Denis Júnior

Denis Júnior
Personal information
Full name Denis de Oliveira Aguiar Júnior
Date of birth (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Patos de Minas, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bahia
Youth career
2012–2015 Mirassol
2015–2019 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 São Paulo 0 (0)
2021 → Bahia (loan) 4 (0)
2022– Bahia 2 (0)
2022 → Confiança (loan) 0 (0)
2023– → Vila Nova (loan) 90 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:22, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

Denis de Oliveira Aguiar Júnior (born 10 August 1998), known as Denis Júnior, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bahia.

Career

A São Paulo FC youth graduate,[1] Denis impressed with the under-17 squad during the 2015 Campeonato Paulista Sub-17 winning campaign.[2] He was promoted to the first team squad in 2017, when he included the name "Júnior" since goalkeeper Denis was still on the club at the time. He played in three matches for a B-team in the 2017 Copa Paulista,[3] and also played with the under-20s in the 2018 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.[4]

On 12 March 2021, Denis Júnior was loaned to Bahia.[5] He was mainly a backup option before signing a permanent two-year deal with the club in December of that year.[6]

On 26 May 2022, Denis Júnior was loaned to Série C side Confiança,[7] but his loan was cut short in July after he made no appearances for the club.[8] On 27 December 2022, he was presented at Vila Nova.[9]

Denis Júnior became a starter for Vila during the 2023 Série B, and renewed his contract with Bahia until 2026 on 15 December 2023; a new one-year loan deal was also agreed.[10]

Honours

São Paulo U17

  • Campeonato Paulista Sub-17: 2015

Bahia

References

  1. ^ "Cria de Cotia, goleiro se destaca em classificação do Vila Nova e espera por chances". O Popular (in Portuguese). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ "São Paulo Sub-17 é campeão paulista com reação incrível!". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). 28 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ "O São Paulo na Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ "São Paulo acerta empréstimo de Denis Júnior; Bahia oficializa negócio". Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Goleiro Denis Júnior assina contrato definitivo com o Esporte Clube Bahia" [Goalkeeper Denis Júnior signs permanent contract with Esporte Clube Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Patos Hoje. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Bahia empresta o goleiro Dênis Júnior ao Confiança até o fim da Série C" [Bahia loan goalkeeper Dênis Júnior to Confiança until the end of the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Bahia antecipa fim de empréstimo, e Dênis Júnior deixa o Confiança". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Dênis Júnior é apresentado pelo Vila Nova e projeta disputa pela titularidade no gol: "muito boa"" [Dênis Júnior is presented by Vila Nova and projects dispute for the starting spot on goal: "very good"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sagres Online. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Denis Júnior acerta renovação com o Bahia até 2026 e vai seguir emprestado ao Vila Nova" [Denis Júnior agrees renewal with Bahia until 2026 and will remain on loan at Vila Nova] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2025.