Milton Júnior

Milton Batista Vieira Júnior (born 27 March 1991), known as Milton Júnior, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Grêmio Novorizontino as a defensive midfielder.

Milton Júnior
Personal information
Full name Milton Batista Vieira Júnior
Date of birth (1991-03-27) 27 March 1991
Place of birth Nova Andradina, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Internacional 0 (0)
2012 → Sport (loan) 2 (0)
2013 ASA 5 (0)
2014–2015 Ferroviária 32 (3)
2015 → Portuguesa (loan) 11 (1)
2016 Portuguesa 0 (0)
2017 Red Bull Brasil 0 (0)
2019–2020 SC Sagamihara 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2015

Club career

Born in Nova Andradina, Mato Grosso do Sul, Milton Júnior graduated with Internacional's youth setup. He made his senior debuts in 2011, appearing with the side in the year's Campeonato Gaúcho.

On 26 December 2011 Milton Júnior joined Sport in a season-long loan deal.[1] After being a regular starter in Campeonato Pernambucano, he made his Série A debut on 6 June 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home win against Palmeiras.

On 21 March 2013 Milton Júnior rescinded with Inter and signed for ASA until the end of the year.[2] On 26 December, after appearing sparingly, he moved to Ferroviária.[3]

On 1 June 2015 Milton Júnior was loaned to Portuguesa, until December.[4] On 18 January of the following year, after rescinding his contract with Ferroviária, he returned to Lusa in a permanent deal.[5]

References
  1. Sport anuncia acerto com o volante Milton Júnior, do Inter (Sport announces deal with defensive midfielder Júnior, from Inter); Veja, 26 December 2011 (in Portuguese)
  2. ASA acerta a contratação do volante Milton Júnior, ex-Internacional (ASA completes the signing of defensive midfielder Milton Júnior, former Internacional player); UOL Esporte, 21 March 2013 (in Portuguese)
  3. Paulista A2: Ferroviária contrata mais um jogador do Atlético-PR (Paulista A2: Ferroviária signs one more Atlético-PR player); Futebol Interior, 26 December 2014 (in Portuguese)
  4. Série C: Portuguesa acerta com Milton Junior, ex-volante do Inter e campeão pela Ferroviária (Série C: Portuguesa signs Milton Júnior, former Inter defensive midfielder and champion with Ferroviária); Futebol Interior, 1 June 2015 (in Portuguese)
  5. Paulista A2: Portuguesa repatria Milton Júnior, ex-volante de Inter e Sport (Paulista A2: Portuguesa brings back Milton Júnior, former Inter and Sport defensive midfielder); Futebol Interior, 18 January 2016 (in Portuguese)
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