| Edinho Júnior | |
| Fullname: | Edon Júnior Viegas Amaral[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Faro, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Olhanense |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Shillong Lajong (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Whitehawk (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Farense |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | TuS Erndtebrück |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Clubs7: | Almancilense |
| Caps7: | 11 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2018 |
| Clubs8: | Gaz Metan Mediaș |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs9: | Ferreiras |
| Caps9: | 27 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 13:15, 10 May 2019 (UTC) |
Edon Júnior Viegas Amaral (born 7 March 1994), known as Edinho Júnior, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Edinho started his career in Portuguese club S.C. Olhanense's youth team where he caught the eye of Scottish Premier League side Celtic, who were rumored to be interested in signing the player for £500,000.[2]
In June 2012, Edinho went on trial at English club Blackburn Rovers[3] and signed for the club on 25 July 2012 after impressing in the trial,[4] for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[5] Edinho was allocated the squad number 19 and made his first team debut in a 2–1 win against Leicester City at Ewood Park, Edinho started the game and played in the first half, before he was replaced by David Goodwillie for the second half.[6] On 13 February 2013 Edinho signed on loan for an I-League club Shillong Lajong.[7]
Edinho joined the I-League side Shillong Lajong on loan on 15 February 2013 until 30 June 2013.[8] He made his debut against Pune FC on 24 March 2013. He scored two goals as the match ended 2–2.[9] [10] In total, he made six appearances and scored two goals for Shillong Lajong.[11] FIFA has made a documentary on him and his dancing skills for the club and released it as FIFA Football Mundial- A dancing 'Hero' in India.[12] [13]
On 19 July 2013, Edinho joined newly promoted Conference South side Whitehawk on a one-month loan deal.[14] On 18 September 2013, he returned to Blackburn after making three appearances for Whitehawk.
On 24 January 2014, Edinho joined USL Pro side Harrisburg City Islanders on a free transfer.[15]
In July 2014, Edinho joined Segunda Liga side Farense.[16]
Edinho made his debut for Portugal U19 on 8 February 2013, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute in a 3–0 friendly win over Norway U19. Then, in June 2013, he played in 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification against Bulgaria U19, a 7–0 win,[17] and Czech Republic U19, a 4–1 win,[18] coming on as substitute in both games.
Edinho is the son of former Brazilian footballer Edon Amaral Neto.He is married with Bianca Iulia Safta Amaral since 2021. [5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2012–13[19] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Shillong Lajong | 2012–13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Whitehawk | 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||