Roberto Orlando Affonso Júnior (; born 28 May 1983), commonly known as Roberto Júnior, is a professional

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who currently plays as a defender for

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club

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. He is also the assistant coach of the club. Born in Brazil, he played for the Hong Kong national team.

Club career

Roberto Júnior started his senior career in

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with Santos. On 18 June 2017,

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's chairman Peter Leung claimed that Roberto was offered a two-year contract by R&F. Two weeks later, the two clubs agreed on a HKD$250,000 transfer fee. On 14 October 2020, Roberto left the club after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season. On 17 February 2021,

announced the signing of Roberto.

International career

Roberto Júnior was born and raised in Brazil, but became a naturalized citizen of Hong Kong after 9 years of residence. He got a callup to the

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, and made his debut in a

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qualifier 2–0 loss against

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on 24 March 2016.

Career statistics

Club

''As of 22 May 2021''

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Sun Hei *

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: 2011–12,

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Eastern *

: 2015–16 *

: 2014–15, 2015–16 Kitchee *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Junior, Roberto 1983 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian emigrants to Hong Kong Men's association football midfielders Santos FC players Sun Hei SC players Eastern Sports Club footballers R&F (Hong Kong) players Kitchee SC players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players