Juninho
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior
Date of birth (1977-09-15) September 15, 1977
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Juazeirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Bahia
1999 Vila Nova
2000 União São João
2000–2002 Palmeiras 55 (6)
2003–2011 Kawasaki Frontale 285 (175)
2012–2013 Kashima Antlers 57 (6)
2015–2017 Juazeirense 26 (5)
International career
1996 Brazil U-20 4 (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2017

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior "Juninho" (born September 15, 1977 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian professional football striker. He played as an offensive midfielder in Brazil. But after moving to Japan from Palmeiras, he was converted to a striker. In the 2007 season, he won the J1 League top scorer.

In 2008, he said his intention to stay in Japan for the rest of his life and become a naturalized Japanese citizen.[1] However, he gave up on obtaining Japanese nationality since he found it difficult due to a lack of Japanese language ability.[2][3]

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2003Kawasaki FrontaleJ2 League392800--3928
2004393722--4139
2005J1 League31161264-3822
2006292022106-4128
200731224254734731
200832122064-4016
200933171153944824
201019142141002516
20113291031-3610
2012Kashima Antlers273428210407
2013303105110374
Career total 34218120125224187432223

Honours

Individual

Team

References

  1. J1得点王ジュニーニョ、帰化へ!岡田日本W杯へ追い風 (in Japanese). Supōtsu Hōchi. 2008-03-11. Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  2. ジュニーニョ帰化断念…岡田ジャパン"切り札"消えた (in Japanese). Supōtsu Hōchi. 2008-09-26. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  3. 言葉の問題で…川崎・ジュニーニョ帰化消滅 (in Japanese). Sankei Supōtsu. 2008-09-26. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
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