Juninho Quixadá
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Julião Azevedo Junior | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Quixadá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maracanã | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Quixadá | ||
| 2007 | Horizonte | ||
| 2008 | Tiradentes-CE | ||
| 2009 | Ferroviário | ||
| 2010–2011 | Bragantino | 16 | (6) |
| 2011–2018 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 132 | (34) |
| 2018 | Ferroviário | 9 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Ceará | 20 | (2) |
| 2020 | Vitória | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | ABC | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Maracanã | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:11, 4 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Pedro Julião Azevedo Junior (born 12 December 1985), known as Juninho Quixadá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈnĩɲu kiʃɐˈda]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Maracanã.
Career
Born in Quixadá, Juninho Quixadá has previously played for Ferroviário, as well as for Bragantino, before moving in 2011 to Bulgaria.
On 20 June 2011, Quixadá joined PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 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]
After almost 7 years in Ludogorets, Quixada left the club on 11 January 2018 due to mutual agreement.[4]
Club statistics
As of 11 January 2018
| 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 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 10 | |
| 2014–15 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 13 | |
| 2015–16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
| Total | 132 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 170 | 42 | |
International career
On 24 January 2013, Quixadá received a Bulgarian passport and potentially became able to play for Bulgaria. He said that he would be happy to represent Bulgaria on the international level.[5][6]
Honours
Club
- Ludogorets
- Bulgarian First Professional League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015-16, 2016–17
- Bulgarian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2012, 2014
References
- ^ "Лудогорец взе нов бразилец" (in Bulgarian). bsport.bg. Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ "Лудогорец громи с 6:1 на старта на подготовката" (in Bulgarian). livesport.bg. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. 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.
- ^ Лудогорец се раздели с Жуниор Кишада
- ^ Марселиньо и Кишада готови за национали - взеха български паспорти
- ^ Лудогорец си уреди двама "нови българи"
External links
- Juninho Quixadá at Sambafoot (archived)
- Juninho Quixadá at Soccerway
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