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Junior Messias
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Junior Messias

Junior Walter Messias

Forward · Genoa. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionFWD Age35 ClubGenoa Market value€1.1mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-29
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubGenoaSerie A
PositionForwardForward
Date of birth35 years old
NationalityBrazilBelo Horizonte
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract until2027-06-30Current stored contract
Market value€1.1mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-29
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height174 cm70 kg
Shirt number#10Genoa
Performance
Season stats

Serie A · 2026

Genoa · Attacker

Appearances40 starts
Minutes1254 substitute entries
Rating7.33provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots1— on target
Passing7837 passes · 4 key
Defensive work81 interceptions · 2 blocks
Duels won74.2%23 of 31
Dribble success77.8%7 of 9
Cards0Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

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Eduardo SashaEduardo SashaRB Bragantino · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age75match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 125 min / 2026 · 1,030 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Junior Messias and Eduardo Sasha — stored season statistics
Context / metricJunior MessiasEduardo Sasha
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie ASerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleGenoaRB Bragantino
Minutes1251,030
Appearances419
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9010.09 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 901— per 90171.49 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 9070.61 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Bruno HenriqueBruno HenriqueFlamengo · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age75match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 125 min / 2026 · 680 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Junior Messias and Bruno Henrique — stored season statistics
Context / metricJunior MessiasBruno Henrique
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie ASerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleGenoaFlamengo
Minutes125680
Appearances421
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9020.26 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9030.4 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 901— per 90121.59 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 9060.79 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Jared Presson StroudJared Presson StroudDC United · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar value range71match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 125 min / 2026 · 459 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Junior Messias and Jared Presson Stroud — stored season statistics
Context / metricJunior MessiasJared Presson Stroud
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie AMLS
Team in this sampleGenoaDC United
Minutes125459
Appearances416
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9010.2 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 901— per 9091.76 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 9061.18 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

VitinhoVitinhoCorinthians · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · close age profile70match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 125 min / 2026 · 357 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Junior Messias and Vitinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricJunior MessiasVitinho
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie ASerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleGenoaCorinthians
Minutes125357
Appearances48
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 901— per 9061.51 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 9020.5 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

DavidDavidVasco DA Gama · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · comparable value band64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 125 min / 2026 · 1,007 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Junior Messias and David — stored season statistics
Context / metricJunior MessiasDavid
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie ASerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleGenoaVasco DA Gama
Minutes1251,007
Appearances422
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9030.27 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9020.18 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 901— per 90131.16 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 9090.8 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Pedro RochaPedro RochaCoritiba · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · comparable value band64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 125 min / 2026 · 2,020 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Junior Messias and Pedro Rocha — stored season statistics
Context / metricJunior MessiasPedro Rocha
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie ASerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleGenoaCoritiba
Minutes1252,020
Appearances427
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9080.36 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9010.04 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 901— per 90492.18 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 90—— per 90241.07 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves31 loans · 1 free moves
Known fees€1.5mTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed fee€1.5MAC Milan → Genoa

Latest recorded move: Genoa → Junior Messias · 29 Jun 2026, with terms recorded as Free transfer. The player was 35.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202629 Jun 2026Genoa → Junior MessiasFreeFree transfer35
202414 Jan 2024AC Milan → GenoaTransfer€1.5M32
202311 Aug 2023AC Milan → GenoaLoanTerms not supplied32
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Genoa · Serie A

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
FreeGenoa → Junior Messias

Provider transfer record

TransferAC Milan → Genoa

Provider transfer record

LoanAC Milan → Genoa

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Value & contract

Market value

€1.1m

Transfermarkt · 2026-05-29

View the source valuation

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract intelligence

Recorded contract term

Time remaining uses the recorded expiry date. Options, negotiations and an agreed departure require separate evidence.

Contract startNot verified
Contract expiry2027-06-309 months remaining
Club optionNot verified
Player optionNot verified
Release clauseNot verified
Extension talksNot verified

Source: Transfermarkt · Confidence: Source-reported contract. Missing contract fields are never inferred.

View contract source · Checked 2026-09-23

News

Junior Messias in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityJunior Walter MessiasHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubGenoaHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionSerie AHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionForwardMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history3HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours3 updates · 4 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

Right MidfielderForward

API-Football current squad
ProfileDetailed position updated

ForwardRight Midfielder

API-Football squad and profile sync
2 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€1m€1.3m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.