Júnior Urso

Júnior Urso
Personal information
Full name Ocimar de Almeida Júnior
Date of birth (1989-03-10) March 10, 1989
Place of birth Taboão da Serra, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Atlético Mineiro
(on loan from Shandong Luneng)
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20072009 Santo André
20102011 Ituano
20112012 Avaí 11 (0)
2011Paraná (loan) 16 (0)
2012Coritiba (loan) 24 (1)
2013 Coritiba 23 (1)
2014 Shandong Luneng 58 (13)
2016Atlético Mineiro (loan) 21 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2016.


Ocimar de Almeida Júnior or simply Junior Urso (born March 10, 1989, in Taboão da Serra), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro, on loan from Shandong Luneng.

Career

Júnior started his career in Santo André. In 2010, he transferred to Ituano. After a good performance in early 2011, he had his federative rights purchased to Avaí and was loaned to Paraná Clube immediately. In the middle of 2011 season, Avaí called back Junior Urso to play in the Série A.[1] He made his debut for Avaí in the game which Avaí loses to Grêmio in Ressacada.[2] In the end of 2011, he was hired with Coritiba.

In February 2014, he transferred to Chinese Super League giant Shandong Luneng and proceeded to score the first goal of the season against Harbin Yiteng.[3]

Honours

Coritiba
Shandong Luneng

References

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