Mauro Júnior

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Mauro Jaqueson Júnior Ferreira dos Santos (born 6 May 1999), commonly known as Mauro Júnior, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or winger for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven.

Mauro Júnior

Personal information
Full name	Mauro Jaqueson Júnior Ferreira dos Santos
Date of birth	(1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Palmital, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left back, Midfielder
Team information
Current team	PSV
Number	17
Youth career
2013–2017	Desportivo Brasil
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Desportivo Brasil	4	(0)
2017–2019	Jong PSV	30	(7)
2017–	PSV	112	(7)
2019–2020	→ Heracles Almelo (loan)	26	(6)
International career‡
2013	Brazil U15	3	(0)
2014–2015	Brazil U17	12	(3)
2019–2020	Brazil U23	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

On 23 June 2017, Mauro Júnior signed a five-year contract with PSV until 2022.^[1]

He was sent out on a season-long loan to fellow Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo for the 2019–20 season.^[2] On 20 September 2019, he scored a brace as Heracles defeated local rivals FC Twente by a score of 3–2.^[3]

On 24 September 2020, Mauro Júnior scored his side's second goal in a 5–1 away win over NŠ Mura in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.^[4]

On 2 July 2021, PSV extended Mauro Júnior's contract until the summer of 2025.

International career

Mauro Júnior represented Brazil at the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship.^[5] He came on as a substitute for Marco Túlio in the final, a 1–0 loss to Colombia.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2025^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Desportivo Brasil	2017	–			0	0	–		4[b]	0	4	0
Jong PSV	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	13	1	0	0	–		0	0	13	1
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	17	6	0	0	–		0	0	17	6
	Total		30	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	7
PSV	2017–18	Eredivisie	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	2018–19	Eredivisie	4	0	2	1	1[c]	0	1[d]	0	8	1
	2020–21	Eredivisie	19	2	2	0	7[e]	1	0	0	28	3
	2021–22	Eredivisie	27	2	2	0	11[f]	0	0	0	40	2
	2022–23	Eredivisie	6	0	2	0	3[e]	0	0	0	11	0
	2023–24	Eredivisie	16	2	2	0	3[c]	0	0	0	21	2
	2024–25	Eredivisie	25	0	3	0	10[c]	0	0	0	38	0
	2025–26	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		112	7	15	1	35	1	1	0	163	9
Heracles Almelo (loan)	2019–20	Eredivisie	26	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	29	6
Career total			168	20	18	1	35	1	5	0	226	22

1. Includes KNVB Cup
2. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2023–24, 2024–25^[8]
• KNVB Cup: 2021–22^[9]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2021^[10]