Jânio Daniel do Nascimento Santos, simply known as Jânio (born 3 July 1991), is a Brazilian professional

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who plays for

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as a forward.

Club career

Born in

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, Jânio graduated from

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's youth setup, and was subsequently loaned to CFZ-DF,

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, Ferroviário, J. Malucelli, Parnahyba, and Junior Team. After scoring five goals with the latter, he returned to '' Coxa'' in September 2013. Jânio made his Coritiba – and Série A – debut on replacing

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in a 0–3 away loss against

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. He appeared in five matches during the campaign, as his side narrowly avoided relegation. On 8 January 2014 Jânio signed for

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. On 10 February he was loaned to Nacional-MG, appearing regularly and scoring three goals. On 7 July 2014 Jânio joined Portuguesa on loan until the end of the year.Série B: Portuguesa contrata Ramírez, Fran e Jânio (Série B: Portuguesa signs Ramírez, Fran and Jânio)
Futebol Interior, 7 July 2014

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