Luiz Carlos Caetano de Azevedo Júnior (born 23 April 1990), commonly known as Luiz Júnior, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Early life Júnior was born in Niterói.
Club career Botafogo While at Botafogo, Junior played against a teenage Neymar during his debut season at Santos.
Madura United He first played in Indonesian football competitions with Barito Putera in 2016 season.
Junior signed for Madura United for the 2017 Indonesia Super League.
Persija Jakarta Junior signed for the capital club on loan from Madura United but was officially released by Persija Jakarta at the end of the first round of League 1 2017. The capital club was not satisfied with Luis's performance, who only scored three goals in the 15 games he played. However, he was not welcomed back at his parent club as they already had all of their foreign signing slots filled.
Sabah FA Junior signed for Malaysian side Sabah for the 2019 Malaysia Premier League season but was released in May after scoring 4 goals.
Tanjong Pagar United Junior signed for Tanjong Pagar United for the 2020 Singapore Premier League season. The Jaguars' Head Coach Hairi Su'ap said it took less than five minutes of footage for him to be sold on Junior, who played for Sabah last year.
International career In 2007, Junior was part of Brazil's team for the Under-17 World Cup in South Korea, scoring in the group stage against New Zealand, before the team were knocked out in the last 16 by fourth-placed Ghana. Junior was also named in Brazil's squad for the 2007 Pan American Games, and he scored a goal in the group stage, but lost 2–4 against Colombia.
He also progressed to Brazil's Under-20s, where he played alongside former Chelsea playmaker Oscar and Juventus left-back Alex Sandro.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarito Putera2015Indonesia Super League30170000003017Madura United2017Liga 10000000000Persija Jakarta2017Liga 1153000000153Al-Jazeera Club2017–18Jordanian Pro League0000000000Mirbat2017–18Oman Professional League0000000000El Mokawloon2018–19Egyptian Premier League6000000060Sabah2019Malaysia Premier League0410000004Tanjong Pagar United2020Singapore Premier League1470000001472021Singapore Premier League18110000001811Total32180000003218Career total79228000008822
Honours Botafogo Campeonato Carioca: 2010
Individual Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2020
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