Juninho (footballer, born May 1989)

Juninho
Personal information
Full name	Junior Aparecido Guimaro de Souza
Date of birth	28 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
2004–2005	Marília
2006–2008	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009	São Paulo
2010–2011	Cuiabá
2011–2012	Botoșani
2012	→ BBCU (loan)
2012–2013	Muangthong United
2013	→ Phuket (loan)
2013	→ TOT (loan)
2014	Selangor
2015	TOT
2015	Avaí
2016	Sarawak
2017	Boa
2018	Kuala Lumpur
2019	Pelotas
International career
2015–2016	Timor-Leste
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 28, 2018

Júnior Aparecido Guimaro de Souza (born 28 May 1989), simply known as Juninho, is a Brazilian footballer 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 in Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. 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 signing a one-year deal. Before start his injury, he just made 9 appearances and scored two goals in Liga I.

BBCU (loan)

Juninho made a surprise move to

Thai Premier League on 4 June 2012 in a six-month contract on loan, where he quickly gained first team experience in Southeast Asia Club at Thailand. On 24 May Juninho scored a chip shot with his right foot in a 3–1 win against Army United F.C.

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

Sriracha F.C., and scored his first goal for the team against Krabi F.C. 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.

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

Selangor

signing a two-year deal.

International career

Born in Brazil, Juninho played for

Timor-Leste national football team

between 2015 and 2016.

On 19 January 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared Juninho and eleven other Brazilian men's footballers ineligible to represent Timor Leste.^[1]^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 July 2018.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sarawak	2016	Malaysia Super League	20	7	1	0	0	0	–		21	7
Sarawak	Total		20	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	7
Kuala Lumpur	2018	Malaysia Super League	11	1	1	0	0	0	–		12	1
Kuala Lumpur	Total		11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "AFC Disciplinary Committee decision 20170119DC01" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ Chade, Jamil (20 January 2017). "Com brasileiros 'falsificados' em campo, Timor Leste é banido de competições" [With Brazilians "falsified" on field, East Timor is banned from competitions] (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

External links

Juninho at Etminanbrazil (in English)
Juninho at ZeroZero

[1] "AFC Disciplinary Committee decision 20170119DC01" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[2] Chade, Jamil (20 January 2017). "Com brasileiros 'falsificados' em campo, Timor Leste é banido de competições" [With Brazilians "falsified" on field, East Timor is banned from competitions] (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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