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Osman de Menezes Venâncio Júnior (born 29 October 1992), known as Osman Júnior or simply Osman, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chapecoense. Mainly a winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Full name Osman de Menezes Venâncio Júnior
Date of birth (1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
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Personal information
Full name Osman de Menezes Venâncio Júnior
Date of birth (1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Chapecoense
Youth career
2010–2012 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Oeste 2 (0)
2013 Comercial-SP 0 (0)
2014 Sertãozinho 21 (0)
2014 Juventus-SP 0 (0)
2015–2018 Luverdense 49 (6)
2016América Mineiro (loan) 37 (7)
2017–2018Chapecoense (loan) 19 (1)
2019 Red Bull Brasil 14 (2)
2019 Red Bull Bragantino 2 (0)
2019–2020 Gyeongnam 7 (1)
2020 Ponte Preta 8 (0)
2020–2021 Coritiba 7 (0)
2021 Cuiabá 14 (0)
2022 Inter de Limeira 10 (0)
2022 Mirassol 22 (2)
2023 Botafogo-SP 47 (5)
2024– Chapecoense 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2023
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Club career

Early career

Osman Júnior was born in São Paulo, and was a Santos youth graduate. Released in 2012, he signed for Oeste and made his senior debut on 12 August of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 Série C away loss against Chapecoense.[1]

After being rarely used, Osman Júnior represented Comercial-SP,[2] Sertãozinho and Juventus in quick succession.

Luverdense

On 10 January 2015, Osman Júnior joined Luverdense.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 March, netting the opener in a 2–0 home success over Operário Várzea-Grandense.

Osman Júnior scored his first professional goal on 16 May 2015, netting the game's only in a home success over América Mineiro for the Série B championship.[4] He finished the campaign with four goals in 35 appearances, as his side achieved a mid-table position.

Loan to América Mineiro

On 28 December 2015 Osman Júnior was loaned to América Mineiro, recently promoted to Série A, for one year.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 15 May 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Fluminense.[6]

Loan to Chapecoense

On 9 January 2017, Osman Júnior was presented at Chapecoense also in the top tier, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal.[7] In June, he suffered a serious knee injury, being sidelined for the remainder of the campaign;[8] his loan was renewed for a further year the following 8 January.[9]

Red Bull (Brasil & Bragantino)

On 7 January 2019, Osman Júnior signed a short-term deal with Red Bull Brasil, for the Campeonato Paulista.[10] He became a Red Bull Bragantino player when Red Bull Brasil merged with Clube Atlético Bragantino in April 2019.

Career statistics

As of 29 October 2021[11]
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Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oeste 2012 Série C 1010
2013 Série B 001010
Total 101020
Comercial-SP 2013 Paulista A2 0011[a]0110
Sertãozinho 2014 Paulista A3 210210
Juventus-SP 2014 Paulista A3 0013[a]0130
Luverdense 2015 Série B 354142416[b]0597
América Mineiro (loan) 2016 Série A 262115513[c]0458
Chapecoense (loan) 2017 Série A 71120103[d]02[e]0251
2018 1316010201
Total 202180203020452
Red Bull Brasil 2019 Paulista 142142
Red Bull Bragantino 2019 Série B 2020
Gyeongnam 2019 K League 1 7171
Ponte Preta 2020 Série B 60201090
Coritiba 2020 Série A 7070
Cuiabá 2021 Série A 13041101[b]0191
Career total 117985101223036025421
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  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
  3. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. One appearance in Primeira Liga, one appearance in Recopa Sudamericana

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