Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior

Juninho

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior
Date of birth	(1977-09-15) September 15, 1977
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Juazeirense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996-1998	Bahia
1999	Vila Nova
2000	União São João
2000-2002	Palmeiras	55	(6)
2003-2011	Kawasaki Frontale	285	(175)
2012-2013	Kashima Antlers	57	(6)
2015-	Juazeirense	1	(0)
National team
1996	Brazil U-20	4	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior "Juninho" (born September 15, 1977 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian professional football striker who currently plays for Japan's J. League club Kashima Antlers. He played as an offensive midfielder in Brazil. But after moving to Japan from Palmeiras, he was converted to a striker. In the 2007 season, he won the J. League Division 1 top scorer.

In 2008 he said his intention to stay in Japan for the rest of his life and become a naturalized Japanese citizen.^[1] However, he gave up on obtaining Japanese nationality since he found it difficult due to a lack of Japanese language ability.^[2][3]

Honours

Individual

• J. League Division 2 Top Scorer: 2004
• J. League Division 1 Top Scorer: 2007
• J. League Best Eleven: 2007

Team

• J. League Division 1 Runners-up: 2006, 2008, 2009
• J. League Cup Runners-up: 2007, 2009

Career statistics

Last update: 12 March 2015

Notes

References

• "Players and Staff - Season 2009 - FW10 Juninho" (in Japanese). Kawasaki Frontale. Retrieved 2009-04-08.