Renato Júnior

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barbosa and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Renato Júnior
Personal information
Full name Renato Barbosa dos Santos Júnior
Date of birth (2002-06-05) June 5, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Viborg
Number 11
Youth career
Água Santa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Água Santa 21 (5)
2021–2022 → Portimonense (loan) 12 (0)
2022 → Goiás (loan) 17 (0)
2023– Viborg 49 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024

Renato Barbosa dos Santos Júnior (born 5 June 2002), better known as just Renato Júnior, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Danish Superliga side Viborg FF.

Professional career

Renato Júnior began his career with the Brazilian side, Agua Santa SP before joining the Primeira Liga side Portimonense on 18 June 2021 for the 2021-22 season.[2][3] He made his professional debut with Portimonense in a 2-1 Taça da Liga loss to Académica on 23 July 2021.[4]

On transfer deadline day, 31 January 2023, Júnior joined Danish Superliga side Viborg FF on a deal until June 2026.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Renato Júnior" (in Portuguese). Goiás Esporte Clube. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Portimonense reforça ataque com Renato Júnior: eis os moldes do negócio". www.ojogo.pt.
  3. ^ "Renato Júnior stats and ratings | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ^ "Portimonense vs. Académica - 23 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ 🇧🇷 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙤 𝙅𝙪́𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙧 🤙, twitter.com, 31 January 2023