Ademir da Silva Santos Júnior (born 16 February 1995), known as Ademir Júnior, or simply Ademir, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Bahia.
Club career Early career Born in São Paulo, Ademir was raised in Patrocínio, Minas Gerais. He joined Uberlândia's youth setup after a trial period, and moved to for the 2015 season, after finishing his formation.
In 2016, Ademir signed for Clube Atlético Patrocinense, and helped the side in their back-to-back promotions from the third to the first division of the Campeonato Mineiro. In 2017, he also spent a short period on loan at hometown side Nacional-SP for the year's Copa Paulista.
América Mineiro On 5 April 2018, after impressing for Patrocinense in the 2018 Campeonato Mineiro, Ademir signed a contract with Série A side América Mineiro until December 2019. He made his top tier debut on 28 May 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Aderlan in a 3–1 home loss to São Paulo.
Ademir scored his first goal in the category on 3 June, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Paranaense. He contributed with one goal in 14 appearances during his first season, as his side suffered relegation.
Ademir started the 2020 campaign as the club's top goalscorer in the Campeonato Mineiro with five goals, Ademir missed out the first matches of the Série B due to a thigh injury. In October of that year, he renewed his contract until December 2021, and finished the season with eight league goals and a promotion back to the main category.
In 2021, Ademir scored 13 goals in the Série A season, playing a crucial role in América's first ever qualification for the Copa Libertadores.
Atlético Mineiro
On 19 September 2021, Atlético Mineiro's president Sérgio Coelho confirmed that Ademir agreed to a pre-contract with the club, effective as of the following 1 January.
Bahia On 1 April 2023, Esporte Clube Bahia announced the signing of Ademir on a deal running until December 2025.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2015Mineiro Módulo II—70———702016—101———101Total—171———171Patrocinense2016Mineiro 2ª Divisão—152———1522017Mineiro Módulo II—184———1842018Mineiro—114———114Total—4410———4410Nacional-SP (loan)2017Paulista A2—00——4Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista141América Mineiro2018Série A141—00——1412019Série B914100——1322020288125101——50142021Série A311311121——4415Total8223277122——12132Atlético Mineiro2022Série A352133319Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores21Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil0618202300500010—60Total3521833110210678Bahia2023Série A336—60——396202431311250—8Appearances in Copa do Nordeste15562025120501011Nine appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana251343Total7691626011213212815Career total193341222321321418338167
Honours Patrocinense Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II: 2017
Atlético Mineiro Supercopa do Brasil: 2022 Campeonato Mineiro: 2022
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