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 Júnior
Osman in 2022
Personal information
Full name Osman de Menezes Venâncio Júnior
Date of birth (1992-10-29) 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)
2016América Mineiro (loan) 37 (7)
2017–2018Chapecoense (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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oeste 2012 Série C 1010
2013 Série B 001010
Total 101020
Comercial-SP 2013 Paulista A2 0011[lower-alpha 1]0110
Sertãozinho 2014 Paulista A3 210210
Juventus-SP 2014 Paulista A3 0013[lower-alpha 1]0130
Luverdense 2015 Série B 354142416[lower-alpha 2]0597
América Mineiro (loan) 2016 Série A 262115513[lower-alpha 3]0458
Chapecoense (loan) 2017 Série A 71120103[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 5]0251
2018 1316010201
Total 202180203020452
Red Bull Brasil 2019 Paulista 142142
Red Bull Bragantino 2019 Série B 2020
Gyeongnam 2019 K League 1 7171
Ponte Preta 2020 Série B 60201090
Coritiba 2020 Série A 7070
Cuiabá 2021 Série A 13041101[lower-alpha 2]0191
Career total 117985101223036025421
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
  3. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. One appearance in Primeira Liga, one appearance in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Oeste
América Mineiro
Chapecoense

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. ""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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. Osman Júnior at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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