| Luiz Júnior | |
| Fullname: | Luiz Lúcio Reis Júnior |
| Birth Date: | 2001 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Picos, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.92 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Villarreal |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthyears1: | 2017–2020 |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Mirassol (loan) |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Famalicão (loan) |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Famalicão (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2024 |
| Caps3: | 112 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 August 2024 |
Luiz Lúcio Reis Júnior (born 14 January 2001), known as Júnior Reis or Luiz Júnior, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Villarreal.
Born in Picos, Piauí,[1] Júnior began his career with . After playing for the under-17 squad, he made his senior debut on 9 April 2017, starting in a 3–2 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão home win over Barcelona Capela.[2]
In 2019, after playing for the youth sides of Mirassol Futebol Clube, Júnior moved to Portugal and joined F.C. Famalicão, initially for the under-19 squad.[3]
After playing for the under-23 team, Júnior made his professional debut with Famalicão on 27 November 2020, in a 2–0 Primeira Liga loss to F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[4] The following 25 February, after a further ten appearances for the main squad, he signed a permanent deal with the club until 2026.[5] [6]
On 7 November 2023, after establishing himself as an undisputed start, Júnior signed a new five-year contract with Famalicão.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Famalicão | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 121 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | |||
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