Players / Júnior Santos
Júnior Santos
Botafogo

Júnior Santos

José Antonio dos Santos Junior

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

PositionFWD Age31 ClubBotafogo Market value€3mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-26
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubBotafogoSerie A Brazil
PositionForwardForward
Date of birth31 years old
NationalityBrazilBrazil
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€3mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-26
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedFoot Injury
Height188 cm85 kg
Shirt number#7Botafogo
Performance
Season stats

Serie A Brazil · 2026

Botafogo · Attacker

Appearances168 starts
Minutes7568 substitute entries
Rating6.41provider season average
Goals + assists11 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900.12minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots177 on target
Passing74120 passes · 6 key
Defensive work31 interceptions · 1 blocks
Duels won38.9%44 of 113
Dribble success60%18 of 30
Cards2Y / 0Rdiscipline

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

Availability record

Injury and absence history

Provider-reported fixture absences are grouped into episodes; this is not a medical diagnosis.

No current absence reportedFoot InjuryFixture date ·
Last 12 months4groups in recorded history
Last 24 months4groups in recorded history
Last 36 months4groups in recorded history
Provider records11fixture-level reports
Reported episodeRecord datesFixture recordsClub / competitionSource confidence
Foot InjuryAnkle / footFixture date → 6Not equal to matches missedBotafogoSerie A BrazilAPI-FootballProvider record
Foot InjuryAnkle / footFixture date → 2Not equal to matches missedBotafogoSerie A BrazilAPI-FootballProvider record
InjuryOther / unspecifiedFixture dateSingle dated record1Not equal to matches missedBotafogoSerie A BrazilAPI-FootballProvider record
InactiveOther / unspecifiedFixture date → 2Not equal to matches missedAtletico-MGSerie A BrazilAPI-FootballProvider record

Days missed, matches missed and availability percentage appear only when a source supplies start, return and fixture-total data. This feed does not currently support those claims reliably.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Júnior Santos

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Gabriel BarbosaGabriel BarbosaSantos · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age94match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 756 min / 2026 · 1,398 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Júnior Santos and Gabriel Barbosa — stored season statistics
Context / metricJúnior SantosGabriel Barbosa
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBotafogoSantos
Minutes7561,398
Appearances1619
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.12 per 90110.71 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9030.19 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90172.02 per 90291.87 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9070.83 per 90130.84 per 90

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

RonyRonySantos · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age93match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 756 min / 2026 · 1,248 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Júnior Santos and Rony — stored season statistics
Context / metricJúnior SantosRony
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBotafogoSantos
Minutes7561,248
Appearances1622
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.12 per 9010.07 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90172.02 per 90201.44 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9070.83 per 9060.43 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 · similar age81match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 756 min / 2026 · 1,007 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Júnior Santos and David — stored season statistics
Context / metricJúnior SantosDavid
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBotafogoVasco DA Gama
Minutes7561,007
Appearances1622
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.12 per 9030.27 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9020.18 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90172.02 per 90131.16 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9070.83 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 · similar age81match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 756 min / 2026 · 2,020 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Júnior Santos and Pedro Rocha — stored season statistics
Context / metricJúnior SantosPedro Rocha
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBotafogoCoritiba
Minutes7562,020
Appearances1627
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.12 per 9080.36 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9010.04 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90172.02 per 90492.18 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9070.83 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.

Eduardo SashaEduardo SashaRB Bragantino · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · close age profile77match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 756 min / 2026 · 1,030 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Júnior Santos and Eduardo Sasha — stored season statistics
Context / metricJúnior SantosEduardo Sasha
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBotafogoRB Bragantino
Minutes7561,030
Appearances1619
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.12 per 9010.09 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90172.02 per 90171.49 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9070.83 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.

VitinhoVitinhoCorinthians · FWDsame forward role · same forward group · similar age76match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 756 min / 2026 · 357 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Júnior Santos and Vitinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricJúnior SantosVitinho
Season20262026
CompetitionSerie A BrazilSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBotafogoCorinthians
Minutes756357
Appearances168
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 9010.12 per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9000 per 9000 per 90
ShotsTotal / per 90172.02 per 9061.51 per 90
Shots on targetTotal / per 9070.83 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.

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 moves11 loans · 0 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Atletico-MG → Botafogo · 05 Mar 2026, with terms recorded as Terms not supplied. The player was 31.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202605 Mar 2026Atletico-MG → BotafogoLoanTerms not supplied31
Career record

Career timeline

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

Season context2026 season

Botafogo · Serie A Brazil

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
Fixture dateFoot Injury

Botafogo

Fixture dateFoot Injury

Botafogo

Fixture dateFoot Injury

Botafogo

Fixture dateFoot Injury

Botafogo

Fixture dateFoot Injury

Botafogo

Fixture dateFoot Injury

Botafogo

Fixture dateFoot Injury

Botafogo

Fixture dateFoot Injury

Botafogo

Fixture dateInjury

Botafogo

LoanAtletico-MG → Botafogo

Provider transfer record

Fixture dateInactive

Atletico-MG

Fixture dateInactive

Atletico-MG

ProfileBorn

Brazil

Value & contract

Market value

€3m

Transfermarkt · 2026-05-26

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

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Júnior Santos in the news

No published article is linked to this player yet.

Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

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

IdentityJosé Antonio dos Santos JuniorHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubBotafogoHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionSerie A BrazilHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionForwardMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability11MediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history1HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: No 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 hours4 updates · 11 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

Right MidfielderForward

API-Football current squad
ProfileDetailed position updated

ForwardRight Midfielder

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8 matching records · show dates

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

ValuationValue record updated

€750k€550k

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.
ValuationValue record updated

€550k€750k

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