Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Francisco dos Santos Júnior | ||
Date of birth | 15 May 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Brumado, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Bahia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2016–2019 | Bahia | 25 | (4) |
2019– | Midtjylland | 70 | (10) |
2020 | → Silkeborg (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2023–2024 | → Hansa Rostock (loan) | 23 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 |
José Francisco dos Santos Júnior (born 15 May 1999), known as Júnior Brumado, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga.
Born in Brumado, Bahia, Brazil, Júnior Brumado progressed through the academy of EC Bahia. He made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut on 17 July 2017 in a 1–1 draw against Avaí. [2] On 21 April 2018, he scored his first professional goal in a league game against Santos, after coming on as a late substitute for Marco Antonio to seal the narrow 1–0 win. [3]
With Bahia club, Brumado participated in the 2018 Copa Sudamericana and contributed with a goal against Bolivian club Blooming on 24 May 2018. [4] Bahia were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual winner Athletico Paranaense after a penalty shootout. [5]
On 30 January 2019, Brumado signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland for a fee reported to be DKK 16 million. Bahia had also secured a resale clause of 15 percent. [6] He made his debut on 14 April in a 2–0 win over OB, coming on for Mayron George in the 77th minute. [7]
On 31 January 2020, as part of a deal which sent Silkeborg player Ronnie Schwartz to Midtjylland, Brumado was sent to Silkeborg to replace Schwartz, on a loan deal for the rest of the season. [8] He made his first appearance for the club on 16 February in a 2–0 home loss to AaB. [9] [10] His first goal for Silkeborg – as well as his first goal in the Danish league – followed on 9 March in a 2–1 win over AGF. [11]
Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Brumado returned to Midtjylland. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August 2020, which proved to be the winner in a 1–0 win in the UEFA Champions League qualifier against Ludogorets Razgrad. [12]
He scored his first hat-trick on 3 October 2021, securing a 4–0 win over AGF. [13] On 15 January 2022, he extended his contract with Midtjylland until December 2026. [14]
On 1 September 2023, Brumado joined German 2. Bundesliga club Hansa Rostock on a season-long loan. [15] He made his debut for Hansa on 16 September, replacing Kai Pröger in the 67th minute of a 3–1 home loss against Fortuna Düsseldorf. [16] On 24 September, in his second match for Die Ostseestädter, Brumado not only made his first start but also scored his debut goal for the club as they lost 3–1 to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. [17]
On 4 May 2024, German media reported that Brumado had been kicked off the team after criticizing the coach in an interview. [18] Three days later, on May 7, 2024, it was announced that Hansa would not activate Brumado's purchase option and he returned to Midtjylland after his stay in Germany. [19]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bahia | 2017 | Série A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2018 | Série A | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
Total | 17 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
Midtjylland | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 [d] | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 8 | — | 4 | 2 | 10 [e] | 0 | — | 37 | 10 | |||
2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 1 [f] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 [g] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 69 | 10 | — | 7 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 13 | |||
Silkeborg (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
Hansa Rostock (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
Career total | 109 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 146 | 24 |