Simão Júnior
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aurísio Saliu Fernandes Embalo Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Cacém, Sintra, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Banga | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Cacém | ||
| 2015–2016 | Linda-a-Velha | ||
| 2016–2017 | Chaves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Chaves B | ||
| 2018–2019 | Moura | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Cova da Piedade | 23 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Estoril | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Vilafranquense (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Feirense | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 0 | (0) |
| 2024-2025 | Telavi | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | FK Banga | 40 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2021 | |||
Aurísio Saliu Fernandes Embalo Júnior (born 29 August 1998) known as Simão Júnior, is a professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Banga Club. Born in Portugal, he played for Guinea-Bissau national football team.
Club career
He made his professional debut for Cova da Piedade on 1 March 2020 in the LigaPro.[1]
On 13 February 2025 officlally announced, that Simão Júnior signed with lithuanian Banga Club.[2]
On 22 February 2025 Simão Júnior made his debut in Supercup (Supertaurė) match against Žalgiris.[3][4][5]
On 10 August Simão Júnior scored his first goal in A Lyga against FK Riteriai. Banga Club won 2-0.[6][7][8]
On 19 January 2026 announced about new agreement with Banga Club.[9]
International career
He made his debut for Guinea-Bissau national football team on 26 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Eswatini.[10]
References
- ↑ "Game Report by ForaDeJogo". ForaDeJogo. 1 March 2020.
- ↑ „Bangos“ gynybą papildė aukštas portugalas
- ↑ Baudinių serijoje laimėjęs „Žalgiris“ triumfavo TOPsport LFF supertaurėje
- ↑ Topsport LFF Supertaurė 2025 FK Žalgiris 3:2 FK Banga
- ↑ 2025-02-22 Žalgiris 3-2 (pn) banga (on Soccerway)
- ↑ 2025-08-10 Banga 2-0 Riteriai (on alyga.lt)
- ↑ 2025-08-10 Banga 2-0 Riteriai (on Soccerway)
- ↑ FK BANGA 2-0 FK RITERIAI (on lietuvosfutbolas.lt)
- ↑ „Banga“ išsaugojo vieną iš gynybos ramsčių (on sportas.lt)
- ↑ "Eswatini v Guinea-Bissau game report". Besoccer. 26 March 2021.
External links
- Simão Júnior at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Simão Júnior at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Sintra
- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
- 21st-century Bissau-Guinean sportsmen
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Cypriot Second Division players
- C.D. Cova da Piedade players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- U.D. Vilafranquense players
- C.D. Feirense players
- Olympiakos Nicosia players
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Bissau-Guinean football biography stubs
- Portuguese football defender stubs