Júnior Brandão

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Brandão and the second or paternal family name is Gonçalves. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Júnior Brandão
Brandão in a pre-match training with Persepolis
Personal information
Full name José Brandão Gonçalves Júnior
Date of birth (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Ibiúna, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Malut United
Youth career
Grêmio Osasco
2015 Taboão da Serra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Juventus de Seara 13 (10)
2015 Ypiranga 3 (0)
2016 Boa Esporte 3 (0)
2016 Ferroviária 1 (0)
2017 Novo Hamburgo 6 (0)
2017 Primavera 1 (0)
2018 Iporá 14 (4)
2018 Atlético Goianiense 18 (9)
2018 Ludogorets Razgrad II 6 (4)
2018–2022 Ludogorets Razgrad 0 (0)
2019 → Goiás (loan) 20 (2)
2019 → Persepolis (loan) 5 (0)
2020 → Atlético Goianiense (loan) 15 (1)
2021 → Rio Ave II (loan) 1 (0)
2021 → Rio Ave (loan) 10 (0)
2021 → CRB (loan) 22 (3)
2022 Operário 29 (3)
2023–2024 Madura United 20 (9)
2023–2024 → Bhayangkara (loan) 10 (7)
2025– Malut United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2024

José Brandão Gonçalves Júnior (born 7 January 1995), known as Júnior Brandão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 1 club Malut United.

Club career

Early career

Born in Ibiúna, São Paulo, Brandão finished his formation with Taboão da Serra. In May 2015, after representing CATS in the 2015 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he joined Juventus de Seara in the Campeonato Catarinense Série B.

Brandão made his senior debut on 28 June 2015, playing the last 19 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Atlético Tubarão.[1] He scored his first goals seven days later, netting a brace in a 9–0 home routing of Blumenau.[2] On 29 July, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 home win against Operário de Mafra.[3]

On 23 September 2015, Brandão signed for Série D side Ypiranga-RS,[4] and featured rarely as his side achieved promotion to Série C.

Júnior Brandão played for Boa Esporte and Ferroviária during the 2016 campaign, both featuring sparingly. On 8 December of that year he agreed to a contract with Novo Hamburgo for the ensuing Campeonato Gaúcho,[5] and contributed with one goal in only two matches as his side lifted the trophy.

On 11 August 2017, Brandão moved to Primavera,[6] but his side was knocked out of the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão just two matches after his arrival. In December, he signed for Iporá.[7]

Atlético Goianiense

On 5 April 2018, Brandão was presented at Atlético Goianiense in Série B.[8] He made his debut for the club on 14 April, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 home win against Criciúma.

Brandão scored his first goals for Dragão on 25 May 2018, netting a brace in a 2–2 home draw against Oeste.[9] On 11 June, he extended his contract until the end of 2020.[10]

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 22 August 2018, Brandão was transferred to PFC Ludogorets Razgrad.[11]

Loan to Goiás

On 3 January 2019 he returned in Brazil joining Série A team Goiás on loan until end of the year.[12]

Loan to Persepolis

On 19 August 2019, Júnior Brandão signed a one-year loan contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.[13][14] On 28 November 2019, his contract with Persepolis was terminated due to poor performance.[15]

Loan to Atlético Goianiense

On 21 February 2020, Brandão returned to Brazilian club Atlético Goianiense on a loan deal until the end of the season.[16]

