| Juninho | |
| Fullname: | José Artur de Melo Júnior |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1987 |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.87m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Santos |
| Years1: | 2006–2008 |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2007 |
| Clubs2: | → Itumbiara (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2008 |
| Clubs3: | → Rio Claro (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2009–2010 |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Clubs5: | → Palestra São Bernardo (loan) |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Years6: | 2010 |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2013 |
| Years9: | 2013 |
| Caps9: | 6 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2014 |
| Caps10: | 8 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2014–2015 |
| Caps11: | 19 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
José Artur de Melo Júnior (born 7 March 1987), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward.
He was known as Júnior until 2008.
A youth product of Santos FC, Juninho signed a contract with club since 2004.[1] He made his Campeonato Brasileiro debut on 3 December 2006 (last round), as sub, winning Santa Cruz 3–1.[2] On 1 August 2007 he left for Itumbiara until the end of 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. He played the last 5 matches of the league stage 2, and scored a goal in the last round. Itumbiara failed to qualify for the next stage (round of 16).
In December, he left for Rio Claro until the end of 2008 Campeonato Paulista.[3] He played 3 time that season, in round 2, 7 and 8.[4]
On 1 May 2009 he signed a 2-year contract with Santo André[5] but loaned to Palestra de São Bernardo of Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão,[6] along with team-mate Jefferson and Cadu. They scored a total of 30 goals for the team, over half of team total, finished as losing quarter-finalists.[7]
In July 2010 he left for Sport Barueri until the end of 2010 Copa Paulista.[8] In January 2011 he was signed by Guarani (MG) until the end of 2011 Campeonato Mineiro.[9] [10]
2007
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | ||||||||
| 2006 | Santos | Série A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2007[11] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2007[12] | Itumbiara | Série C | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 2008[13] | Rio Claro | Regional (SP A1) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 2009 | Palestra St.Bernardo | Regional (SP B) | 23 | 8 | 23 | 8 | |||||||
| 2010 | Santo André | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | Sport Barueri | Regional (SP A3) | 6 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2011 | Guarani | Regional (MG I) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Career total | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 111 | |||
