External links
- Thiago Junio at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Thiago Junio at Soccerway
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thiago Junio de Aquino | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Atlético Mineiro | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Aalborg BK (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | América Mineiro | 18 | (0) |
| 2007 | Gama | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | Ceara | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Gondomar | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | Ceilândia | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Ipatinga | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Canoas | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | São Raimundo (PA) | 7 | (2) |
| 2012 | Noroeste | 21 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Nacional (MG) | 1 | (1) |
| 2014 | Đồng Nai | 19 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Perak | 59 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Felda United | 28 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Malaysia XI | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thiago Junior Aquino (born 3 April 1984), simply known as Thiago Junio is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
After playing for Brazil U17 in 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, he signed for Atlético Mineiro in 2001. He spent the following season on loan at Danish Superliga club with Aalborg BK. Making 5 appearances for Atlético Mineiro, he signed for América Mineiro. In the following seasons, he continued to play in lower divisions of club football.[ citation needed ]
He entered Portuguese football with Gondomar in 2007. However the stint was brief as in the following year he returned home to Brazil. He again tried his luck with various clubs in the lower division.[ citation needed ] In 2014, entered Asian football by signing for Đồng Nai of Vietnam. [1] He joined his current club, Perak FA, a team in Malaysia Super League in December 2014.
While in Malaysia, he also was selected in a Malaysia League XI team, composed of Super League and Premier League players, in a friendly against visiting clubs Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and Liverpool F.C in May 2015. He scored the only goal for Malaysia XI against Tottenham Hotspur in a 1–2 loss for Malaysia XI.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perak | 2015 | Liga Super | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Liga Super | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Liga Super | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | – | 33 | 3 | ||
| Total | 59 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 8 | ||
| Felda United | 2018 | Liga Premier | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | |
| Career total | 64 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 9 | ||
