Luciano Juba

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Luciano Juba
Personal information
Full name Luciano da Silva Junior
Date of birth (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Serra Talhada, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back, winger
Team information
Current team
Bahia
Number 46
Youth career
Serra Talhada
2017–2018Sport Recife (loan)
2019 Sport Recife
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Sport Recife 156 (31)
2021Confiança (loan) 16 (1)
2023– Bahia 77 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03 September 2023

Luciano Batista da Silva Junior (born 29 August 1999), known as Luciano Juba or simply Juba, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Bahia.

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Club career

Born in Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, [1] Juba joined Sport Recife's youth setup in 2017, on loan from hometown side Serra Talhada. Initially an attacking midfielder, he was converted into a left back in the 2019 season. [2]

Promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020 season, Juba made his senior debut on 28 January 2020, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Pernambucano home win against Central. [3] He made his Série A debut on 16 August, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sander in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Goianiense. [4]

On 21 August 2020, Juba renewed his contract with Sport for a further three years. [5] The following 7 April, he was loaned to Confiança until the end of the season, [6] but was recalled on 26 July. [7]

Career statistics

As of 15 February 2023 [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sport Recife 2020 Série A 21060001 [a] 0280
2021 1412000161
2022 Série B 375821011 [a] 35710
2023 0072002 [a] 193
Total726234100014411014
Confiança (loan) 2021 Série B808100161
Career total806315100014412615
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Sport

References

  1. "Jovem serra-talhadense é uma das armas do Sport" [Young serra-talhadense is one of Sport's weapons] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Farol de Notícias. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. "Lateral do Sport relembra trajetória em curta carreira e cita Marcelo e Iniesta como inspirações" [Sport full-back remembers path in short career and cites Marcelo and Iniesta as inspirations] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. "O fã inesperado: como lateral do Sport, filho de empregada do lar, virou ídolo do filho da patroa" [The unexpected fan: how Sport full-back, son of a maid, became idol of the employer's son] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. "Sport aproveita expulsão e arranca empate com Atlético-GO no fim com gol validado pelo VAR" [Sport take advantage of sending off and get a draw with Atlético-GO in the end with a goal validated by the VAR] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. "Sport renova contrato de Luciano Juba por mais três anos e compra passe de promessa da base" [Sport renew contracat of Luciano Juba for three more years and buy rights of youth prospect] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperEsportes. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. "Sport empresta Luciano Juba e Pedrão para o Confiança, de Daniel Paulista" [Sport loan Luciano Juba and Pedrão to Daniel Paulista's Confiança] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. "Sport pede retornos de Luciano Juba e Ewerthon, emprestados ao Confiança e CSA" [Sport recall Luciano Juba and Ewerthon, loaned to Confiança and CSA] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. Luciano at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2020.