Juninho Quixadá

Born in Quixadá, Juninho Quixadá has previously played for Ferroviário, as well as for Bragantino, before moving in 2011 to Bulgaria. On 20 June 2011, Juninho joined PFC Ludogorets Razgrad on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 3 July in a 6–1 friendly win against Septemvri Simitli, playing 45 minutes on the right wing. Juninho made his league debut for Ludogorets against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 6 August 2011. He scored his first competitive goal on 20 August in a 4–0 victory against Vidima-Rakovski. On 11 September, he scored twice in a 6–0 win over Slavia Sofia. On 28 November 2011, in a 2–2 away draw against CSKA Sofia, Juninho netted his fourth goal of the season and assisted Ivan Stoyanov. On 27 February 2014, he scored a last-minute goal against Lazio to bring the score to 3–3 and enable his team to advance to the Round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League, 4–3 on aggregate. After almost 7 years in Ludogorets, Juninho left the club on 11 January 2018 due to mutual agreement.

On 24 January 2013, Juninho received a Bulgarian passport and potentially became able to play for Bulgaria. He said that he would be happy to represent Bulgaria on the international level.

Club

Ludogorets Bulgarian First Professional League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015-16, 2016–17 Bulgarian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14 Bulgarian Supercup: 2012, 2014