Fábio Júnior (footballer, born 1977)

Fábio Júnior Pereira (born 20 November 1977), commonly known as just Fábio Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.

Fábio Júnior
Personal information
Full name Fábio Júnior Pereira
Date of birth (1977-11-20) 20 November 1977
Place of birth Manhuaçu, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–1997 Democrata-GV
1997 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Cruzeiro 40 (18)
1998–2000 Roma 16 (4)
2000 Cruzeiro 22 (9)
2001 Palmeiras 20 (3)
2002 Cruzeiro 25 (12)
2003 Vitória SC 4 (0)
2003 Atlético Mineiro 34 (14)
2004 Kashima Antlers 13 (1)
2005 Atlético Mineiro 15 (3)
2005 Al-Wahda 52 (15)
2006–2007 VfL Bochum 31 (3)
2007–2008 Hapoel Tel-Aviv 15 (5)
2008 Bahia 17 (7)
2009 Santo André 14 (6)
2009 Brasiliense Futebol Clube 23 (10)
2010–2013 América-MG 122 (36)
2014 Minas Boca 11 (3)
2014 Boa Esporte 6 (1)
2015–2016 Guarani-MG 11 (0)
2016–2017 Villa Nova-MG 9 (4)
National team
1999–2000 Brazil U-23 12 (8)
1998–1999 Brazil 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2011

Career

Born in the São Pedro do Avaí district of Manhuaçu, Fábio Júnior began playing professional football in his home state, Minas Gerais. He has played for each of the three large professional clubs based in the capital of Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro and América-MG.[1]

He was found using a fake passport to play as an EU-player in Italy, he was then fined and banned in Italy football for a season, although he never played again in Italy.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[3]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1997CruzeiroSérie A80
19983218
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Total
1998–99RomaSerie A73
1999–0091
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
2000CruzeiroSérie A187
2001Palmeiras203
2002Cruzeiro2512
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Total
2002–03Vitória S.C.Primeira Liga40
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
2003Atlético MineiroSérie A3414
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2004Kashima AntlersJ1 League1312120172
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
2005Atlético MineiroSérie A153
United Arab Emirates League President's Cup Etisalat Cup Total
2005–06Al Wahda S.C.C.UAE League00
Germany League DFB-Pokal DFB Ligapokal Total
2005–06Bochum2. Bundesliga15100151
2006–07Bundesliga16220182
Israel League State Cup Toto Cup Total
2007–08Hapoel Tel AvivPremier League337337
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
2008BahiaSérie B00
2009Brasiliense2310
2010América Mineiro3419
2011Série A
CountryBrazil 2098600
Italy 16400
Portugal 40
Japan 1312120172
United Arab Emirates 0000
Germany 3132000333
Israel 337
Total 27282

International

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
199810
199920
Total30

Honours

References

  1. "Aos 36 anos, Fábio Júnior, ex-América, aguarda propostas para jogar" [At 36 years old, Fábio Júnior, former América player, awaits proposals to play]. O Tempo (in Portuguese). 26 April 2014.
  2. Kennedy, Frances (28 June 2001). "Players banned over false passport scandal". The Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  3. "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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