Osman Júnior
Osman de Menezes Venâncio Júnior (born 29 October 1992), known as Osman Júnior or simply Osman, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Cuiabá. Mainly a winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.
 Osman in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osman de Menezes Venâncio Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cuiabá | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Oeste | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Comercial-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Sertãozinho | 21 | (0) |
| 2014 | Juventus-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Luverdense | 49 | (6) |
| 2016 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 37 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2019 | Red Bull Brasil | 14 | (2) |
| 2019 | Red Bull Bragantino | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Gyeongnam | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | Ponte Preta | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Coritiba | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | Cuiabá | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 29 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Osman Júnior was born in São Paulo, and was a Santos youth graduate. Released in 2012, he signed for Oeste and made his senior debut on 12 August of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 Série C away loss against Chapecoense.[1]
After being rarely used, Osman Júnior represented Comercial-SP,[2] Sertãozinho and Juventus in quick succession.
Luverdense
On 10 January 2015, Osman Júnior joined Luverdense.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 March, netting the opener in a 2–0 home success over Operário Várzea-Grandense.
Osman Júnior scored his first professional goal on 16 May 2015, netting the game's only in a home success over América Mineiro for the Série B championship.[4] He finished the campaign with four goals in 35 appearances, as his side achieved a mid-table position.
Loan to América Mineiro
On 28 December 2015 Osman Júnior was loaned to América Mineiro, recently promoted to Série A, for one year.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 15 May 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Fluminense.[6]
Loan to Chapecoense
On 9 January 2017, Osman Júnior was presented at Chapecoense also in the top tier, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal.[7] In June, he suffered a serious knee injury, being sidelined for the remainder of the campaign;[8] his loan was renewed for a further year the following 8 January.[9]
Red Bull (Brasil & Bragantino)
On 7 January 2019, Osman Júnior signed a short-term deal with Red Bull Brasil, for the Campeonato Paulista.[10] He became a Red Bull Bragantino player when Red Bull Brasil merged with Clube Atlético Bragantino in April 2019.
Career statistics
- As of 29 October 2021[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oeste | 2012 | Série C | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Comercial-SP | 2013 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Sertãozinho | 2014 | Paulista A3 | — | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Juventus-SP | 2014 | Paulista A3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Luverdense | 2015 | Série B | 35 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 59 | 7 | |
| América Mineiro (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 26 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 45 | 8 | |
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| Red Bull Brasil | 2019 | Paulista | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2019 | Série B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Gyeongnam | 2019 | K League 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Ponte Preta | 2020 | Série B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Coritiba | 2020 | Série A | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Cuiabá | 2021 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Career total | 117 | 9 | 85 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 254 | 21 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
- Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- One appearance in Primeira Liga, one appearance in Recopa Sudamericana
References
- "Chapecoense 1 x 0 Oeste – Rubrão perde e deixa G4 da Série C" [Chapecoense 1–0 Oeste – Rubrão lose and leave Série C's G4] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- "Com indicação de ex-técnico, Comercial traz meia Osman" [With the referral of former manager, Comercial bring midfielder Osman] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- "Diretoria do Luverdense confirma a contratação de mais dois reforços" [Luverdense's board confirm two more signings] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- "Luverdense vence América-MG, soma primeiros pontos e mantém jejum do rival" [Luverdense defeat América-MG, get its first points and keep fasting over opponent] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- "Mineiro: América contrata meia Osman, destaque do Luverdense" [Mineiro: América sign Osman, Luverdense's standout] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ""Em casa", Richarlison e Fred dão vitória ao Fluminense sobre o América na estreia" ["At home", Richarlison and Fred give victory to Fluminense over América in debut] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- "Chapecoense apresenta mais quatro reforços: Luiz Otavio, Osman, Elias e Andrei Girotto" [Chapecoense present four more additions: Luiz Otavio, Osman, Elias and Andrei Girotto] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- "Osman sofre grave lesão no joelho e desfalcará a Chape por seis meses" [Osman suffers serious knee injury and will be sidelined at Chape for six months] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Iguaçu. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- "Velhas caras novas: Osman, Lourency e Fabrício Bruno voltam a vestir a camisa da Chape" [Old new faces: Osman, Lourency and Fabrício Bruno wear the shirt of Chape again] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- "Ex-Chape, Osman assina e vai disputar Paulistão pelo RB Brasil" [Formerly of Chape, Osman signs and will play the Paulistão for RB Brasil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Osman Júnior at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
External links
- Osman Júnior at Sambafoot