| Juninho | |
| Fullname: | José Carlos Ferreira Júnior |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Londrina, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.87 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Midtjylland |
| Clubnumber: | 73 |
| Youthclubs1: | Junior Team |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Coritiba |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Coritiba |
| Caps1: | 90 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Palmeiras |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Bahia (loan) |
| Caps4: | 72 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2021– |
| Clubs5: | Midtjylland |
| Caps5: | 68 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 28 May 2024 |
José Carlos Ferreira Júnior (born 1 February 1995), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.
Born in Londrina, Paraná, Juninho graduated with Coritiba's youth setup, after starting it out at Junior Team.[2] On 6 July 2015 he was promoted to the main squad, after spending a year with the under-23s.[3]
On 26 July 2015 Juninho made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Corinthians.[4] He became a regular starter in the following campaign, scoring his first professional goal on 2 June 2016 in a 3–4 home loss against Chapecoense.
On 13 May 2017, Juninho signed for fellow top tier club Palmeiras until 2022, for a fee of €3 million for 40% of his federative rights.[5]
On 27 April 2018, Palmeiras reached an agreement for Juninho to join Atlético Mineiro on loan until the end of the season.[6]
On 13 July 2021 it was confirmed, that Juninho had signed a five-year deal with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Coritiba | 2015 | Série A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Série A | 36 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 1 | |||
| Palmeiras | 2017 | Série A | 21 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bahia | 2019 | Série A | 27 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Série A | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 52 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Série A | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 101 | 6 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2021–22 | Superliga | 18 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Superliga | 25 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Superliga | 21 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 2 | — | 7 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 210 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 316 | 11 | |||
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