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.
Career
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
Club
| 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
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
Honours
Cruzeiro
- Copa Sul-Minas: 2002
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1997, 1998, 2002
- Copa do Brasil: 2000
Brasiliense
- Campeonato Brasiliense: 2008
Al-Wahda
- UAE League: 2005
References
- ^ "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
- Fábio Júnior at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fábio Júnior at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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