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Aluísio Chaves Ribeiro Moraes Júnior (born 4 April 1987), commonly known as Júnior Moraes or just Moraes, is a Brazilian-born Ukrainian professional footballer who plays for Corinthians as a forward. He received Ukrainian citizenship in March 2019.[2]

Júnior Moraes

Moraes in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Aluísio Chaves Ribeiro Moraes Júnior
Date of birth	(1987-04-04) 4 April 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	Santos, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Corinthians
Number	18
Youth career
	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Santos	24	(4)
2008	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	7	(0)
2009	Santo André	8	(2)
2010–2011	Gloria Bistrița	32	(18)
2011–2012	CSKA Sofia	26	(17)
2012–2015	Metalurh Donetsk	63	(35)
2015–2018	Dynamo Kyiv	54	(22)
2017	→ Tianjin Quanjian (loan)	3	(0)
2018–2022	Shakhtar Donetsk	72	(46)
2022–	Corinthians	14	(1)
National team‡
2019–2021	Ukraine	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2021

Biography

Moraes was born in a family of sportsmen. His father was a very good football player. He played for Flamengo and Santos. His brother Bruno also played for Santos and Porto and still in activity, while his sister ended her football career because of an injury. His mother was a Paulista tennis champion.[3]

He started to play football in São Paulo when he was 4 years old, being in the same group with Robinho.[3]

Career

Santos

Moraes was promoted to the senior team of Santos by coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo at the age of 18.

He then scored a goal in the 2007 Campeonato Paulista final between Santos and São Caetano, helping his side to the title.

Gloria Bistrița

Moraes made an impressive debut in Liga I for Gloria Bistrița, scoring 10 goals in 17 appearances. His good run continued in the first part of the 2010–11 Liga I season as he accumulated a total of 18 goals for Gloria Bistrița in the Romanian championship.^{[citation needed]}

Metalurh Donetsk

On 12 February 2011, Gloria Bistrița announced that Moraes was sold to Ukrainian Premier League squad Metalurh Donetsk, for a reported fee of €1.25 million.[4] However, Moraes never played a game for Metalurh before he rejoined the team in the summer of 2012.

CSKA Sofia

Before 2011–12 season Moraes joined Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia. He made his A Group debut on 12 September 2011 in a 3–0 home win over Lokomotiv Plovdiv, scoring a penalty. On 2 October, Moraes scored twice in a 3–0 away win over Svetkavitsa. He scored a hattrick versus Litex Lovech on 19 May. Moraes eventually finished the 2011–12 A Group season as joint top scorer with Ivan Stoyanov.^{[citation needed]}

Dynamo Kyiv

On 22 May 2015, Moraes signed a three-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv, who at the time have won the Ukrainian League which had automatically qualified them to the UEFA Champions League group stage. Since his contract with Metalurh was expiring in the summer of 2015, he joined Dynamo as a free agent. He made his official debut for Dynamo in the Ukrainian Super Cup against Shakhtar Donetsk, which Dynamo lost 0–2, conceding both goals in the injury time of the second half while being down to 10 men. Despite the loss, Moraes was one of the best players on the pitch as he got many opportunities, one of which hit the crossbar. On 25 July 2015, Moraes scored his first official goal for Dynamo on the 61st minute in a 2–0 win against Olimpik Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League and was one of the best players on the pitch despite the fact that his team was down to 9 men in the second half.^{[citation needed]}

On 16 September 2015, Moraes made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2–2 draw against Portuguese club FC Porto in the group stage. On 29 September 2015, Moraes scored his first ever UEFA Champions League goal in the second group stage match, scoring the second goal on the 50th minute in a 0–2 away win against Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. In that season he helped Dynamo reach the 1/8 of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 16 years, getting knocked out by Manchester City 1–3 on aggregate, as well as winning the Ukrainian Premier League.^{[citation needed]}

Shakhtar Donetsk

On 18 June 2018, Moraes signed a two-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk after his contract with his previous club and Shakhtar's UPL rival Dynamo Kyiv ran out.[5]

On 8 December 2021, Moraes extended his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk until 30 June 2022.[6]

Corinthians

On 16 March 2022, Moraes joined Corinthians on a permanent deal until December 2023.[7]

