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.

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.

Juninho

Personal information
Full name	Edimar Ribeiro da Costa Junior
Date of birth	(1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 25)
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)

International career

Juninho was called up to the Brazil under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.^[1] He made his first appearance as a second half substitute for Gabriel Novaes in a 1–0 win over Indonesia.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 July 2019.^[3]

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[a]	0	1[b]	0	–		2[c]	0	5	0
	2017		13	0	8[a]	3	2[b]	1	2[d]	0	5[c]	2	30	6
	2018		0	0	2[a]	0	0	0	–		0	0	2	0
	2019	Série B	4	0	7[a]	1	1[b]	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[c]	0	5	0
Career total			19	0	19	4	4	1	2	0	10	2	54	7

Notes

1. Appearances in the Campeonato Pernambucano
2. Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
3. Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste
4. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

References

1. "Seleção Sub-20 convocada para o Torneio de Toulon". Seleção Brasileira (in Portuguese). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
2. "Brazil 1-0 Indonesia". Toulon Tournament (in French). 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
3. Juninho at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.