Júnior Aparecido Guimaro de Souza (born 28 May 1989), simply 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 winger.

Club career

São Paulo

Juninho began his career with São Paulo at the age of 16. He signed a contract at seventeen and led the São Paulo youth squad to Copa de Juvenil glory.

Cuiabá

After with São Paulo, he moved to

Cuiabá Esporte Clube Cuiabá Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Cuiabá, is a Brazilian professional club based in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso founded on 12 December 2001. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top flight of Brazilian football, as wel ...

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...

. Juninho scored his first goal on 18 May 2010 in a home match to Rio Branco.

Botoșani

On 25 January 2012, Juninho completed his move to Romanian side

FC Botoșani Fotbal Club Botoșani (), commonly known as FC Botoșani or simply Botoșani, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Botoșani, Botoșani County, that competes in the Liga I. In 2013, twelve years after being established, ...

signing a one-year deal. Before start his injury, he just made 9 appearances and scored two goals in

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BBCU (loan)

Juninho made a surprise move to BBCU F.C. at

Thai Premier League The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from August ...

on 4 June 2012 in a six-month contract on loan, where he quickly gained first team experience in Southeast Asia Club at

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

. On 24 May Juninho scored a chip shot with his right foot in a 3–1 win against

Army United F.C. Army United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลอาร์มี่ ยูไนเต็ด) was a Thai football club under the stewardship of Royal Thai Army based in the Din Daeng District of Bangkok and is one of the old ...

in a Thai Premier League match. At the end of the season Juninho just made with 7 appearances and 6 goals.

Muangthong United

Juninho joined

Muangthong United Muangthong United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลเมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi province. The club plays in the Thai League ...

club at

but was then loaned out to Phuket FC at

Thai Division 1 League Thai League 2 ( th, ไทยลีก 2), commonly known as the T2, formally called Thai Division 1 League, is the second-tier professional league in the Thai football league system. The top 3 are promoted to Thai League 1 at the end of the s ...

in 2013. He made his debut in a 3–2 away victory against

Sriracha F.C. Thawiwatthana Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลทวีวัฒนา), better known as old name Sriracha FC, is a Thai professional football club based in Nakhon Pathom. The club combines Thawiwatthana F.C. from Khǒr ...

, and scored his first goal for the team against

Krabi F.C. Krabi Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลจังหวัดกระบี่) is a Thai professional football club based in Krabi province. The club is currently playing in the Thai League 2. Timeline History of event ...

in a 2–2 home draw on 5 March 2013. Juninho went on to score 7 goals in his first season and made 18 appearances with Phuket FC before he joined

TOT S.C. TOT Sport Club ( th, ทีโอที สปอร์ต คลับ) is a Thai defunct football club based in Lak Si district in northern Bangkok which represents the national telecommunications company, TOT Public Company Limited. TOT ori ...

in Thai division 1 half season on loan. Juninho has completely finished 2013 season with 28 appearances and 11 goals and Thai Division 1 League.

Selangor

Juninho joined

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia) is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known as the Malays ...

club,

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

signing a two-year deal.

International career

Born in Brazil, Juninho played for

Timor-Leste national football team The Timor-Leste national football team is the national team of East Timor () and is controlled by the Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste. They joined FIFA on 12 September 2005. Timor-Leste's international debut was in the preliminary round ...

between 2015 and 2016. On 19 January 2017, the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...

declared Juninho and eleven other Brazilian footballers ineligible to represent Timor Leste.

Career statistics

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References

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