Fábio Júnior Pereira (born 20 November 1977), commonly known as just Fábio Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fábio Júnior Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Manhuaçu, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Democrata-GV | ||
| 1997 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Cruzeiro | 40 | (18) |
| 1998–2000 | Roma | 16 | (4) |
| 2000 | Cruzeiro | 22 | (9) |
| 2001 | Palmeiras | 20 | (3) |
| 2002 | Cruzeiro | 25 | (12) |
| 2003 | Vitória Guimarães | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | Atlético Mineiro | 34 | (14) |
| 2004 | Kashima Antlers | 13 | (1) |
| 2005 | Atlético Mineiro | 15 | (3) |
| 2005 | Al Wahda | 52 | (15) |
| 2006–2007 | VfL Bochum | 31 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 15 | (5) |
| 2008 | Bahia | 17 | (7) |
| 2009 | Santo André | 14 | (6) |
| 2009 | Brasiliense | 23 | (10) |
| 2010–2013 | América-MG | 122 | (36) |
| 2014 | Minas Boca | 11 | (3) |
| 2014 | Boa Esporte | 6 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Guarani de Divinópolis | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Villa Nova | 9 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Brazil U-23 | 12 | (8) |
| 1998–1999 | Brazil | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in the São Pedro do Avaí district of Manhuaçu, Fábio Júnior began playing professional football in his home state, Minas Gerais. He has played for each of the three large professional clubs based in the capital of Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro and América-MG.[1]
He was found using a fake passport to play as an EU-player in Italy, he was then fined and banned in Italy football for a season, although he never played again in Italy.[2]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruzeiro | 1997 | Série A | 8 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1998 | 32 | 18 | — | |||||||
| Total | 40 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Roma | 1998–99 | Serie A | 7 | 3 | — | |||||
| 1999–00 | 9 | 1 | — | |||||||
| Total | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Cruzeiro | 2000 | Série A | 18 | 7 | — | |||||
| Palmeiras | 2001 | Série A | 20 | 3 | — | |||||
| Cruzeiro | 2002 | Série A | 25 | 12 | — | |||||
| Vitória Guimarães | 2002–03 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2003 | Série A | 34 | 14 | — | |||||
| Kashima Antlers | 2004 | J1 League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2005 | Série A | 15 | 3 | — | |||||
| Al Wahda | 2005–06 | UAE League | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| VfL Bochum | 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2007–08 | Premier League | 33 | 7 | 33 | 7 | ||||
| Bahia | 2008 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| Brasiliense | 2009 | Série B | 23 | 10 | — | |||||
| América Mineiro | 2010 | Série B | 34 | 19 | — | |||||
| 2011 | Série A | — | ||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career total | 272 | 82 | ||||||||
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
Honours edit
Cruzeiro
- Copa Sul-Minas: 2002
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1997, 1998, 2002
- Copa do Brasil: 2000
Brasiliense
- Campeonato Brasiliense: 2008
Al-Wahda
- UAE League: 2005
References edit
- ^ "Aos 36 anos, Fábio Júnior, ex-América, aguarda propostas para jogar" [At 36 years old, Fábio Júnior, former América player, awaits proposals to play]. O Tempo (in Portuguese). 26 April 2014.
- ^ Kennedy, Frances (28 June 2001). "Players banned over false passport scandal". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
External links edit
- Fábio Júnior at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fábio Júnior at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
