Júnior Santos · career
José Antonio dos Santos Junior
Wingers · Botafogo · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2026/27) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 168 appearances, 36 goals and 6 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Yokohama F. Marinos — Season rating 39, 13 goals and 0 assists in 23 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 16 points at Botafogo. Form has slipped 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 32 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 20 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Botafogo | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| 2025/26 | Atletico-MG | 16 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | Atletico-MG | 25 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Botafogo | 24 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | Botafogo | 37 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | Fortaleza EC | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | BotafogoLoan | 15 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 14 |
| 2021/22 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 35 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | Yokohama F. MarinosLoan | 23 | 13 | 0 | 52 | 39 |
| 2020/21 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Fortaleza EC | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Fortaleza ECLoan | 9 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Ituano | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Ponte Preta | 34 | 8 | 3 | — | — |
Honours
Cearense 1×2CONMEBOL Libertadores×2Copa do Nordeste×2J2 League×2Mineiro 1×2Serie A×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | 9 | 417 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| CONMEBOL Sudamericana | 3 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Copa Do Brasil | 2 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2026/27
14 played2 unused sub31 not in squad· 704 min, 1g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Atletico-MG, Atletico-MG — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | Carioca - 1 | A Portuguesa RJ | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 18 | Carioca - 1 | A Sampaio Corrêa RJ | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 21 | Carioca - 1 | H Volta Redonda | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 25 | Carioca - 1 | H Bangu | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 30 | Serie A | H Cruzeiro | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 1 | Carioca - 1 | H Fluminense | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 5 | Serie A | A Gremio | 3-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 8 | Carioca - 1 | A Vasco DA Gama | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 12 | Serie A | A Fluminense | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 15 | Carioca - 1 | H Flamengo | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 19 | CONMEBOL Libertadores | A Nacional Potosí | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 22 | Carioca - 1 | A Boavista SC | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 26 | CONMEBOL Libertadores | H Nacional Potosí | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Carioca - 1 | H Boavista SC | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 4 | CONMEBOL Libertadores | A Barcelona SC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Carioca - 1 | H Bangu | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 11 | CONMEBOL Libertadores | H Barcelona SC | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Serie A | H Flamengo | 0-3 | Played | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 18 | Serie A | A Palmeiras | 1-2 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 21 | Serie A | A RB Bragantino | 2-1 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 29 | Serie A | A Atletico Paranaense | 1-4 | Played | 32 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 1 | Serie A | H Mirassol | 3-2 | Played | 99 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Apr 5 | Serie A | A Vasco DA Gama | 2-1 | Played | 60 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 9 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H Caracas FC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 12 | Serie A | H Coritiba | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 15 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A Racing Club | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Serie A | A Chapecoense-sc | 4-1 | Played | 59 | 5.9 | ||
| Apr 21 | Copa Do Brasil | H Chapecoense-sc | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | Serie A | H Internacional | 2-2 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 28 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H Independiente Petrolero | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | Serie A | H Remo | 1-2 | Played | 13 | 6.3 | ||
| May 7 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H Racing Club | 2-1 | Played | 77 | 6.3 | ||
| May 10 | Serie A | A Atletico-MG | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 14 | Copa Do Brasil | A Chapecoense-sc | 0-2 | Played | 58 | 6.3 | ||
| May 17 | Serie A | H Corinthians | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 21 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A Independiente Petrolero | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 23 | Serie A | A Sao Paulo | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 27 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A Caracas FC | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 30 | Serie A | A Bahia | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Serie A | H Santos | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Serie A | H Vitoria | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Serie A | A Cruzeiro | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Serie A | H Fluminense | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 14 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A Cienciano | 1-6 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 16 | Serie A | A Vitoria | 0-1 | Played | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 21 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H Cienciano | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 7.6 | ||
| Aug 24 | Serie A | H Atletico Paranaense | 2-3 | Played | 45 | 6.7 |