Junior Godoi

Godoi started playing football in Brazil at the age of 13. He then played for the nursery school "Palmeiras". There is also information that he played for São Paulo. At age 19, he signed a professional contract with Palmeiras. Then, he defended the colors of União Barbarense. In early 2004, Godoi moved to Tavriya Simferopol in Ukraine, playing with compatriot Edmar. He made his Ukrainian Premier League debut on 14 March 2004 in a goalless draw against Dynamo Kyiv. On 6 November 2005, in a match against Volyn Lutsk (1–2), Godoi scored a goal and thus became the author of Tavriya's 500th goal in the championships of Ukraine. Godoi left Tavriya because of disagreements with the coach Mikhail Fomenko. In late August 2006, he moved on a free transfer to Legia Warsaw in Poland by signing a four-year contract. He made his first appearance for the club on 8 September 2006 in a 1–1 drawwith Arka Gdynia. On 14 September 2006, he scored in the 44th minute of a 1–1 UEFA Cup draw against Austria Wien. In his period in Warsaw he suffered a knee injury, the recovery took 7 months. In the 2006–07 season, Godoi made 13 league appearances and scored once, as Legia finished third. In September 2008, he moved back to Ukraine and signed a contract with Zorya Luhansk. He made his debut on 20 September 2008 in a match against FC Kharkiv (2–3), scoring a goal in the 27th minute. In the 2008–09 season, Godoi had become a major player in the team, playing 14 games and scoring 4 goals. In the summer…