Juninho (footballer, born 1999)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ribeiro and the second or paternal family name is da Costa. "Junior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Juninho

File:Edimar Ribeiro da Costa Junior.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Edimar Ribeiro da Costa Junior
Date of birth	(1999-02-26) 26 February 1999
Place of birth	Amarante, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Najma
Number	37
Youth career
2015–2016	Sport Recife
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Sport Recife	56	(8)
2018	→ Ceará (loan)	5	(0)
2020	→ Guarani (loan)	2	(1)
2020–2021	Arda	26	(5)
2022–2023	CSKA 1948 II	6	(5)
2022–2023	→ Al-Najma (loan)
2023–	Al-Najma
International career‡
2017	Brazil U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:08, 6 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:31, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Edimar Ribeiro da Costa Junior (born 26 February 1999), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Bahraini side Al-Najma.

International career

Juninho was called up to the Brazil under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament. He made his first appearance as a second half substitute for Gabriel Novaes in a 1–0 win over Indonesia.

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 July 2019.

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sport Recife	2016	Série A	0	0	2	0	1	0	–		2	0	5	0
	2017		13	0	8	3	2	1	2	0	5	2	30	6
	2018		0	0	2	0	0	0	–		0	0	2	0
	2019	Série B	4	0	7	1	1	0	–		0	0	12	1
	Total		17	0	19	4	4	1	2	0	7	2	49	7
Ceará (loan)	2018	Série A	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0	5	0
Career total			19	0	19	4	4	1	2	0	10	2	54	7

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