Juninho

Juninho's current-season form is level with last season (Season 18→18), while his Rating eased 29→23. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Internacional · 16th	7	0	0	6.39	23	18
2025/26	Internacional · 16th	20	0	0	6.89	29	18
2024/25	FC Midtjylland · 2nd	13	1	0	6.94	23	5
2023/24	FC Midtjylland · 1st	25	0	0	6.89	31	18
2022/23	FC Midtjylland · 3rd	28	0	2	6.85	34	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Juninho is a 31-year-old central defender at Internacional, rated 28.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (44.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Juninho.

On the season, Juninho graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.885 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 31 Juninho is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

28.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

17.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.89

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Internacional finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.89

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 44.7% 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 28.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %44.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.885

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.294

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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 31, Juninho sits on 6.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Juninho's projected Rating — 28.8 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 centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions22

Blocks18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.6M total transfer fees · 6 moves

InternacionalFeb 2025 – now

FC MidtjyllandJul 2021 – Feb 2025€ 1.6M

Bahia(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jul 2021

Palmeiras(back from loan)Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

Atletico-MG(on loan)Apr 2018 – Jan 2019

PalmeirasMay 2017 – Apr 2018

CCoritibauntil May 2017

About Juninho

José Carlos Ferreira Júnior is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Internacional, born on February 1, 1995 in Londrina, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Internacional currently sit 16th of 20 in the Serie A.

This season

In the current season, Juninho has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 311 minutes, averaging a 6.37 match rating over his last 6 rated games.

When Juninho plays, Internacional's record this season is 2W-2D-2L.

Recent matches

August 9, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Palmeiras (13 minutes, 6.6 rating)
July 29, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Flamengo (22 minutes, 6.2 rating)
July 25, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Atletico Paranaense (95 minutes, 5.9 rating)
May 23, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Vitoria (67 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 16, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Vasco DA Gama (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 5, 2026: 1-0 win away at Corinthians (14 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Juninho's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Internacional face Bahia away in the Serie A.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Juninho at 28.8 with a Season form score of 17.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the Gaúcho 1 and the Superliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Juninho has totalled 268 club appearances with 7 goals and 6 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 36 appearances for Coritiba.

Juninho's career has also included time at FC Midtjylland, Bahia, Palmeiras, Atletico-MG and CCoritiba.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Internacional finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points