José Antonio dos Santos Júnior (born 11 October 1994), known as Júnior Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo, on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Antonio dos Santos Júnior | ||
Date of birth | (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Conceição do Jacuípe, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Botafogo (on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima) | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Osvaldo Cruz | 20 | (5) |
2018 | Ituano | 11 | (4) |
2018 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 34 | (8) |
2019 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | (0) |
2020 | → Yokohama F. Marinos (loan) | 22 | (13) |
2021– | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 55 | (9) |
2022– | → Botafogo (loan) | 0 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 16 July 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Conceição do Jacuípe, Bahia, Júnior Santos never represented any clubs as a youth. Known as Berimbau (nickname of your city), after impressing for amateur sides in his hometown, he was invited for a trial period at Osvaldo Cruz.[2] He subsequently signed a contract with the club, and made his senior debut on 8 August 2017 by starting in a 1–1 away draw against Presidente Prudente FC for the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão championship.
Júnior Santos scored his first senior goals on 25 June 2017, netting a brace in a 2–2 home draw against José Bonifácio.[3] He finished the season with five goals in 20 appearances, as his side was knocked out in the quarterfinals.
On 11 January 2018, Júnior Santos was presented at Ituano,[4] He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista home draw against Ponte Preta.[5]
Júnior Santos scored his first professional goal on 26 February 2018, netting the game's only in a home defeat of Red Bull Brasil. He finished the tournament with four goals in 11 appearances.
On 8 April 2018, Júnior Santos was loaned to Série B side Ponte Preta until the end of the year, with a buyout clause.[6] On his debut for the club four days later, he scored the last in a 3–0 home win against Náutico for the year's Copa do Brasil.[7] In 2019, Santos moved to Série A club Fortaleza on loan and was part of the team that won both the Campeonato Cearense and the Copa do Nordeste. In the latter, he was joint top-scorer in the competition scoring 8 goals in 9 games.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | – | – | Other | Total | ||||||||
Osvaldo Cruz | 2017 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | – | 20 | 5 | ||||
Ituano | 2018 | Paulista | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 4 | – | 11 | 4 | |||
Ponte Preta (loan) | 2018 | Série B | 34 | 8 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 38 | 9 | |||
Fortaleza (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 8 | 27 | 10 | |
Subtotal | 40 | 8 | 6 | 1 | – | 41 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 96 | 28 | |||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | – | Other | Total | ||||||||
Kashiwa Reysol | 2019 | J2 League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
2020 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
Yokohama F. Marinos (loan) | 2020 | J1 League | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 13 | ||
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2021 | J1 League | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 7 | ||
2022 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | – | – | 30 | 8 | ||||
Total | 55 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | 72 | 15 | |||
Subtotal | 86 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | 105 | 28 | |||
Total | 126 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 201 | 56 |
Botafogo – current squad | |
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