Renato Júnior

Renato Júnior
Personal information
Full name Renato Barbosa dos Santos Júnior
Date of birth (2002-06-05) June 5, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Viborg
Number 11
Youth career
Água Santa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Água Santa 21 (5)
2021–2022Portimonense (loan) 12 (0)
2022Goiás (loan) 17 (0)
2023– Viborg 49 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024

Renato Barbosa dos Santos Júnior (born 5 June 2002), better known as just Renato Júnior, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Danish Superliga side Viborg FF.

Professional career

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Renato Júnior began his career with the Brazilian side, Agua Santa SP before joining the Primeira Liga side Portimonense on 18 June 2021 for the 2021-22 season.[2][3] He made his professional debut with Portimonense in a 2-1 Taça da Liga loss to Académica on 23 July 2021.[4]

On transfer deadline day, 31 January 2023, Júnior joined Danish Superliga side Viborg FF on a deal until June 2026.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Renato Júnior" (in Portuguese). Goiás Esporte Clube. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Portimonense reforça ataque com Renato Júnior: eis os moldes do negócio". www.ojogo.pt.
  3. ^ "Renato Júnior stats and ratings | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ^ "Portimonense vs. Académica - 23 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ 🇧🇷 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙤 𝙅𝙪́𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙧 🤙, twitter.com, 31 January 2023
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