Carlinhos Júnior

Following his move to JEF United Chiba, Júnior's current-season form is down 52% on last season (Season 25→12), while his Rating eased 40→21. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	JEF United Chiba · 3rd	10	5	0	—	21	12
2022/23	Shimizu S-pulse · 17th	22	3	6	6.82	40	25
2021/22	Shimizu S-pulse · 14th	21	2	1	6.82	42	11
2020/21	Shimizu S-pulse · 16th	29	10	3	6.99	53	41

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

Carlinhos Júnior is a 31-year-old centre-forward at JEF United Chiba, rated 21 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (14.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.85 goal contributions per 90 (0.85 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Júnior.

On the season, Júnior graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals and 0 assists in 10 appearances (0.849 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 12). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 31 Júnior is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

12.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

14.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.85

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · JEF United Chiba finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.5

Goals / app

5 goals in 10 appearances (0.5 per game) for an upper-table side.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.85 goal contributions per 90 (0.85 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 14.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.85 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %14.7%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900.849

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.849

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.509

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~16), then tapers with age. At 31, Júnior sits on 7.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Júnior's projected Rating — 21 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.