# Juninho (footballer, born February 1995)

José Carlos Ferreira Júnior (born 1 February 1995), commonly known as Juninho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club SC Internacional.

## Club career
### Coritiba

Born in Londrina, Paraná, Juninho graduated with Coritiba's youth setup, after starting it out at Junior Team. On 6 July 2015 he was promoted to the main squad, after spending a year with the under-23s.
On 26 July 2015 Juninho made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Corinthians. He became a regular starter in the following campaign, scoring his first professional goal on 2 June 2016 in a 3–4 home loss against Chapecoense.

### Palmeiras

On 13 May 2017, Juninho signed for fellow top tier club Palmeiras until 2022, for a fee of €3 million for 40% of his federative rights.

#### Loan to Atlético Mineiro

On 27 April 2018, Palmeiras reached an agreement for Juninho to join Atlético Mineiro on loan until the end of the season.

### Midtjylland

On 13 July 2021 it was confirmed, that Juninho had signed a five-year deal with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.

### Internacional

On February 28, 2025 Juninho was bought by Internacional, where he signed a contract until the end of 2027.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 20 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Coritiba | 2015 | Série A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Coritiba | 2016 | Série A | 36 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
| Coritiba | 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Coritiba | Total | Total | 55 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 1 |
| Palmeiras | 2017 | Série A | 21 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Palmeiras | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Palmeiras | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Palmeiras | Total | Total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Bahia | 2019 | Série A | 27 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| Bahia | 2020 | Série A | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 52 | 3 |
| Bahia | 2021 | Série A | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Bahia | Total | Total | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 101 | 6 |
| Midtjylland | 2021–22 | Superliga | 18 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Midtjylland | 2022–23 | Superliga | 25 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Midtjylland | 2023–24 | Superliga | 25 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Midtjylland | 2024–25 | Superliga | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Midtjylland | Total | Total | 77 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 223 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 336 | 12 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Superliga Europa Conference League play-off
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Individual
* Superliga Team of the Month: July 2023, September 2023