Júnior Brumado

José Francisco dos Santos Júnior (born 15 May 1999), known as Júnior Brumado, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga as a striker.[2]

Júnior Brumado
Personal information
Full name José Francisco dos Santos Júnior
Date of birth (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999
Place of birth Brumado, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Number 74
Youth career
2015–2017 Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Bahia 25 (4)
2019– Midtjylland 65 (10)
2020 → Silkeborg (loan) 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

Bahia

Born in Brumado, Bahia, Brazil, Júnior Brumado progressed through the academy of EC Bahia. He made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut on 17 July 2017 in a 1–1 draw against Avaí.[3] On 21 April 2018, he scored his first professional goal in a league game against Santos, after coming on as a late substitute for Marco Antonio to seal the narrow 1–0 win.[4]

With Bahia club, Brumado participated in the 2018 Copa Sudamericana and contributed with a goal against Bolivian club Blooming on 24 May 2018.[5] Bahia were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual winner Athletico Paranaense after a penalty shootout.[6]

Midtjylland

On 30 January 2019, Brumado signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland for a fee reported to be DKK 16 million. Bahia had also secured a resale clause of 15 percent.[7] He made his debut on 14 April in a 2–0 win over OB, coming on for Mayron George in the 77th minute.[8]

On 31 January 2020, as part of a deal which sent Silkeborg player Ronnie Schwartz to Midtjylland, Brumado was sent to Silkeborg to replace Schwartz, on a loan deal for the rest of the season.[9] He made his first appearance for the club on 16 February in a 2–0 home loss to AaB.[10][11] His first goal for Silkeborg – as well as his first goal in the Danish league – followed on 9 March in a 2–1 win over AGF.[12]

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Brumado returned to Midtjylland. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August 2020, which proved to be the winner in a 1–0 win in the UEFA Champions League qualifier against Ludogorets Razgrad.[13]

He scored his first hat-trick on 3 October 2021, securing a 4–0 win over AGF.[14] On 15 January 2022, he extended his contract with Midtjylland until December 2026.[15]

Career statistics
As of 17 January 2022[1]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bahia 2017 Série A 30————30
2018 Série A 14173—1[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 2]0224
Total 17173—1020254
Midtjylland 2018–19 Danish Superliga 40—00——40
2019–20 Danish Superliga 170—101[lower-alpha 3]0—190
2020–21 Danish Superliga 122—2031—173
2021–22 Danish Superliga 117—218[lower-alpha 4]0—218
Total 449—51121—6111
Silkeborg (loan) 2019–20 Danish Superliga 92—10——102
Career total 70127361131209817
  1. Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearances in Copa do Nordeste
  3. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League

References
  1. Júnior Brumado at Soccerway
  2. Júnior Brumado at Soccerway
  3. "Bahia vs. Avaí – 17 July 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. "Bahia vs. Santos – 21 April 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. "Bahia vs. Blooming – 24 May 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. "Athletico Paranaense vs. Bahia – 1 November 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. "Comunicado - Notícias Esporte Clube Bahia". Esporte Clube Bahia (in Portuguese). 30 January 2019.
  8. "Midtjylland vs. OB – 14 April 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  9. "SIF sælger Ronnie Schwartz". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 31 January 2020.
  10. "Silkeborg vs. AaB - 16 February 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  11. Okstrøm, Oliver (15 February 2020). "Truppen mod AaB udtaget: Fire mand kan få debut for Silkeborg". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  12. Hovmand, Kasper (9 March 2020). "Silkeborg vinder 2-1 hjemme mod AGF". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish).
  13. Risom, Jens (16 September 2021). "Brumado har gode minder fra Ludogorets: – Vi er klar til at præstere". FC Midtjylland (in Danish).
  14. Mølby, Morten (4 October 2021). "Fra bænkevarmer til målsluger: Farmand rejste 9.000 kilometer og så sønnike lave hattrick". DR (in Danish).
  15. Risom, Jens (15 January 2022). "Junior Brumado forlænger aftalen med FCM". FC Midtjylland (in Danish).
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