Stênio Júnior

Stênio Júnior
Personal information
Full name	Stênio Marcos da Fonseca; Salazar Júnior
Date of birth	10 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Riga
Number	10
Youth career
	Horizonte
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	Horizonte
2013–2014	Litex Lovech
2013	→ Pelister (loan)
2014–2019	Shkëndija
2020–	Riga
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:43, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Stênio Marcos da Fonseca Salazar Júnior (born 10 June 1991), or simply Júnior, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Riga in the Latvian Higher League.^[1]

Career

Junior, started his professional career in Brazilian club Horizonte FC when he was 20 years old. He played for Horizonte in 2012 and then for a short period in 2013. While playing for Horizonte FC, Junior was spotted by Bulgarian club Litex Lovech (coached by Hristo Stoichkov), which soon bought him.^[2] The transfer was finalized on 20 January 2013. Later that year, on 1 July 2013, Junior was loaned to Macedonian club FK Pelister. In 2013-14 season, Junior scored 7 goals for FK Pelister (4 of them in one match).

Junior's talent was spotted by scouts of KF Shkëndija. At first the negotiations didn't go very well, and when it was thought the negotiations were over, FK Pelister and Litex Lovech agreed on a deal. KF Shëndija paid 50 000 euro to acquire the Brazilian talent.

He made his league debut for KF Shkëndija on 2 March 2014, when Shkëndija played against Makedonija GP. Junior played in the second half of the game and with accurate passing helped KF Shkëndija score 2 more goals winning the match 3-0. He made a shot which was saved by Makedonija GP's goalkeeper. After the match, the manager, Shpëtim Duro stated that Junior played a great game in his debut and that he has a bright future in KF Shkëndija.

On 23 March 2014, Stenio scored his first goal for Shkendija in an away match against Vardar. His goal proved decisive for Shkendija as the match ended 2-1 in favor of Shkendija. His 2nd goal for Shkendija came in the next match in which KF Shkendija played FK Rabotnicki at home. He scored the first goal of the match which was followed by two other goals for Shkendija and one for Rabotnicki with a final result 3-1.

Career statistics

(Correct as of 10 December 2020^[update])

Club	Season	League			Cup		State League		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Horizonte FC	2012	Série D	5	1	1	0	21	6	—		27	7
	2013	Campeonato Cearense	0	0	0	0	3	0	—		3	0
	Total		5	1	1	0	24	6	—		30	7
Litex Lovech	2012–13	Bulgarian First League	15	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
Litex Lovech	Total		15	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
FK Pelister	2013–14	Macedonian First League	16	7	1	0	—		—		17	7
FK Pelister	Total		16	7	1	0	—		—		17	7
KF Shkëndija	2013–14	Macedonian First League	11	6	0	0	—		—		11	6
	2014–15		27	4	0	0	—		2	0	29	4
	2015–16		30	5	4	3	—		2	0	36	8
	2016–17		30	6	5	1	—		8	2	43	9
	2017–18		32	11	5	0	—		4	2	41	13
	2018–19		23	4	0	0	—		8	1	31	5
	2019–20		17	4	1	1	—		2	0	20	5
	Total		170	40	15	5	—		26	5	211	50
Riga FC	2020	Virsliga	8	2	0	0	—		0	0	8	2
Riga FC	Total		8	2	0	0	—		0	0	8	2
Career total			214	51	18	5	24	6	26	5	284	67

References

^ "Stênio Júnior Facts". zerozero.pt.
^ Antov, Velizar (25 February 2013). "Литекс" се подсили със Стенио Жуниор, разделя се с албанеца Едон Хасани". novsport.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

External links

Stênio Júnior at Soccerway

[1] "Stênio Júnior Facts". zerozero.pt.

[2] Antov, Velizar (25 February 2013). "Литекс" се подсили със Стенио Жуниор, разделя се с албанеца Едон Хасани". novsport.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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