Júnior Urso

Ocimar de Almeida Júnior or simply Júnior Urso (born March 10, 1989, in Taboão da Serra), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orlando City in Major League Soccer.

Júnior Urso
Personal information
Full name Ocimar de Almeida Júnior
Date of birth (1989-03-10) March 10, 1989
Place of birth Taboão da Serra, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Santo André 0 (0)
2010–2011 Ituano 0 (0)
2011–2012 Avaí 11 (0)
2011 → Paraná (loan) 16 (0)
2012 → Coritiba (loan) 24 (1)
2013 Coritiba 23 (1)
2014–2016 Shandong Luneng 58 (12)
2016 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 23 (4)
2017–2019 Guangzhou R&F 42 (6)
2019 Corinthians 27 (3)
2020– Orlando City 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020

Career

Brazil

Júnior started his career in Santo André. In 2010, he transferred to Ituano. After a good performance in early 2011, he had his federative rights purchased to Avaí and was loaned to Paraná Clube immediately. In the middle of 2011 season, Avaí called back Junior Urso to play in the Série A.[1] He made his debut for Avaí in the game which Avaí loses to Grêmio in Ressacada.[2] In the end of 2011, he was hired with Coritiba.

Shandong Luneng

In February 2014, Urso moved to Chinese Super League giants Shandong Luneng and proceeded to score the first goal of the season against Harbin Yiteng.[3]

Loan to Atlético Mineiro

Following contract disputes with Shandong Luneng, the Chinese club loaned Urso back to Brazil where he played the 2016 season with Atlético Mineiro. The loan fee was a reported US$2 million (R$7.2 million).[4]

Guangzhou R&F

On 9 January 2017, Júnior moved to fellow Super League side Guangzhou R&F.[5]

Corinthians

On 4 February 2019, Júnior Urso returned to Brazil, signing with Corinthians after Guangzhou terminated his contract.[6] He made his debut for the team on 17 February against São Paulo FC in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, a competition Corinthians would go on to win.[7] Three days later he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win over Avenida in the Copa do Brasil.[8]

Orlando City

On 6 January 2020, Corinthians confirmed the sale of Urso to MLS team Orlando City ahead of the 2020 season, reportedly for a fee of $900k.[9][10] Orlando announced his arrival the following week.[11] Urso made his debut for the team in the season opener, captaining the side in place of the suspended Nani as Orlando earned a 0–0 draw against Real Salt Lake.

Career statistics
As of 7 March 2020.[12][13]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santo André 2010 PA1 0000—2020
Ituano 2011 0000—190190
Avaí 2011 Série A 11000—00110
Paraná (loan) 2011 Série B 16000—00160
Coritiba 2012 Série A 2419020162513
2013 2313020110391
Total 47212040272904
Shandong Luneng 2014 CSL 30300——303
2015 2891052—3411
Total 58121052006414
Atlético Mineiro (loan) 2016 Série A 2347081102487
Guangzhou R&F 2017 CSL 18230——212
2018 24410——254
Total 426400000466
Corinthians 2019 Série A 2737081101485
Orlando City 2020 MLS 2000——20
Career total 2262731025468535036

Honours

Club
Coritiba
Shandong Luneng
Corinthians

Individual

References
  1. Globo Esporte - Reforços, Júnior Urso e Diego são apresentados na Ressacada
  2. Globo Esporte - Simples e eficiente na marcação, Grêmio vence o abatido Avaí em SC
  3. 鲁能官方宣布第五外援 巴甲强力后腰正式加盟
  4. Dia, Frederico Ribeiro/ Hoje em. "Ele calou o Mineirão, quase jogou no Galo, mas abandonou a carreira para cuidar do irmão Junior Urso". Home (in Portuguese).
  5. 富力官方宣布乌索正式加盟 at sports.sohu.com 2017-01-09 Retrieved 2017-01-20
  6. "Corinthians anuncia a contratação do volante Júnior Urso por três temporadas". Globoesporte (in Portuguese).
  7. "Corinthians 2 x 1 São Paulo - Campeonato Paulista 2019 rodada 7 - Tempo Real - Globo Esporte". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese).
  8. "Corinthians 4 x 2 Avenida - Copa do Brasil 2019 Segunda fase - Tempo Real - Globo Esporte". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese).
  9. "Nota oficial: venda de jogadores". Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (in Portuguese).
  10. "Corinthians está perto de vender Júnior Urso para clube dos Estados Unidos; veja os detalhes". Globoesporte (in Portuguese).
  11. "Orlando City SC Signs Brazilian Midfielder Júnior Urso". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  12. "Júnior Urso". ogol. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  13. "Brazil - Júnior Urso - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  14. "足协杯-麦克格文压哨绝杀 鲁能5-4舜天夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  15. Horizonte, Por GloboEsporte comBelo. "Seleção do Troféu Globo Minas tem o domínio de finalistas do Estadual". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese).
  16. "Corinthians, Jean Mota e Martinelli dominam premiação do campeonato" [Corinthians, Jean Mota and Martinelli dominate the tournament's awards] (in Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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