Juninho (footballer, born November 1987)

Adilson dos Anjos Oliveira (born 23 October 1987), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian footballer who captains and plays as a defensive midfielder for América Mineiro.[1]

Juninho
Personal information
Full name Adilson dos Anjos Oliveira
Date of birth (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 América Mineiro
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Aparecida 12 (1)
2011–2012 Rio Verde 26 (2)
2011 → Aparecida (loan) 9 (1)
2012–2013 Mogi Mirim 16 (0)
2013–2016 Atlético Paranaense 31 (0)
2014–2015 → Ponte Preta (loan) 63 (2)
2016 → Ferroviária (loan) 15 (2)
2016 → América Mineiro (loan) 32 (2)
2017– América Mineiro 265 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:36, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Goiânia, Goiás, Juninho worked as a butcher in a supermarket[2] before starting his career with Aparecida in 2009, already aged 22.[3] He moved to Rio Verde in 2011, winning the year's Campeonato Goiano Segunda Divisão,[4] and was regularly used during the 2012 Campeonato Goiano.

Mogi Mirim

On 3 May 2012, Juninho was announced at Série D side Mogi Mirim.[5] He played a part in the club's promotion campaign to the Série C, and featured regularly in the 2013 Campeonato Paulista.

Atlético Paranaense

On 28 May 2013, Juninho signed for Série A side Atlético Paranaense.[6] He made his debut in the category on 1 June, coming on as a first-half substitute for Deivid in a 2–2 home draw against Flamengo.[7]

During the 2013 season, Juninho was mainly used as a left back with head coach Vagner Mancini, as a backup to Pedro Botelho.[8] He was, however, demoted to the under-23 squad for the 2014 Campeonato Paranaense by new head coach Miguel Ángel Portugal.[9]

Loan to Ponte Preta

Juninho was loaned to Série B side Ponte Preta on 24 April 2014, until the end of the year.[10] He became an immediate first-choice at the club, scoring twice in 35 league appearanceas as the club returned to the top tier at first attempt.

Juninho remained at Ponte for the 2015 season, after the club agreed a new one-year loan with Atlético on 13 January of that year.[11]

Loan to Ferroviária

In January 2016, Juninho was one of several players of Atlético loaned to Ferroviária for the 2016 Campeonato Paulista, after both clubs agreed to a partnership.[12] He featured in all matches of the club in the competition, as they managed to avoid relegation.

América Mineiro

On 10 May 2016, Juninho joined América Mineiro in the top tier, on loan until the end of the year.[13] He was a first-choice as the club suffered relegation, scoring twice in 32 league matches; his first goal in the category came on 25 July, but in a 2–1 away loss against Flamengo.

Juninho signed permanently with Coelho on 7 February 2017, after agreeing to a two-year deal.[14] He achieved promotion as champions in the end of the season, but again suffered team relegation in the following year; on 10 December 2018, he renewed his contract until 2020.[15]

Juninho featured in all matches of the 2019 Série B, as his side narrowly missed out promotion. He remained a starter in 2020, as the club returned to the second division, and signed a new two-year deal on 11 December 2021, after helping América to qualify to the Copa Libertadores for the first time in the club's history.[16]

On 7 December 2022, Juninho renewed his contract until the end of 2024.[17]

Career statistics
As of 1 March 2023[18]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aparecida 2009[19] Goiano 3ª Divisão —111———111
2010[19] —10———10
Total —121———121
Rio Verde 2011[19] Goiano 2ª Divisão —90———90
2012 Goiano —172———172
Total —262———262
Aparecida (loan) 2011[19] Goiano 3ª Divisão —91———91
Mogi Mirim 2012 Série D 80————80
2013 Paulista —80———80
Total 8080———160
Atlético Paranaense 2013 Série A 190—70——260
2014 0012000——120
Total 19012070——380
Ponte Preta (loan) 2014 Série B 352—30——382
2015 Série A 22060502[lower-alpha 1]0—350
Total 572608020—732
Ferroviária (loan) 2016 Paulista —152———152
América Mineiro 2016 Série A 322————322
2017 Série B 24010020—2[lower-alpha 2]0380
2018 Série A 3446010——414
2019 Série B 38512120——526
2020 333120120——573
2021 Série A 37312040——533
2022 35550508[lower-alpha 3]0—535
2023 00711000—81
Total 23322642270802033424
Career total 317241528420802052132
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Rio Verde

América Mineiro

References
  1. Juninho at Sambafoot
  2. "De açougueiro ao Furacão: Juninho supera dificuldades durante a carreira" [From butcher to Furacão: Juninho overcomes difficulties during the career] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. "Juninho: Depois da quase desistência do futebol, um novo sonho no Furacão" [Juninho: after the near giving up of football, a new dream at Furacão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Atlético Paranaense. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. "Verdão é campeão Goiano de 2011 da 2ª Divisão" [Verdão is the champion of the 2011 Goiano 2ª Divisão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio Verde. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. "Mogi Mirim anuncia mais cinco reforços para a Série D do Brasileiro" [Mogi Mirim announce five more additions for the Brasileiro Série D] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  6. "CAP contrata o volante Juninho, que estava no Mogi Mirim" [CAP sign the defensive midfielder Juninho, who was at Mogi Mirim] (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. "Recém-contratado, Juninho faz boa estreia pelo Atlético-PR" [Recently signed, Juninho makes a good debut for Atlético-PR] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  8. "Após testes, Juninho vira 'sombra' de Pedro Botelho no Atlético-PR" [After tryouts, Juninho becomes a 'shadow' of Pedro Botelho at Atlético-PR] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  9. "Renato Chaves e Juninho treinam com o grupo sub-23 do Atlético-PR" [Renato Chaves and Juninho train with the under-23 group of Atlético-PR] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  10. "Ponte Preta acerta com o polivalente Juninho, ex-Atlético-PR" [Ponte Preta sign versatile Juninho, formerly of Atlético-PR] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. "Paulistão: Ponte Preta entra em acordo com o Atlético-PR e renova com o volante Juninho" [Paulistão: Ponte Preta reach agreement with Atlético-PR and renew with defensive midfielder Juninho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  12. "Reforço para Paulistão, Juninho se diz atraído por "metas ambiciosas" da AFE" [Addition for the Paulistão, Juninho says he is attracted by "ambitious goals" of AFE] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  13. "América-MG acerta com volante da Ferroviária para o Brasileiro" [América-MG sign Ferroviária defensive midfielder for the Brasileiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  14. "Novo contrato de volante Juninho com o América-MG aparece no BID" [New contract of defensive midfielder Juninho with América-MG appears on BID] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  15. "Juninho renova contrato com América-MG e assina com clube até dezembro de 2020" [Juninho renews contract with América-MG and signs with the club until December 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  16. "América renova com Juninho, que poderá ser atleta com mais jogos pelo clube" [América renew with Juninho, who may become the athlete with the most matches for the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Super Esportes. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  17. "América-MG renova contrato de Juninho até dezembro de 2024, volante irá bater recorde de jogos" [América-MG renew contract of Juninho until December 2024, defensive midfielder will break record of matches] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  18. Juninho at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  19. "Juninho" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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