Júnior Santos (footballer, born 1994)
José Antonio dos Santos Júnior (born 11 October 1994), known as Júnior Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Botafogo | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Osvaldo Cruz | 20 | (5) |
| 2018 | Ituano | 11 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 38 | (9) |
| 2019 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 27 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Yokohama F. Marinos (loan) | 23 | (13) |
| 2021–2022 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 74 | (15) |
| 2022 | → Botafogo (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2023 | Fortaleza | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Botafogo | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:41, 31 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
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.[2] 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.[3] 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,[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
In 2019, Júnior Santos moved to Série A club Fortaleza on loan and was part of the team that won both the Campeonato Cearense and the Copa do Nordeste. In the latter, he was joint top-scorer in the competition scoring 8 goals in 9 games.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 34 | 8 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| Fortaleza (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 27 | 10 | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2019 | J2 League | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos (loan) | 2020 | J1 League | 22 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 13 | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2021 | J1 League | 35 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2022 | 20 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 30 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 9 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 6 | 72 | 15 | ||||
| Botafogo (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Fortaleza | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Botafogo | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 31 | 45 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 209 | 55 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in J.League Cup
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honours
References
- "ジュニオール サントス | トップチーム選手". サンフレッチェ広島 オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- "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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. 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.
- "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Junior Santos Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
External links
- Júnior Santos at Soccerway
- Júnior Santos at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Sanfrecce Hiroshima