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WingerBrazilSerie A

Júnior Santos

Experienced headBotafogo · 31 yrsRotationOn loan from Atletico-MG
26.7
9%
Ratingi
7
±0%
Seasoni
5.2
Valuei

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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14
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
638
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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A9104176.5
CONMEBOL Sudamericana3102146.63
Copa Do Brasil2001226.5

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

Júnior Santos is a 31-year-old winger at Atletico-MG, rated 24.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 249th of 324 on scout potential in the Serie A. 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.

Judged on this season alone, Santos graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 43 of the 43 wingers in the Serie A, 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, 38th of 43 of the 43 wingers in the Serie A. 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
Current potential38th of 43 wingers · Serie A · 16 appsCurrent season37th of 43 wingers · Serie A · 16 apps37th-best winger in the Serie A249th in the Serie A · potential38th-highest potential winger in the Serie A
24.5
Ratingi
38th of 43 wingers
7
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

16
Apps
2
Goals
0
Assists
2
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

With a Rating of 24.5, Santos carries the 38th-highest potential of the wingers in the Serie A of 43 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. 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.

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 news

No transfer news found for this player.