Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior

Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior "Juninho" (born September 15, 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

A legend of Kawasaki Frontale, Juninho was top scorer in the J2 League in 2004, and top scorer in the J1 League in 2007, leading him to be named in the 2007 J.League Team of the Year. He scored over 100 goals for the club during an 8-year stay, and later joined Kashima Antlers before retiring at Juazeirense.

Career

Juninho started his career with Bahia, before joining Vila Nova, União São João and Palmeiras.

On 5 December 2003, after previously spending the loan on loan with Kawasaki Frontale, Juninho joined the club on a permanent transfer. He scored 37 goals in 39 games as Kawasaki Frontale were promoted to the J1 League, as he won the top scorer award. During the 2007 season, he was the top scorer, However, he gave up on obtaining Japanese nationality due to concerns with him playing 4 international matches for Brazil U20's team, alongside a lack of documents from Brazil and Juninho not having proficiency in Japanese. On 25 November 2011, the club announced they would not be renewing his contract for the 2012 season.

On 27 December 2011, Juninho was announced at Kashima Antlers on a permanent transfer. He scored 6 goals in 57 league appearances during his time at the club before leaving at the end of the 2013 season.

Club statistics

Honours

Individual J2 League Top Scorer: 2004 J1 League Top Scorer: 2007 J. League Best Eleven: 2007

Team J1 League Runners-up: 2006, 2008, 2009 J.League Cup Runners-up: 2007, 2009