| Newton | |
| Fullname: | Newton Araújo da Costa Júnior |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Salvador, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.88m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Criciúma |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2018–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Jacuipense |
| Years1: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Jacuipense |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Bahia de Feira (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Botafogo (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Botafogo |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:04, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Criciúma (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
Newton Araújo da Costa Júnior (born 12 March 2000), simply known as Newton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Criciúma, on loan from Botafogo.
Born in Salvador, Bahia, Newton joined Jacuipense's youth categories in 2018.[1] He made his senior debut with the club on 19 January 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 Campeonato Baiano away loss to Bahia de Feira, before returning to the under-20s.
Definitely promoted to the main squad in February 2021,[1] Newton featured rarely before moving to Bahia de Feira in the Série D on loan on 4 June of that year.[2] Upon returning, he became a regular starter for Jacupa, scoring his first senior goal on 22 May 2022 in a 1–1 away draw against ASA.
On 8 August 2022, Newton signed for Botafogo and was initially assigned to the under-23 team.[3] He made his Série A debut on 3 December 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Gabriel Pires in a 0–0 home draw against Cruzeiro.[4]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jacuipense | 2019 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Série C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Série D | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |||||
| Bahia de Feira (loan) | 2021 | Série D | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Botafogo | 2023 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 20 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||