Lago Junior

Lago Junior Wakalible (born 31 December 1990), known as Junior, is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Spanish club RCD Mallorca as a forward.

Lago Junior
Personal information
Full name Lago Junior Wakalible
Date of birth (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Mallorca
Number 11
Youth career
Joël Tiéhi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Issia Wazi 29 (17)
2009–2013 Numancia 68 (6)
2010–2011 → Eibar (loan) 36 (9)
2013–2015 Gimnàstic 81 (17)
2015–2016 Mirandés 22 (7)
2016– Mallorca 164 (32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:00, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Abidjan, Junior began his football career at the Centre de Formation Joël Tiéhi, a school founded by former player Joël Tiéhi. He made his senior debut with Issia Wazi in 2007, scoring at an excellent rate.[1]

On 31 January 2009, Junior moved to Spain and signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with CD Numancia.[2] He made his La Liga debut on 18 April, playing ten minutes in a 0–3 away loss against Atlético Madrid;[3] until the end of the season he only appeared in four more matches, all as a substitute, and the Soria team were relegated as 19th.

On 27 August 2010, Junior joined SD Eibar on a season-long loan. Two days later, he scored twice on his official debut for the Segunda División B club, a 2–1 home win over CF Palencia.[4]

On 13 July 2013, after two more Segunda División campaigns with Numancia,[5] Junior continued in the country and signed for Gimnàstic de Tarragona from division three.[6] On 22 July 2015, after achieving promotion, he moved to CD Mirandés of the second tier.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020[8]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Numancia 2008–09 La Liga 5000—50
2009–10 Segunda División 22300—223
2011–12 26200—262
2012–13 15110—161
Total 6861000696
Eibar (loan) 2010–11 Segunda División B 36900—369
Gimnàstic 2013–14 Segunda División B 421240—4612
2014–15 39510—405
Total 811750008617
Mirandés 2015–16 Segunda División 22752—279
Mallorca 2015–16 Segunda División 20300—203
2016–17 40600—406
2017–18 Segunda División B 30800—308
2018–19 Segunda División 441100—4411
2019–20 La Liga 24400—244
Total 15832000015832
Career totals 365721120037674

References
  1. Raúl Bravo, Kelemen y Lago Junior, nuevos refuerzos para el Numancia (Raúl Bravo, Kelemen and Lago Junior, new additions for Numancia); El Numancia, 31 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. Numancia swoops for trio Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine; The Sports Network, 31 January 2009
  3. El Atlético alegra a sus Peñas (Atlético cheer up their supporters); Marca, 18 April 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. Lago Junior, el máximo goleador y Raúl Gañan destaca por su experiencia (Lago Junior, top scorer and Raúl Gañan showcases experience); El Diario Vasco, 31 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. El Nàstic incorpora Lago Junior (Nàstic add Lago Junior); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 13 July 2013 (in Catalan)
  7. Lago Junior jugará las dos próximas temporadas en Anduva (Lago Junior will play the next two seasons at Anduva) Archived 23 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; CD Mirandés, 22 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. Lago Junior at Soccerway
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