Juninho Quixadá
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Julião Azevedo Junior | ||
| Date of birth | December 12, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Quixadá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Quixadá | – | (–) |
| 2007 | Horizonte | – | (–) |
| 2008 | Tiradentes | – | (–) |
| 2009 | Ferroviário | – | (–) |
| 2010–2011 | Bragantino | 16 | (6) |
| 2011– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 110 | (30) |
| 2015– | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2016. | |||
Pedro Julião Azevedo Junior (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈnĩɲu kiʃɐˈda]; born December 12, 1985 in Senador Pompeu), commonly known as Juninho Quixadá, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Prva Liga side Ludogorets Razgrad.
Career
Born in Quixadá, Juninho Quixadá has previously played for Ferroviário, as well as for Bragantino, before moving in 2011 to Ludogorets Razgrad in Bulgaria.
On 20 June, Quixadá joined Ludogorets on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[1] He made his debut on 3 July in a 6–1 friendly win against Septemvri Simitli, playing 45 minutes on the right wing.[2]
Juninho made his league debut for Ludogorets against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 6 August 2011. He scored his first competitive goal on 20 August in a 4–0 victory against Vidima-Rakovski. On 11 September, he scored twice in a 6–0 win over Slavia Sofia. On 28 November 2011, in a 2–2 away draw against CSKA Sofia, Quixadá netted his fourth goal of the season and assisted Ivan Stoyanov. On 27 February 2014, he scored a last-minute goal against S.S. Lazio to bring the score to 3:3 and enable his team to advance to the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Europa League by 4:3 on aggregate.[3]
Club statistics
As of 30 November 2016
| Club | Season | Brasileirão | Paulista A1 | Copa do Brasil | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bragantino | 2010 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2 | ? | ? | 25 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ? | ? | 16 | 7 | |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 | |
| A Group | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2011–12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 5 |
| 2012–13 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 10 | |
| 2014–15 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 13 | |
| 2015–16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 110 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 141 | 36 | |
International career
On 24 January 2013, Quixadá got Bulgarian passport and become able to play for Bulgaria. He said that he would be happy to represent Bulgaria on the international level.[4][5]
Honours
Club
Ludogorets
- Bulgarian A Group. (5): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015-16
- Bulgarian Cup (2): 2011–12, 2013–14
- Bulgarian Supercup (2): 2012, 2014
References
- ↑ "Лудогорец взе нов бразилец" (in Bulgarian). bsport.bg. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ↑ "Лудогорец громи с 6:1 на старта на подготовката" (in Bulgarian). livesport.bg. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ↑ Kichukov, Simeon; Srebrev, Zhivko (2014-02-28). "Пред 32 хиляди на "Васил Левски". Ужас! Драма! Велика победа! Лудогорец - Лацио 3:3 в невиждан мач, нашите на 1/8 финал" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
- ↑ Марселиньо и Кишада готови за национали - взеха български паспорти
- ↑ Лудогорец си уреди двама "нови българи"
External links
- Juninho Quixadá at thefinalball.com
- Juninho Quixadá profile at Soccerway