José Artur de Melo Júnior

José Artur de Melo Júnior (born 7 March 1987), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward.

Juninho
Personal information
Full name José Artur de Melo Júnior
Date of birth (1987-03-07) 7 March 1987
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
2000–2005 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Santos 1 (1)
2007 → Itumbiara (loan) 5 (1)
2008 → Rio Claro (loan) 3 (0)
2009–2010 Santo André 0 (0)
2009 → Palestra St.Bernardo (loan) 23 (8)
2010 Sport Barueri 0 (0)
2011–2012 Guarani-MG 9 (1)
2013 Brasília
2013 Lajeadense 6 (1)
2014 Catanduvense 8 (0)
2014–2015 Independente de Limeira 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was known as Júnior until 2008.

Biography

A youth product of Santos FC, Juninho signed a contract with club since 2004.[1] He made his Campeonato Brasileiro debut on 3 December 2006 (last round), as sub, winning Santa Cruz 3–1.[2] On 1 August 2007 he left for Itumbiara until the end of 2007 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. He played the last 5 matches of the league stage 2, and scored a goal in the last round. Itumbiara failed to qualify for the next stage (round of 16).

In December, he left for Rio Claro until the end of 2008 Campeonato Paulista.[3] He played 3 time that season, in round 2, 7 and 8.[4]

On 1 May 2009 he signed a 2-year contract with Santo André[5] but loaned to Palestra de São Bernardo of Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão,[6] along with team-mate Jefferson and Cadu. They scored a total of 30 goals for the team, over half of team total, finished as losing quarter-finalists.[7]

In July 2010 he left for Sport Barueri until the end of 2010 Copa Paulista.[8] In January 2011 he was signed by Guarani (MG) until the end of 2011 Campeonato Mineiro.[9][10]

Honours

Career statistics
As of 11 February 2011 (round 2)
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total
2006SantosSérie A11000011
2007[11]0000100010
2007[12]ItumbiaraSérie C5151
2008[13]Rio ClaroRegional (SP A1)3030
2009Palestra St.BernardoRegional (SP B)238238
2010Santo AndréSérie B000000
2010Sport BarueriRegional (SP A3)611
2011GuaraniRegional (MG I)2020
Career total 62002980041111
  • Note: State leagues are marked as League Cup, statistics available only since 2007.
  • 1 6 games 1 goal in 2010 Copa Paulista.

References
  1. "BID Acumulativo Série A /2005" [BID Summary Série A/2005]. Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). (Hosted by UOL). 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  2. "Match Report: Santos 3–1 Santa Cruz". CBF (in Portuguese). 3 December 2006. Archived from the original (Multi-page TIFF file) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  3. "Rio Claro contrata revelação do Santos para a disputa do Paulista" [Rio Claro contracted youth product of Santos to compete in Paulista (League)]. Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) (in Portuguese). 7 December 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  4. "Guaratinguetá volta a ser o líder ao vencer o Rio Claro". Folha da Região (in Portuguese). 13 February 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  5. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação pela data 07/05/2009". CBF (in Portuguese). 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  6. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação pela data 26/05/2009". CBF (in Portuguese). 26 May 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  7. Artilharia
  8. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação pela data 28/07/2010". CBF (in Portuguese). 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  9. "Boletim Informativo Diário Eletrônico (BID-E) Relação pela data 25/01/2011". CBF (in Portuguese). 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  10. "Guarani apresenta atletas para 2011" [Guarani represents athlete of 2011]. Guarani Esporte Clube (MG) (in Portuguese). 7 December 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  11. "Round 10: Marília 0-1 Santos". FPF (in Portuguese). 25 February 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  12. Serie C Match Report (Multi-page TIFF) Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  13. 2008 Campeonato Paulista Matc Reports
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