Juninho (footballer, born February 1995)

José Carlos Ferreira Júnior (born 1 February 1995), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.

Juninho
Juninho playing for Palmeiras in 2017
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Ferreira Júnior
Date of birth (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995
Place of birth Londrina, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Midtjylland
Number 73
Youth career
Junior Team
2012–2015 Coritiba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Coritiba 90 (1)
2017–2021 Palmeiras 25 (0)
2018Atlético Mineiro (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2021Bahia (loan) 72 (5)
2021– Midtjylland 51 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:54, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Coritiba

Born in Londrina, Paraná, Juninho graduated with Coritiba's youth setup, after starting it out at Junior Team.[2] On 6 July 2015 he was promoted to the main squad, after spending a year with the under-23s.[3]

On 26 July 2015 Juninho made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Corinthians.[4] He became a regular starter in the following campaign, scoring his first professional goal on 2 June 2016 in a 3–4 home loss against Chapecoense.

Palmeiras

On 13 May 2017, Juninho signed for fellow top tier club Palmeiras until 2022, for a fee of 3 million for 40% of his federative rights.[5]

Loan to Atlético Mineiro

On 27 April 2018, Palmeiras reached an agreement for Juninho to join Atlético Mineiro on loan until the end of the season.[6]

Midtjylland

On 13 July 2021 it was confirmed, that Juninho had signed a five-year deal with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.[7]

Career statistics

As of 18 January 2022[8]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coritiba 2015 Série A 1900010200
2016 361150206[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 2]0611
2017 00802000100
Total 551230506020911
Palmeiras 2017 Série A 210001[lower-alpha 3]0220
2018 00300030
2019 0000000000
Total 210300010250
Atlético Mineiro (loan) 2018 Série A 40000040
Bahia 2019 Série A 2712000291
2020 30210108[lower-alpha 1]012[lower-alpha 4]1523
2021 910020316[lower-alpha 4]0202
Total 66410501111811016
Midtjylland 2021–22 Superliga 1103061200
Career total 15752701402402012426
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References

  1. "José Carlos Juninho". FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. "Juninho, atleta revelado no Junior Team, estréia pelo Coritiba em jogo disputado contra o Corinthians" [Juninho, athlete revealed at Junior Team, debuts for Coritiba in a tight game against Corinthians] (in Portuguese). Junior Team's official website. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. "Integrados" [Integrated] (in Portuguese). Coritiba's official website. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  4. "Coritiba arranca empate contra o Corinthians, mas ainda sofre no Z-4" [Coritiba gets a draw against Corinthians, but still suffers in Z-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. "Novo reforço, zagueiro Juninho assina contrato com Palmeiras até 2022" [New addition, stopper Juninho signs contract with Palmeiras until 2022] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. "Palmeiras empresta Juninho para o Galo e Michel Bastos para o Sport" [Palmeiras loans Juninho to Galo and Michel Bastos to Sport] (in Portuguese). Lance. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. JUNINHO SKIFTER TIL FC MIDTJYLLAND, fcm.dk, 13 July 2021
  8. Juninho at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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