Dossa Júnior

Dossa Momad Omar Hassamo Júnior (Greek: Ντόσσα Τζούνιορ; born 28 July 1986), known as Dossa Júnior, is a retired Cypriot professional footballer who most recently played for AEL Limassol as a central defender.

Dossa Júnior
Júnior playing for Legia Warsaw in 2013
Personal information
Full name Dossa Momad Omar Hassamo Júnior
Date of birth (1986-07-28) 28 July 1986
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2002–2003 Imortal
2003–2005 Louletano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Imortal 15 (0)
2006–2007 Digenis Akritas 11 (0)
2009–2013 AEL Limassol 105 (10)
2013–2015 Legia Warsaw 35 (4)
2015–2016 Konyaspor 4 (0)
2016 → Eskişehirspor (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2020 AEL Limassol 50 (5)
National team‡
2012– Cyprus 24 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2019

Club career

Dossa Júnior was born in Lisbon, Portugal. In that country he only played with Imortal DC, spending the 2005–06 season in the third division. Subsequently, the 20-year-old moved to Cyprus, signing with Digenis Akritas Morphou FC in the First Division and suffering team relegation.

In the following year, Júnior continued playing in the country, with AEP Paphos FC. In 2009 he signed a contract with AEL Limassol, scoring three goals in 28 games in the 2011–12 campaign to help the latter win the national championship, after a 44-year wait.[1]

On 10 June 2015, after two years in the Polish Ekstraklasa with Legia Warsaw, Dossa joined Konyaspor from Turkey.[2]

International career

In 2012, following an extended career in Cyprus, Dossa Júnior gained Cypriot nationality, being subsequently called up to play for the national team.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 19 May 2019
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Imortal 2005–06[4] Portuguese Second Division 15010———160
Digenis Akritas 2006–07[4] Cypriot First Division 110———110
AEP Paphos 2007–08[4] Cypriot Second Division 232———232
2008–09[4] Cypriot First Division 311———311
Total 543———543
AEL Limassol 2009–10[4] Cypriot First Division 271———271
2010–11[4] Cypriot First Division 231———231
2011–12[5] Cypriot First Division 28370———353
2012–13[5] Cypriot First Division 27571—11[lower-alpha 1]200458
Total 10510141—1120013013
Legia Warsaw 2013–14[5] Ekstraklasa 26100—11[lower-alpha 1]0—371
2014–15[5] Ekstraklasa 9310—6[lower-alpha 2]0—163
Total 35410—170—534
Konyaspor 2015–16[5] Süper Lig 4000———40
Eskişehirspor (loan) 2015–16[5] Süper Lig 5000———50
AEL Limassol 2016–17[5] Cypriot First Division 19320———213
2017–18[5] Cypriot First Division 4100———41
2018–19[5] Cypriot First Division 22141———262
Total 45561———516
Career total 27422222002820032426
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International goals
As of 10 October 2016 (Cyprus score listed first, score column indicates score after each Júnior goal)[6]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 October 2015Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel Israel1–02–1Euro 2016 qualifying
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References
  1. Chipre: sotaque português na festa do título do AEL (Cyprus: Portuguese accent in AEL's title party) Archived 9 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Mais Futebol, 5 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
  2. "Dossa Junior opuści Legię" [Dossa Junior leaves Legia] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. Στην Εθνική Τζούνιορ και Λαμπάν (Junior and Laban to national team) Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Sigma TV, 10 August 2012 (in Greek)
  4. "Dossa Júnior". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. "Dossa Júnior". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. "Dosa Júnior". European Football. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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