Luciano Juba
Brazilian footballer
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Luciano Batista da Silva Junior (born 29 August 1999), known as Luciano Juba or simply Juba (Brazilian Portuguese: [lusiˈɐ̃nu ˈʒubɐ]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Bahia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luciano da Silva Junior | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bahia | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Serra Talhada | |||
| 2017–2018 | → Sport Recife (loan) | ||
| 2019 | Sport Recife | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Sport Recife | 156 | (31) |
| 2021 | → Confiança (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2023– | Bahia | 113 | (14) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Serra Talhada, Pernambuco,[1] Juba joined Sport Recife's youth setup in 2017, on loan from hometown side Serra Talhada. Initially an attacking midfielder, he was converted into a left back in the 2019 season.[2]
Promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020 season, Juba made his senior debut on 28 January 2020, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Pernambucano home win against Central.[3] He made his Série A debut on 16 August, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sander in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Goianiense.[4]
On 21 August 2020, Juba renewed his contract with Sport for a further three years.[5] The following 7 April, he was loaned to Confiança until the end of the season,[6] but was recalled on 26 July.[7]
On 27 December 2025, Bahia extended Luciano Juba’s contract, tying the player to the 'Tricolor' until December 2029. The left-back’s previous deal still had two years left to run, until the end of 2027. The renewal comes off the back of a season where the defender was one of the standout performers in the squad and even earned a call-up to the Brazilian national team. In 2025, Juba made 63 appearances, recording seven goals and eight assists. He was Bahia’s second-highest scorer in the Série A, with six goals.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 15 February 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League[a] | Copa do Brasil | South America | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sport Recife | 2020 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | Série B | 37 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[b] | 3 | 57 | 10 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 9 | 3 | |||
| Total | 72 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 110 | 14 | ||
| Confiança (loan) | 2021 | Série B | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 126 | 15 | ||
- Includes Campeonato Baiano, Campeonato Sergipano
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste