Walter Soares Belitardo Júnior (; born 11 December 1990), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian professional

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who currently plays as an

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for

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club Rangers (HKG).

Club career

Sporting de Macau

After terminating his contract with

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in 2015 due to low pay and delays in payment, Juninho decided to move to Macau in search of a higher salary. He moved to Macau with the intention of signing a professional contract but due to a misunderstanding as to the professional opportunities in Macau, he was ultimately forced to play as an amateur for Sporting de Macau in order to continue his career.

Tung Sing

Juninho signed with

club

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, then known as Biu Chun Glory Sky, in the summer of 2016. However, as the club later signed additional foreign players, BCGS did not have room on their squad to register him. Juninho then moved to

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in September 2016. In his only season with the club, he scored 31 goals in 22 appearances, finishing third in the Golden Boot race.

Yuen Long

Following the 2016-17 season, Juninho went on trial with HKPL club

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but was not signed. A week before the 2017-18 season started, Juninho was signed to

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Pegasus

On 23 July 2018, it was announced at

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' season opening event that the club had signed Juninho for the 2018–19 campaign.

Yuen Long

On 8 August 2019, Juninho was loaned to

after

had signed a new foreign player. He rejoined the club after one year.

Rangers

On 17 October 2020, it was announced that Juninho was signed for

Honours

;Yuen Long *

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: 2017–18

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Walter Soares Belitardo Júnior
at HKFA * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Juninho Living people 1990 births Clube Atlético Votuporanguense players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Yuen Long FC players TSW Pegasus FC players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Association football midfielders Brazilian footballers Hong Kong League XI representative players People from Caieiras