Junior Dutra
Brazilian footballer
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Sérgio Dutra Júnior (born 25 April 1988), known as Júnior Dutra, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Figueirense. Mainly plays as a winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder or a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sérgio Dutra Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Figueirense | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Santos | ||
| 2003–2006 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2006–2008 | Santo André | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Santo André | 31 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 56 | (11) |
| 2012 | Kashima Antlers | 27 | (8) |
| 2013–2015 | Lokeren | 63 | (11) |
| 2015–2016 | Al-Arabi | 22 | (11) |
| 2016 | Vasco da Gama | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | Avaí | 30 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Corinthians | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Fluminense (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Al-Nasr (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 39 | (10) |
| 2021 | Avaí | 16 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Lee Man | 3 | (2) |
| 2023 | Londrina | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Figueirense | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 August 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Júnior Dutra joined Santos FC's youth setup in 1998 at the age of ten. Released in 2003, he had a three-year spell at Atlético Paranaense before joining Santo André.[1]
Júnior Dutra made his senior debut on 30 May 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 away draw against Oeste; it was also the tournament's final.[2] His professional debut occurred on 8 August, starting in a 3–2 home win against Ceará for the Série B championship.[3]
Júnior Dutra contributed with seven appearances, as his side achieved promotion to Série A after finishing second. He scored his first professional goal on 1 February 2009, netting the first in a 2–0 away win against São Paulo.[4]
Júnior Dutra made his top flight debut on 4 June 2009, starting in a 3–3 home draw against former side Santos. He scored his first goal in the category on 19 August, netting the first in a 2–1 success at Botafogo.[5]
After scoring two goals in 24 league matches, Júnior Dutra moved abroad and joined J1 League side Kyoto Sanga FC, for a fee of R$8 million.[6] An undisputed starter, he suffered relegation with the club during his first season.
In 2012 Júnior Dutra signed for Kashima Antlers, again being an ever-present figure and scoring a career-best eight goals during the campaign, also being crowned champions of the year's J.League Cup. On 10 January 2013 he moved to Europe, after agreeing to an 18-month contract with Lokeren in the Belgian Pro League.[7]
In February 2015 Júnior Dutra switched teams and countries again, after signing for Qatar Stars League side Al-Arabi.[8] On 28 February he scored a hat-trick in a 4–4 away draw against Al Kharaitiyat, and roughly a month later he scored the league's fastest goal by netting in the tenth second in a 1–3 loss at Lekhwiya.[9]
In March 2016 Júnior Dutra rescinded with Al-Arabi, after having unpaid wages.[1] He subsequently represented Vasco da Gama and Avaí back in his homeland.
He joined Corinthians in 2018.[10]
On 5 November 2021, Dutra joined Lee Man. He left the club on 30 June 2022 after he finished his contract with the club.
Club statistics
- As of 11 October 2017[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santo André | 2008 | Série B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18[a] | 3 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2009 | Série A | 24 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 37 | 6 | ||||
| Subtotal | 31 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 63 | 9 | ||
| Kyoto Sanga FC | 2010 | J1 League | 26 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2011 | J2 League | 30 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 2 | 36 | 8 | |||
| Subtotal | 56 | 11 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 14 | |||
| Kashima Antlers | 2012 | J1 League | 27 | 8 | — | 9 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 42 | 11 | |
| Lokeren | 2012–13 | Pro League | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 36 | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | 43 | 8 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 21 | 6 | |||
| Subtotal | 63 | 11 | — | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 15 | |||
| Al-Arabi | 2014–15 | Qatar Stars League | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | ||||||
| Vasco da Gama | 2016 | Série B | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Avaí | 2017 | Série A | 30 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 43 | 13 | |
| Career total | 232 | 50 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 326 | 74 | ||
- All appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- All appearance(s) in Emperor's Cup
- All appearance(s) in Suruga Bank Championship
- All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- All appearance(s) in Belgian Super Cup
- All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
