Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fábio Júnior Pereira | ||
Date of birth | November 20, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Manhuaçu, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Villa Nova-MG | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1997 | Esporte Clube Democrata | ||
1997 | Cruzeiro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Cruzeiro | 40 | (18) |
1998–2000 | Roma | 16 | (4) |
2000 | Cruzeiro | 18 | (7) |
2001 | Palmeiras | 20 | (3) |
2002 | Cruzeiro | 25 | (12) |
2003 | Vitória SC | 4 | (0) |
2003 | Atlético Mineiro | 34 | (14) |
2004 | Kashima Antlers | 13 | (1) |
2005 | Atlético Mineiro | 15 | (3) |
2005 | Al-Wahda | ||
2006–2007 | VfL Bochum | 31 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC | 33 | (7) |
2008 | Bahia | 27 | (7) |
2009 | Santo André | 14 | (6) |
2009 | Brasiliense Futebol Clube | 23 | (10) |
2010–2013 | América-MG | 34 | (19) |
2014 | Minas Boca | 0 | (0) |
2014– | Boa Esporte | 0 | (0) |
2016– | Villa Nova-MG | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1999–2000 | Brazil U-23 | 12 | (8) |
1998–1999 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 2, 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 1, 2011 |
Fábio Júnior Pereira (born November 20, 1977 in Manhuaçu) is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Villa Nova-MG.
Born in the São Pedro do Avaí district of Manhuaçu, Fábio Júnior began playing professional football in his home state, Minas Gerais. He has played for each of the three large professional clubs based in the capital of Belo Horizonte, Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro and América-MG.
He was found using a fake passport to play as an EU-player in Italy, he was then fined and banned in Italy football for a season, although he never played again in Italy.