Paulo Roberto Valoura Júnior (born 20 March 1986), known as Juninho Valoura or just Juninho, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for

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Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Juninho started his senior career with neighbouring Serrano in 2007. Late in the year he moved to

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, and went on to feature regularly for the club in the following seven seasons, only split by a loan deal at

in 2013. In June 2014, Juninho opted not to renew his contract with Duque and signed for Tombense. After finishing the year as a starter and champion of the Série D, he agreed to a contract with Macaé. One of the spotlights of the 2015 Série B, Juninho signed a contract with fellow league team Bahia. An undisputed starter for the campaign, he contributed with six league goals in 33 appearances as his side returned to the main category after two years. On 14 May 2017, Juninho made his Série A debut at the age of 31, starting in a 6–2 home routing of

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. In May 2019, he was loaned to

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from Bahia until the end of the season.

Career statistics

Honours

;Tombense * Campeonato Brasileiro Série D:

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;Bahia *

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;Ceará *

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: 2018

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Juninho (footballer 1986) 1986 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Serrano Football Club players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Tombense Futebol Clube players Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube Bahia players Ceará Sporting Club players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players