Robson de Souza Junior (born 17 December 2007), known as Robson Junior or Juninho, is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays for
Santos. Mainly a
forward, he can also play as an
attacking midfielder
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.
Early life
Son of the international footballer
Robinho
Robson de Souza (; born 25 January 1984), known as Robinho (), is a Brazilian former professional association football, footballer and convicted rapist who played as a Forward (association football), forward.
In 1997, at 12 years of age, Robin ...
, Robson Junior was born in
Santos,
São Paulo
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, with his father playing in
Real Madrid
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at that time. He joined the youth categories of
Santos FC
Santos Futebol Clube () is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Santos. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo's premier State football lea ...
in May 2022, aged 14, and signed a youth contract with the club in June.
Career
Robson Junior was promoted to Santos' under-17 squad for the 2023 season,
[ but only started to feature regularly for the side in the following year. On 9 August 2024, he signed his first professional contract with the club, with a release clause of ]€
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50 million.
Robson Junior was champion of Santos' under-17s in the in 2024, scoring nine goals and being the side's top scorer in the competition along with Lucca Amaro. In 2025, he was promoted to the under-20s, and competed in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior
The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 assoc ...
.
On 19 February 2025, Robson Junior was registered with the first team squad in the 2025 Campeonato Paulista.
Personal life
Due to his father's arrest, Robson Junior prefers to live his personal life with extreme discretion, without many appearances or activity on social networks. He received psychological support from Santos FC during his father's prosecution,Neymar
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (; born 5 February 1992), also known as Neymar Júnior or simply Neymar, is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left winger, attacking midfielder or Forward (association foo ...
in addition to professing the Christian faith
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.
Honours
;Santos U17
*: 2024
References
External links
Juninho
at ogol.com.br
*
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2007 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Brazilian men's footballers
Santos FC players
Footballers from Santos, São Paulo
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen