Juninho (footballer, born February 1995)

José Carlos Ferreira Júnior (born 1 February 1995), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club SC Internacional.

Juninho

Juninho playing for Palmeiras in 2017
Personal information
Full name	José Carlos Ferreira Júnior
Date of birth	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Londrina, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Internacional
Number	18
Youth career
	Junior Team
2012–2015	Coritiba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Coritiba	90	(1)
2017–2021	Palmeiras	25	(0)
2018	→ Atlético Mineiro (loan)	4	(0)
2019–2021	→ Bahia (loan)	72	(5)
2021–2025	Midtjylland	78	(3)
2025–	Internacional	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:20, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Coritiba

Born in Londrina, Paraná, Juninho graduated with Coritiba's youth setup, after starting it out at Junior Team.^[2] On 6 July 2015 he was promoted to the main squad, after spending a year with the under-23s.^[3]

On 26 July 2015 Juninho made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Corinthians.^[4] He became a regular starter in the following campaign, scoring his first professional goal on 2 June 2016 in a 3–4 home loss against Chapecoense.

Palmeiras

On 13 May 2017, Juninho signed for fellow top tier club Palmeiras until 2022, for a fee of €3 million for 40% of his federative rights.^[5]

Loan to Atlético Mineiro

On 27 April 2018, Palmeiras reached an agreement for Juninho to join Atlético Mineiro on loan until the end of the season.^[6]

Midtjylland

On 13 July 2021 it was confirmed, that Juninho had signed a five-year deal with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.^[7]

Internacional

On February 28, 2025 Juninho was bought by Internacional, where he signed a contract until the end of 2027.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 February 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coritiba	2015	Série A	19	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
	2016	Série A	36	1	15	0	2	0	6[a]	0	2[b]	0	61	1
	2017	Série A	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	—		10	0
	Total		55	1	23	0	5	0	6	0	2	0	91	1
Palmeiras	2017	Série A	21	0	—		0	0	1[c]	0	—		22	0
	2018	Série A	0	0	3	0	—		0	0	—		3	0
	2019	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		21	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	—		25	0
Atlético Mineiro (loan)	2018	Série A	4	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		4	0
Bahia	2019	Série A	27	1	—		2	0	0	0	—		29	1
	2020	Série A	30	2	1	0	1	0	8[a]	0	12[d]	1	52	3
	2021	Série A	9	1	0	0	2	0	3	1	6[d]	0	20	2
	Total		66	4	1	0	5	0	11	1	18	1	101	6
Midtjylland	2021–22	Superliga	18	1	—		4	0	8[e]	0	—		30	1
	2022–23	Superliga	25	1	—		2	0	9[f]	1	1[g]	0	37	2
	2023–24	Superliga	25	0	—		1	0	6[h]	1	—		32	1
	2024–25	Superliga	9	1	—		1	0	6[i]	0	—		16	1
	Total		77	3	—		8	0	29	2	1	0	115	5
Career total			223	8	27	0	18	0	47	3	21	1	336	12

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
4. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
5. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
6. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearance in Superliga Europa Conference League play-off
8. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
9. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

• Superliga Team of the Month: July 2023,^[10] September 2023^[11]