Júnior Urso
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ocimar de Almeida Júnior | ||
Date of birth | March 10, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Taboão da Serra, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando City | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Santo André | 0 | (0) |
2009 | → Palestra de São Bernardo (loan) | 28 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Ituano | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Avaí | 11 | (0) |
2011 | → Paraná (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2012 | → Coritiba (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2013 | Coritiba | 23 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Shandong Luneng | 58 | (12) |
2016 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 23 | (4) |
2017–2019 | Guangzhou R&F | 42 | (6) |
2019 | Corinthians | 27 | (3) |
2020– | Orlando City | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2020 |
Ocimar de Almeida Júnior or simply Júnior Urso (born March 10, 1989), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.
Career
Brazil
Júnior started his career in Santo André. In 2010, he transferred to Ituano. After a good performance in early 2011, he had his federative rights purchased to Avaí and was loaned to Paraná Clube immediately. In the middle of 2011 season, Avaí called back Junior Urso to play in the Série A.[1] He made his debut for Avaí in the game which Avaí loses to Grêmio in Ressacada.[2] In the end of 2011, he was hired with Coritiba.
Shandong Luneng
In February 2014, Urso moved to Chinese Super League giants Shandong Luneng and proceeded to score the first goal of the season against Harbin Yiteng.[3]
Loan to Atlético Mineiro
Following contract disputes with Shandong Luneng, the Chinese club loaned Urso back to Brazil where he played the 2016 season with Atlético Mineiro. The loan fee was a reported US$2 million (R$7.2 million).[4]
Guangzhou R&F
On 9 January 2017, Júnior moved to fellow Super League side Guangzhou R&F.[5]
Corinthians
On 4 February 2019, Júnior Urso returned to Brazil, signing with Corinthians after Guangzhou terminated his contract.[6] He made his debut for the team on 17 February against São Paulo FC in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, a competition Corinthians would go on to win.[7] Three days later he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win over Avenida in the Copa do Brasil.[8]
Orlando City
On 6 January 2020, Corinthians confirmed the sale of Urso to MLS team Orlando City ahead of the 2020 season, reportedly for a fee of $900k.[9][10] Orlando announced his arrival the following week.[11] Urso made his debut for the team in the season opener, captaining the side in place of the suspended Nani as Orlando earned a 0–0 draw against Real Salt Lake.
Personal life
Urso's brother is former professional footballer Peter de Almeida who retired in 2015 to become Junior's agent.[12]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santo André | 2010 | PA1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Ituano | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Avaí | 2011 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Paraná (loan) | 2011 | Série B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Coritiba | 2012 | Série A | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 51 | 3 |
2013 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
Total | 47 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 90 | 4 | ||
Shandong Luneng | 2014 | CSL | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
2015 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 34 | 11 | |||
Total | 58 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 14 | ||
Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 7 |
Guangzhou R&F | 2017 | CSL | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
2018 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||||
Total | 42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6 | ||
Corinthians | 2019 | Série A | 27 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 5 |
Orlando City | 2020 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 229 | 27 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 70 | 5 | 355 | 36 |
- ^ MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.
Honours
Club
- Coritiba
- Shandong Luneng
- Corinthians
Individual
- Campeonato Mineiro Team of the Tournament: 2016[16]
- Campeonato Paulista Team of the Tournament: 2019[17]
References
- ^ Globo Esporte - Reforços, Júnior Urso e Diego são apresentados na Ressacada
- ^ Globo Esporte - Simples e eficiente na marcação, Grêmio vence o abatido Avaí em SC
- ^ 鲁能官方宣布第五外援 巴甲强力后腰正式加盟
- ^ Dia, Frederico Ribeiro/ Hoje em. "Ele calou o Mineirão, quase jogou no Galo, mas abandonou a carreira para cuidar do irmão Junior Urso". Home (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ 富力官方宣布乌索正式加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2017-01-09 Retrieved 2017-01-20
- ^ "Corinthians anuncia a contratação do volante Júnior Urso por três temporadas". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Corinthians 2 x 1 São Paulo - Campeonato Paulista 2019 rodada 7 - Tempo Real - Globo Esporte". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Corinthians 4 x 2 Avenida - Copa do Brasil 2019 Segunda fase - Tempo Real - Globo Esporte". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Nota oficial: venda de jogadores". Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Corinthians está perto de vender Júnior Urso para clube dos Estados Unidos; veja os detalhes". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Orlando City SC Signs Brazilian Midfielder Júnior Urso". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- ^ TEMPO, O. (26 June 2016). "Irmão do volante Júnior Urso abandonou o futebol para ser o "faz-tudo"". SuperFC (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Júnior Urso". ogol. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Brazil - Júnior Urso - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "足协杯-麦克格文压哨绝杀 鲁能5-4舜天夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ Horizonte, Por GloboEsporte comBelo. "Seleção do Troféu Globo Minas tem o domínio de finalistas do Estadual". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ "Corinthians, Jean Mota e Martinelli dominam premiação do campeonato" [Corinthians, Jean Mota and Martinelli dominate the tournament's awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
External links
- Júnior Urso at Soccerway
- (in Portuguese) zerozero
- Living people
- 1989 births
- Brazilian footballers
- Esporte Clube Santo André players
- Paraná Clube players
- Avaí FC players
- Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. players
- Guangzhou R&F F.C. players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Chinese Super League players
- Association football midfielders
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Orlando City SC players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Major League Soccer players