Messias Rodrigues da Silva Júnior (born 3 November 1994) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará as a centre back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Messias Rodrigues da Silva Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | São Mateus, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ceará | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| América Mineiro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | América Mineiro | 143 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021– | Ceará | 27 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:03, 25 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in São Mateus, Messias represented the youth academy of São Mateus and Cruzeiro Esporte Clube before moving to the academy of América Futebol Clube (MG) in 2013. On 2 February 2014, he was promoted to the senior team, signing a deal which would keep him at the club till 2016.[1] On 28 November 2015, he made his first team debut, starting in a 0–0 draw against Botafogo in Série B.[2]
In the 2016 season, Messias played his first league match in a 2–0 defeat against Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, replacing the injured Roger.[3] He played regularly in the 2017 season, featuring 47 times for the club and scoring one goal, with his side winning the Série B and thus achieving promotion to Série A.[4]
On 5 January 2018, Messias' contract was extended until December 2022.[5]
On 30 January 2019, Messias was loaned out to Portuguese club Rio Ave until the middle of 2020 for € 200,000.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| América Mineiro | 2015 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Série A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Série B | 32 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Série A | 35 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 3 | ||||
| 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 113 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 157 | 8 | |||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Ceará | 2021 | Série A | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 39 | 1 | |
| Career total | 150 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 211 | 9 | ||
Ceará – current squad | |
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