Newton (footballer, born 2000)
Brazilian footballer
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Newton Araújo da Costa Júnior (born 12 March 2000), simply known as Newton, or Newton Jr., is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Botafogo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Newton Araújo da Costa Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Jacuipense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Jacuipense | 28 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Bahia de Feira (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Botafogo (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Botafogo | 54 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Criciúma (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Salvador, Bahia, Newton joined Jacuipense's youth categories in 2018.[1] He made his senior debut with the club on 19 January 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 Campeonato Baiano away loss to Bahia de Feira, before returning to the under-20s.
Definitely promoted to the main squad in February 2021,[1] Newton featured rarely before moving to Bahia de Feira in the Série D on loan on 4 June of that year.[2] Upon returning, he became a regular starter for Jacupa, scoring his first senior goal on 22 May 2022 in a 1–1 away draw against ASA.
On 8 August 2022, Newton signed for Botafogo and was initially assigned to the under-23 team.[3] He made his Série A debut on 3 December 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Gabriel Pires in a 0–0 home draw against Cruzeiro.[4]
On 31 December 2023, Botafogo exercised Newton's buyout clause, with the player signing a four-year contract.[5] The following 17 April, after being rarely used, he was loaned to fellow top tier side Criciúma until December.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 28 January 2026.[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jacuipense | 2019 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Série C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Série D | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||||
| Bahia de Feira (loan) | 2021 | Série D | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Botafogo | 2023 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2024 | Série A | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 75 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 5 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup