Júnior Santos (footballer, born 1985)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Santos. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Natanael de Souza Santos Junior (born 25 December 1985), simply known as Júnior Santos, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as striker. Júnior is from Mortugaba in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

Júnior Santos

Personal information
Full name	Natanael de Sousa Santos Júnior
Date of birth	(1985-12-25) 25 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Mortugaba, Brazil
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	CRB
2008	Londrina
2008	Cascavel
2009	Santa Rita
2009	Cascavel
2010–2012	Jeju United	88	(40)
2013	Wuhan Zall	14	(0)
2013–2017	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	145	(55)
2018	Chapecoense	4	(0)
2020	CSE	6	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Jeju United

On 9 February 2010, Júnior joined Jeju United.^[1] In his first season with the Jeju, Júnior scored 12 league goals and had four assists and added four goals and an assist in the Pillage Cup.

Wuhan Zall

On 12 February 2013, Wuhan Zall's owner Yan Zhi announced that Júnior will join their team for Chinese Super League season 2013. After playing 14 league matches without scoring, he transferred to K League 1 side Suwon Samsung Bluewings on 13 July 2013.

Career statistics

As of 14 March 2020^[2]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jeju United	2010	K League 1	24	12	-		4	2	4	2	-		32	16
	2011		29	14	-		2	1	0	0	6	0	37	15
	2012		35	14	-		4	1	-		-		39	15
	Total		88	40	-		10	4	4	2	6	0	107	46
Wuhan Zall	2013	Chinese Super League	14	0	-		1	0	-		-		15	0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2013	K League 1	19	8	-		-		-		-		19	8
	2014		35	14	-		1	0	-		-		37	14
	2015		29	12	-		0	0	-		3	0	32	12
	2016		33	12	-		5	1	-		4	2	42	15
	2017		29	9	-		4	3	-		5	1	38	13
	Total		145	55	-		10	4	-		12	3	167	62
Chapecoense	2018	Série A	2	0	2	0	1	0	-		-		5	0
CSE	2020	-			6	2	-		-		-		6	2
Career total			249	95	8	2	22	8	4	2	18	3	301	110