International career

Moraes indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Ukraine national team if asked.[8][9] On 5 March 2019, Ukrainian journalist announced that Moraes has already filed for citizenship and awaits approval.[10] He received Ukrainian citizenship 13 days later by a decree of President Petro Poroshenko[2] and made his debut as a substituted player in the drawn match against Portugal national team on 22 March 2019. He became the third Brazilian to have been capped for Ukraine after Edmar and Marlos, who made their debut in 2011 and 2017, respectively.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 December 2021[11][12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2007	Série A	15	1	0	0	2	0	4	2	21	3
	2008		1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	1
	Total		16	2	0	0	2	0	8	2	26	4
Ponte Preta (loan)	2008	Série B	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Santo André	2009	Série A	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	8	2
	Total		3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	8	2
Gloria Bistrița	2009–10	Liga I	17	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	10
	2010–11		15	8	3	2	0	0	0	0	18	10
	Total		32	18	3	2	0	0	0	0	35	20
CSKA Sofia	2011–12	A Group	24	16	2	1	0	0	0	0	26	17
	Total		24	16	2	1	0	0	0	0	26	17
Metalurh Donetsk	2012–13	Ukrainian Premier League	23	11	0	0	4	2	0	0	27	13
	2013–14		27	19	1	0	2	0	0	0	30	19
	2014–15		13	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	5
	Total		63	35	1	0	6	2	0	0	70	37
Dynamo Kyiv	2015–16	Ukrainian Premier League	20	7	3	1	7	1	1	0	31	9
	2016–17		16	10	1	2	6	1	1	0	24	13
	2017–18		18	5	1	0	11	7	0	0	30	12
	Total		54	22	5	3	24	9	2	0	85	34
Tianjin Quanjian (loan)	2017	Chinese Super League	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	2
	Total		3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	2
Shakhtar Donetsk	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	27	19	3	3	8	4	1	0	39	26
	2019–20		27	20	1	0	12	6	1	0	41	26
	2020–21		17	6	0	0	7	2	1	1	25	9
	2021–22		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	Total		72	46	4	3	27	12	3	1	106	62
Career total			271	140	16	11	59	23	18	4	367	178

International

As of match played 31 March 2021[13]

Ukraine
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	5	0
2020	3	0
2021	3	1
Total	11	1

International goals

Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Moraes goal.[13]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 March 2021	Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine	Finland	1–0	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 2007

CSKA Sofia

• Bulgarian Supercup: 2011

Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2015–16
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2016

Shakhtar Donetsk

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20
• Ukrainian Cup: 2018–19

Individual

• A PFG Player of the Year: 2011–12
• A PFG Top Scorer: 2011–12 (16 goals)[14]
• Ukrainian Premier League Top Scorer: 2018–19 (19 goals), 2019–20 (20 goals)

References

External links

• Júnior Moraes at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
• Júnior Moraes at Soccerway
• Júnior Moraes at National-Football-Teams.com
• Júnior Moraes – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Júnior Moraes at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)

На других языках

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[de] Júnior Moraes

Aluísio Chaves Ribeiro Moraes Júnior (* 4. April 1987 in Santos) ist ein brasilianischer Fußballspieler, der auch einen ukrainischen Pass besitzt. Seit 2022 spielt er für Corinthians São Paulo.

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- [en] Júnior Moraes

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[es] Júnior Moraes

Júnior Moraes (Santos, 4 de abril de 1987) es un futbolista brasileño-ucraniano que juega en la demarcación de delantero para el S. C. Corinthians del Campeonato Brasileño de Serie A.

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[fr] Júnior Moraes

Aluísio Chaves Ribeiro Moraes Júnior, plus couramment appelé Júnior Moraes, né le 4 avril 1987 à Santos au Brésil, est un footballeur international ukrainien qui évolue au poste d'attaquant.

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[it] Júnior Moraes

Aluísio Chaves Ribeiro Moraes Júnior, meglio conosciuto come Júnior Moraes (Santos, 4 aprile 1987), è un calciatore brasiliano naturalizzato ucraino, attaccante del Corinthians.

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[ru] Жуниор Мораес

Алуи́зио Ша́вес Рибе́йро Мора́ес Жу́ниор Насиме́нто (порт.-браз. Aluísio Chaves Ribeiro Moraes Júnior Nasciménto; 4 апреля 1987, Сантус) — бразильский и украинский[1] футболист, нападающий клуба «Коринтианс».

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