Júnior Santos

Experienced head

Botafogo · 31 yrsRotationOn loan from Atletico-MG

26.7

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJosé Antonio dos Santos Junior

PositionWinger

NationalityBrazil

Age31

Date of birth11 Oct 1994

Height188 cm

Shirt number#17

ClubBotafogo

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Wingeralso played MID

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

524

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Botafogo.

Also this season

Parent club Atletico-MG — Mineiro - 1: 17 apps, 2g 0a, 357 min

Parent club Atletico-MG — CONMEBOL Sudamericana: 4 apps, 0g 1a, 223 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Botafogo; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	Min	Match
Serie A	9	1	417	6.5
CONMEBOL Sudamericana	3	1	214	6.63
Copa Do Brasil	2	0	122	6.5

Career

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Cearense 1×2CONMEBOL Libertadores×2Copa do Nordeste×2J2 League×2Mineiro 1×2Serie A×2

Following his move to Botafogo, Santos's current-season form is level with last season (Season 7→7), while his Rating climbed 25→27. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Botafogo · 11th	11	1	0	6.5	27	7
2025/26	Atletico-MG · 11th	16	2	0	6.64	25	7
2024/25	Atletico-MG	25	4	1	6.9	—	—
2024/25	Botafogo · 1st	24	4	1	6.9	43	19
2023/24	Botafogo · 5th	37	7	1	6.79	52	30
2023/24	Fortaleza EC	4	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	BotafogoLoan · 11th	15	1	1	6.67	47	8
2022/23	Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3rd	22	2	2	6.72	41	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

Júnior Santos is a 31-year-old winger at Atletico-MG, rated 24.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12% of available minutes). He brings 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santos.

On the season, Santos graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 0 assists in 16 appearances (0.439 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 7). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25. At 31 Santos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

24.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

12%

Minutes

limited game time

0.44

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Atletico-MG finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.13

Goals / app

2 goals in 16 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 12% 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 24.5 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.44 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 %12%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.439

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.439

Defensive actions / 901.098

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.22

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 31, Santos sits on 5.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Santos's projected Rating — 24.5 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Botafogo(on loan)Mar 2026 – now

Atletico-MGuntil Mar 2026

BotafogoMar 2023 – Mar 2026

Fortaleza ECJan 2023 – Mar 2023

Botafogo(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jan 2023

Sanfrecce HiroshimaJan 2021 – Aug 2022

Yokohama F. Marinos(on loan)Aug 2020 – Jan 2021

Kashiwa ReysolJul 2019 – Aug 2020

IItuano(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Jul 2019

Fortaleza EC(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

IItuanountil Jan 2019

About Júnior Santos

José Antonio dos Santos Junior is a 31-year-old winger who plays for Botafogo, born on October 11, 1994, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Botafogo currently sit 11th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, Júnior Santos has made 11 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 524 minutes, averaging a 6.67 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Serie A, the CONMEBOL Sudamericana and the Copa Do Brasil. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Júnior Santos plays, Botafogo's record this season is 6W-1D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.86 at home against 6.24 on the road.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Atletico Paranaense (45 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 21, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Cienciano (45 minutes, 7.6 rating)
August 16, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Vitoria (62 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 14, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Chapecoense-sc (58 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 7, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Racing Club (77 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 2, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Remo (13 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 25, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Internacional (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 18, 2026: 4-1 win away at Chapecoense-sc (59 minutes, 5.9 rating)
April 5, 2026: 2-1 win away at Vasco DA Gama (60 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 1, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Mirassol (99 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)

Júnior Santos's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Botafogo face Flamengo away in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Júnior Santos at 24.5 with a Season form score of 7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the Mineiro 1 and the Serie A. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, Júnior Santos has totalled 285 club appearances with 63 goals and 12 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 37 appearances for Botafogo.

Júnior Santos's career has also included time at Atletico-MG, Fortaleza EC, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Yokohama F. Marinos, Kashiwa Reysol and IItuano.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Atletico-MG finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points