Loan to Rio Ave

On February 1, 2021, Brandão moved to Primeira Liga side Rio Ave, on a loan deal for the remainder of the season.[17]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2024[18]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus-SC 2015 Catarinense Série B — 13 10 — — — 13 10
Ypiranga-RS 2015 Série D 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Boa Esporte 2016 Série C 0 0 3 0 — — — 3 0
Ferroviária 2016 Paulista — — — — 5[a] 1 5 1
Novo Hamburgo 2017 Série D 6 0 2 1 — — — 8 1
Primavera 2017 Paulista 2ª Divisão — 1 0 — — — 1 0
Iporá 2018 Série D 0 0 14 4 — — — 14 4
Atlético Goianiense 2018 Série B 18 9 — 0 0 — — 18 9
Ludogorets Razgrad 2018–19 First League 0 0 — 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 2 0
Ludogorets Razgrad II 2018–19 Second League 6 4 — — — — 6 4
Goiás (loan) 2019 Série A 6 0 14 2 2 0 — — 22 2
Persepolis (loan) 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League 5 0 — 1 0 — — 6 0
Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2020 Série A 11 0 4 1 5 1 — — 21 2
Rio Ave II (loan) 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Rio Ave (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 10 0 0 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Regatas Brasil (loan) 2021 Série B 19 3 1 0 0 0 — — 20 3
Operário 2022 Série B 29 3 0 0 0 0 — — 29 3
Madura United 2023–24 Liga 1 20 9 0 0 0 0 — — 20 9
Bhayangkara (loan) 2023–24 Liga 1 10 7 0 0 0 0 — — 10 7
Malut United 2024–25 Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 144 35 52 18 8 1 2 0 5 1 212 55
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Juventus Seara empata com o líder Tubarão no Estádio Victório Pierozan" [Juventus Seara draw with leader Tubarão at the Victório Pierozan Stadium] (in Portuguese). Redação em Campo. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Juventus Seara consegue a maior goleada da Segundona SC diante do Blumenau" [Juventus Seara get the biggest routing of Segundona SC against Blumenau] (in Portuguese). Redação em Campo. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Juventus Seara vence Operário de Mafra em jogo recheado de emoção" [Juventus Seara defeat Operário de Mafra in a match full of emotion] (in Portuguese). Redação em Campo. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Ypiranga apresenta reforço para o ataque" [Ypiranga present addition for the attack] (in Portuguese). Ypiranga FC. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Novo Hamburgo anuncia mais dois reforços" [Novo Hamburgo announce two more additions] (in Portuguese). EC Novo Hamburgo. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Juninho Brandão chega ao Primavera após título com Novo Hamburgo" [Juninho Brandão arrives at Primavera after title with Novo Hamburgo] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Contratado pelo Iporá, Juninho Brandão se apresenta e acredita em boa campanha" [Signed by Iporá, Juninho Brandão presents himself and believes in good campaign] (in Portuguese). Torcedores. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Novidades no Dragão" [News at Dragão] (in Portuguese). Atlético Goianiense. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Atlético-GO abre dois gols de vantagem, mas cede empate ao Oeste" [Atlético-GO open two-goal advantage, but give draw to Oeste] (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Artilheiro, Júnior Brandão renova com o Atlético-GO por mais dois anos" [Goalscorer, Júnior Brandão renews with Atlético-GO for two more years] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Sem acerto com o Santos, Junior Brandão vai para o Ludogorets" [Without agreement with Santos, Junior Brandão goes to Ludogorets] (in Portuguese). Terra. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Лудогорец изпраща Брандао под наем в Бразилия". readingfc.co.uk/. Ludogorets F.C. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. ^ "جونیور براندائو به پرسپولیس پیوست". Varzesh3. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Brasileirão: Júnior Brandão deixa Goiás e fecha com Persepolis, do Irã - Futebol Interior". m.futebolinterior.com.br. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Persepolis cancel Brazilian forward Brandao's contract". Tehran Times. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  16. ^ Oliveira, Mateus (21 February 2020). "Apresentado! Júnior Brandão está de volta ao Atlético" [Introduced! Júnior Brandão is back at Atlético]. Além da Várzea (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Júnior Brandão é o novo ponta-de-lança do Rio Ave FC" [Júnior Brandão is the new striker for Rio Ave FC]. Rio Ave Futebol Clube (in European Portuguese). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  18. ^ Júnior Brandão at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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