Adilson dos Anjos Oliveira (born 23 November 1987), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian

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who

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and plays as a

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for

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Career

Born in

Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

, Juninho started his career with Aparecida Esporte Clube in 2009, already aged 22. In July 2012, after a stint at Rio Verde, he moved to

Mogi Mirim Mogi Mirim is a municipality located in the eastern part of São Paulo State, in Brazil. The population is 93,650 (2020 est.) in an area of 498 km². The elevation is 611 m. Mogi Mirim is around 65 km from Campinas, the biggest city in ...

and played a part in the club's promotion campaign in the Série D. On 28 May 2013, Juninho signed for Série A side

Atlético 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 ...

. He made his debut in the category on 1 June, coming on as a first-half substitute for

Deivid Deivid de Souza, commonly known as Deivid (born 22 October 1979), is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who most recently managed Criciúma. Club career Early career He was transferred from Santos, where he was paired ...

in a 2–2 home draw 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 ...

. After being deemed surplus to requirements, Juninho was loaned to Ponte Preta, Ferroviária and

. He signed permanently with the latter on 7 February 2017, after agreeing to a two-year deal.

Career statistics

Honours

;Rio Verde *

Campeonato Goiano The Campeonato Goiano is the football league of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Format First Division First stage *Teams are divided in two groups of six teams. *Double round-robin, in which all teams home-and-away games against the team fro ...

Segunda Divisão: 2011

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Juninho (footballer 1987 11) Living people 1987 births Sportspeople from Goiânia Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Esporte Clube Rio Verde players Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Club Athletico Paranaense players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players América Futebol Clube (MG) players