗". Apple Daily. Retrieved 8 August 2019. (in Chinese)

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