Stênio Júnior

Stênio Marcos da Fonseca Salazar Júnior (born 10 June 1991), or simply Júnior, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Riga in the Latvian Higher League.[1]

Stênio Júnior
Personal information
Full name Stênio Marcos da Fonseca
Salazar Júnior
Date of birth (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Riga
Number 10
Youth career
Horizonte
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Horizonte 5 (1)
2013–2014 Litex Lovech 15 (1)
2013Pelister (loan) 16 (7)
2014–2019 Shkëndija 170 (40)
2020– Riga 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:43, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Career

Junior, started his professional career in Brazilian club Horizonte FC when he was 20 years old. He played for Horizonte in 2012 and then for a short period in 2013. While playing for Horizonte FC, Junior was spotted by Bulgarian club Litex Lovech (coached by Hristo Stoichkov), which soon bought him.[2] The transfer was finalized on 20 January 2013. Later that year, on 1 July 2013, Junior was loaned to Macedonian club FK Pelister. In 2013-14 season, Junior scored 7 goals for FK Pelister (4 of them in one match).

Junior's talent was spotted by scouts of KF Shkëndija. At first the negotiations didn't go very well, and when it was thought the negotiations were over, FK Pelister and Litex Lovech agreed on a deal. KF Shëndija paid 50 000 euro to acquire the Brazilian talent.

He made his league debut for KF Shkëndija on 2 March 2014, when Shkëndija played against Makedonija GP. Junior played in the second half of the game and with accurate passing helped KF Shkëndija score 2 more goals winning the match 3-0. He made a shot which was saved by Makedonija GP's goalkeeper. After the match, the manager, Shpëtim Duro stated that Junior played a great game in his debut and that he has a bright future in KF Shkëndija.

On 23 March 2014, Stenio scored his first goal for Shkendija in an away match against Vardar. His goal proved decisive for Shkendija as the match ended 2-1 in favor of Shkendija. His 2nd goal for Shkendija came in the next match in which KF Shkendija played FK Rabotnicki at home. He scored the first goal of the match which was followed by two other goals for Shkendija and one for Rabotnicki with a final result 3-1.

Career statistics

(Correct as of 10 December 2020)
Club Season League Cup State League Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Horizonte FC 2012 Série D 5110216277
2013 Campeonato Cearense 00003030
Total 5110246307
Litex Lovech 2012–13 Bulgarian First League 15110161
Total 15110161
FK Pelister 2013–14 Macedonian First League 16710177
Total 16710177
KF Shkëndija 2013–14 Macedonian First League 11600116
2014–15 2740020294
2015–16 3054320368
2016–17 3065182439
2017–18 321150424113
2018–19 2340081315
2019–20 1741120205
Total 1704015526521150
Riga FC 2020 Virsliga 82000082
Total 82000082

Career total

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