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.
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.
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.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCruzeiro1997Série A80—19983218—Total401800Roma1998–99Serie A73—1999–0091—Total16400Cruzeiro2000Série A187—Palmeiras2001Série A203—Cruzeiro2002Série A2512—Vitória Guimarães2002–03Primeira Liga40Atlético Mineiro2003Série A3414—Kashima Antlers2004J1 League1312120172Atlético Mineiro2005Série A153—Al Wahda2005–06UAE League00—VfL Bochum2005–062. Bundesliga15100—1512006–07Bundesliga16220—182Total3132000333Hapoel Tel Aviv2007–08Premier League337337Bahia2008Série B00—Brasiliense2009Série B2310—América Mineiro2010Série B3419—2011Série A—Total00Career total27282
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBrazil199810199921Total31
Honours Cruzeiro Copa Sul-Minas: 2002 Campeonato Mineiro: 1997, 1998, 2002 Copa do Brasil: 2000
Brasiliense Campeonato Brasiliense: 2008
Al-Wahda UAE League: 2005
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