José Carlos Ferreira Júnior (born 1 February 1995), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club SC Internacional.

Club career Coritiba Born in Londrina, Paraná, Juninho graduated with Coritiba's youth setup, after starting it out at Junior Team. On 6 July 2015 he was promoted to the main squad, after spending a year with the under-23s.

On 26 July 2015 Juninho made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Corinthians. He became a regular starter in the following campaign, scoring his first professional goal on 2 June 2016 in a 3–4 home loss against Chapecoense.

Palmeiras On 13 May 2017, Juninho signed for fellow top tier club Palmeiras until 2022, for a fee of €3 million for 40% of his federative rights.

Loan to Atlético Mineiro On 27 April 2018, Palmeiras reached an agreement for Juninho to join Atlético Mineiro on loan until the end of the season.

Midtjylland On 13 July 2021 it was confirmed, that Juninho had signed a five-year deal with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.JUNINHO SKIFTER TIL FC MIDTJYLLAND, fcm.dk, 13 July 2021

Internacional On February 28, 2025 Juninho was bought by Internacional, where he signed a contract until the end of 2027.Juninho é o novo reforço do Clube do Povo, internacional.com.br, 28 February 2025

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCoritiba2015Série A1900010——2002016Série A3611502060206112017Série A00802000—100Total551230506020911Palmeiras2017Série A210—0010—2202018Série A0030—00—302019Série A00000000—00Total210300010—250Atlético Mineiro (loan)2018Série A40—0000—40Bahia2019Série A271—2000—2912020Série A3021010801215232021Série A9100203160202Total66410501111811016Midtjylland2021–22Superliga181—4080—3012022–23Superliga251—2091103722023–24Superliga250—1061—3212024–25Superliga91—1060—161Total773—80292101155Career total223827018047321133612

Honours Internacional Recopa Gaúcha: 2026

Individual Superliga Team of the Month: July 2023, September 2023

References

External links

Jose Carlos Juninho at FC Midtjylland Juninho at Danish Superliga Coritiba official profile