Junior Messias
Junior Walter Messias (born 13 May 1991) is a Brazilian football player. He plays in Italy for Crotone.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Junior Walter Messias | ||
Date of birth | 13 May 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crotone | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Casale | (21) | |
2016–2017 | Chieri | 33 | (14) |
2017– | Gozzano | 38 | (7) |
2019– | Crotone | 5 | (0) |
2019 | → Gozzano (loan) | 14 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2019 |
Club career
He started his senior career in the lower-tier, non-professional Italian divisions.[1]
At the end of the 2017–18 season his team Gozzano was promoted to Serie C.
He made his professional Serie C debut for Gozzano on 23 September 2018 in a game against Cuneo. He started the game and played the whole match.[2] He scored his first professional-level goal on 26 September 2018 against Piacenza.
On 31 January 2019 his rights were sold to Serie B club Crotone, who loaned him back to Gozzano until the end of the 2018–19 season.[3] He finished his first professional-level season with 33 appearances (32 as a starter) and 4 goals.
He made his Serie B debut for Crotone on 24 August 2019 in a game against Cosenza. He started the game and played the whole match.[4]
References
- Junior Messias at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- "Cuneo v Gozzano game report". Soccerway. 23 September 2018.
- "Comunicato 04/2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Gozzano. 31 January 2019.
- "Crotone v Cosenza game report". Soccerway.