| Júnior Santos | |
| Fullname: | Natanael de Sousa Santos Júnior |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Mortugaba, Brazil |
| Position: | Attacking Midfielder |
| Years1: | 2006–2007 |
| Years2: | 2008 |
| Years3: | 2008 |
| Years4: | 2009 |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Years6: | 2010–2012 |
| Caps6: | 88 |
| Goals6: | 40 |
| Years7: | 2013 |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2013–2017 |
| Caps8: | 145 |
| Goals8: | 55 |
| Years9: | 2018 |
| Caps9: | 4 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2020 |
| Caps10: | 6 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
Natanael de Souza Santos Junior (born 25 December 1985), simply known as Júnior Santos, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as striker. Júnior is from Mortugaba in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
On 9 February 2010, Júnior joined Jeju United.[1] In his first season with the Jeju, Júnior scored 12 league goals and had four assists and added four goals and an assist in the Pillage Cup.
On 12 February 2013, Wuhan Zall's owner Yan Zhi announced that Júnior will join their team for Chinese Super League season 2013. After playing 14 league matches without scoring, he transferred to K League 1 side Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 13 July 2013.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jeju United | 2010 | K League 1 | 24 | 12 | colspan=2 | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | colspan=2 | - | 32 | 16 | |
| 2011 | 29 | 14 | colspan=2 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 15 | |||
| 2012 | 35 | 14 | colspan=2 | - | 4 | 1 | colspan=2 | - | colspan=2 | - | 39 | 15 | |||
| Total | 88 | 40 | colspan=2 | - | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 107 | 46 | |||
| Wuhan Zall | 2013 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | 1 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | colspan=2 | - | 15 | 0 | |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2013 | K League 1 | 19 | 8 | colspan=2 | - | colspan=2 | - | colspan=2 | - | colspan=2 | - | 19 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 35 | 14 | colspan=2 | - | 1 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | colspan=2 | - | 37 | 14 | |||
| 2015 | 29 | 12 | colspan=2 | - | 0 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | 3 | 0 | 32 | 12 | |||
| 2016 | 33 | 12 | colspan=2 | - | 5 | 1 | colspan=2 | - | 4 | 2 | 42 | 15 | |||
| 2017 | 29 | 9 | colspan=2 | - | 4 | 3 | colspan=2 | - | 5 | 1 | 38 | 13 | |||
| Total | 145 | 55 | colspan=2 | - | 10 | 4 | colspan=2 | - | 12 | 3 | 167 | 62 | |||
| Chapecoense | 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2 | - | colspan=2 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| CSE | 2020 | colspan=3 | - | 6 | 2 | colspan=2 | - | colspan=2 | - | colspan=2 | - | 6 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 249 | 95 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 301 | 110 | |||