Jubal (footballer)
Brazilian footballer (born 1999)
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Jubal Rocha Mendes Júnior (born 29 August 1993), simply known as Jubal, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian club Krasnodar.[1]
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Jubal with Krasnodar in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jubal Rocha Mendes Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Inhumas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011 | Vila Nova | ||
| 2011–2013 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Vila Nova | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Santos | 18 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Avaí (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Arouca | 44 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Boavista (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Vitória de Setúbal | 24 | (2) |
| 2020–2025 | Auxerre | 170 | (19) |
| 2025– | Krasnodar | 15 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Inhumas, Goiás, Jubal began his career on Vila Nova. He made his professional debut on 13 February 2011, against Aparecidense for the Campeonato Goiano championship.[2]
In June, Jubal was transferred to Santos, being assigned to the youth setup.[3] He made his debut for the club on 30 January 2013, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Paulista away win against Ituano;[4] it was his maiden appearance of the year.
Profiting from Edu Dracena's injury, Jubal started the first game of the 2014 campaign, a 1–0 home success over XV de Piracicaba on 18 January.[5] Three days later he scored his first professional goal, netting the last through a header in a 1–1 away draw against Audax.[6]
Jubal made his Série A debut on 20 April, coming on as a substitute for Neto in a 1–1 home draw against Sport Recife.[7] On 11 June 2015 he was loaned to fellow league team Avaí, until the end of the year.[8]
On 29 January 2016, Jubal rescinded with Santos and moved to Primera Liga side Arouca, with his former club retaining 50% of his federative rights.[9] After being a regular starter, he moved to fellow league team Vitória de Guimarães on 18 August 2017, on a one-year loan deal.[10]
On 2 September 2019, Jubal signed with Vitória de Setúbal.[11]
On 28 May 2025, Jubal signed a two-year contract with Russian champions Krasnodar, beginning on 1 June 2025.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 August 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vila Nova | 2011 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Santos | 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Série A | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Avaí | 2015 | Série A | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Arouca | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 54 | 2 | ||||
| Vitória de Guimarães (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| Boavista (loan) | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Vitória de Setúbal | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Auxerre | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 40 | 4 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 6 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 170 | 19 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 180 | 20 | |||||
| Krasnodar | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 304 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 358 | 30 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in the Ligue 2 play-offs, two appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
