Jubal Rocha Mendes Júnior (born 29 August 1993), simply known as Jubal, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian club Krasnodar.
Club career Born in Inhumas, Goiás, Jubal began his career on Vila Nova. He made his professional debut on 13 February 2011, against Aparecidense for the Campeonato Goiano championship.; 840 AM, 14 February 2011
In June, Jubal was transferred to Santos, being assigned to the youth setup.Jubal é negociado com Santos; Sizenando explica situação de treinador (Jubal is negotiated with Santos; Sizenando explain manager situation) ; Portal 730, 23 June 2011 He made his debut for the club on 30 January 2013, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Paulista away win against Ituano;Cícero salva "noite de racismo" contra Neymar e garante vitória do Santos diante do Ituano antes de clássico (Cícero saves "racist night" against Neymar and grants the victory of Santos against Ituano); UOL Esporte, 30 January 2013 it was his maiden appearance of the year.
Profiting from Edu Dracena's injury, Jubal started the first game of the 2014 campaign, a 1–0 home success over XV de Piracicaba on 18 January.Meninos da Vila comandam Peixe, que bate XV na reestreia de Oswaldo (Meninos da Vila command Peixe, which defeats XV in Oswaldo's debut); Globo Esporte, 18 January 2014 Three days later he scored his first professional goal, netting the last through a header in a 1–1 away draw against Audax.Santos joga mal, vê Audax o colocar na roda, mas arranca empate no fim (Santos plays poorly, sees Audax puts them to dance, but gets a draw in the end); Globo Esporte, 21 January 2014
Jubal made his Série A debut on 20 April, coming on as a substitute for Neto in a 1–1 home draw against Sport Recife. On 11 June 2015 he was loaned to fellow league team Avaí, until the end of the year.
On 29 January 2016, Jubal rescinded with Santos and moved to Primera Liga side Arouca, with his former club retaining 50% of his federative rights. After being a regular starter, he moved to fellow league team Vitória de Guimarães on 18 August 2017, on a one-year loan deal.
On 2 September 2019, Jubal signed with Vitória de Setúbal.
On 28 May 2025, Jubal signed a two-year contract with Russian champions Krasnodar, beginning on 1 June 2025. On 2 September 2026, his Krasnodar contract was extended to June 2028.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVila Nova2011Série B001000———10Santos2013Série A001000———102014Série A808140———2012015Série A001000———10Total8010140———221Avaí2015Série A60—————60Arouca2015–16Primeira Liga112—00———1122016–17Primeira Liga320—202040—4002017–18LigaPro10—0020——30Total442—204040—542Vitória de Guimarães (loan)2017–18Primeira Liga241—101060—321Boavista (loan)2018–19Primeira Liga130—————130Vitória de Setúbal2019–20Primeira Liga242—1020——272Auxerre2020–21Ligue 2342—00———3422021–22Ligue 2362—20——304122022–23Ligue 1373—31———4042023–24Ligue 2336—20———3562024–25Ligue 1306—00———306Total17019—71——3018020Krasnodar2025–26Russian Premier League112—81——001932026–27Russian Premier League93—10———103Total2050091000000296Career total30929111242701003036432
Honours Santos Campeonato Paulista: 2015 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2013
Auxerre Ligue 2: 2023–24
Brazil U20 Toulon Tournament: 2013 Valais Youth Cup:2013 Individual
UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2023–24 Russian Premier League goal of the month: July/August 2026 (against Dynamo Makhachkala, 23 August).
References
External links Jubal Rocha Mendes Júnior at AJ Auxerre