Juninho (footballer, born 1977)

Juninho
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior
Date of birth	September 15, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Juazeirense
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1998	Bahia
1999	Vila Nova
2000	União São João
2000–2002	Palmeiras
2003–2011	Kawasaki Frontale
2012–2013	Kashima Antlers
2015–2017	Juazeirense
National team
1996	Brazil U-20
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2017

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior "Juninho" (born September 15, 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

In 2008, he said his intention to stay in Japan for the rest of his life and become a naturalized Japanese citizen.^[1] However, he gave up on obtaining Japanese nationality since he found it difficult due to a lack of Japanese language ability.^[2]^[3]

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2003	Kawasaki Frontale	J2 League	39	28	0	0	-		-		39	28
2004		J2 League	39	37	2	2	-		-		41	39
2005		J1 League	31	16	1	2	6	4	-		38	22
2006			29	20	2	2	10	6	-		41	28
2007			31	22	4	2	5	4	7	3	47	31
2008			32	12	2	0	6	4	-		40	16
2009			33	17	1	1	5	3	9	4	48	24
2010			19	14	2	1	4	1	0	0	25	16
2011			32	9	1	0	3	1	-		36	10
2012	Kashima Antlers		27	3	4	2	8	2	1	0	40	7
2013	Kashima Antlers		30	3	1	0	5	1	1	0	37	4
Career total			342	181	20	12	52	24	18	7	432	223