Luiz Fernando Silvestre Junior (born 29 March 2003), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a midfielder for Cianorte on loan from

Athletico Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

Club career

Born in

Assis Assis is a city and a municipality in the southwestern part of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 105,087 (2020 est.) in an area of 460.61 km. The town was founded on July 5, 1905, and became a municipali ...

, São Paulo, Juninho joined

's youth setup in 2017, from Trieste FC. On 7 May 2021, he renewed his contract with the club until April 2026. Juninho made his first team debut on 1 September 2021, coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate Khellven in a 1–1

Campeonato Paranaense Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the top-flight football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. Format The format has changed in 2014. 12 teams are together in a single group. They play against each other once, ...

home draw against

FC Cascavel Futebol Clube Cascavel, more commonly referred to as FC Cascavel, is a Brazilian professional association football club in Cascavel, Paraná which currently plays in Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonat ...

. He made his Série A debut on 3 October, replacing Carlos Eduardo late into a 0–3 away loss against

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

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Athletico Paranaense profile
2003 births Living people People from Assis Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Paranaense players Club Athletico Paranaense players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Cianorte Futebol Clube players {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub