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Nathan Júnior 
Personal information Full name Nathan Júnior Soares de Carvalho Date of birth 10 March 1989 Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Skonto Riga Number 7 Youth career 2005-2008 Anorthosis Famagusta Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008- Skonto Riga 64 (42) 2008 → Olimps/RFS (loan) 15 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Nathan Júnior Soares de Carvalho or Nathan Júnior (born 10 March 1989 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for the Latvian Higher League club Skonto Riga in Latvia.[1]
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Early Career
Nathan started his career in Brazil, unsuccessfully trying to get into Flamengo system at the age of 16. Later on he went to Cyprus and joined Anorthosis Famagusta, from where he came to Latvia in 2008, joining Skonto Riga system.[2]
Olimps/RFS
In his first season in Latvia Júnior was loaned to Olimps/RFS, where he played 15 matches, scoring no goals. That time he played as a defender.[3]
Skonto Riga
In 2009 Skonto Riga manager Paul Ashworth took him back and included him in the team's squad for the upcoming season. Júnior was mainly used as a late game defense substitute and during his first season with Skonto the Brazilian boy collected 19 caps. That time the club had sold out two of their best forwards and found it difficult to score, so the technical boy was tried in a new position - as a forward. Junior proved his attacking ability in his first game as a forward - he scored twice.[4] Later on Nathan was played only in this position. He managed to score 5 goals that season.[3]
In 2010 managers changed and Aleksandrs Starkovs, the new coach, kept Júnior at the club, stating that he hoped Júnior was going to be one of the key players. That season Nathan scored 18 goals in 24 games and became the top scorer of the league together with Deniss Rakels, who also netted 18 times.[5]
Honours
- Latvian Higher League champion (1): 2010
- Latvian Higher League top scorer (1): 2010
- Triobet Baltic League champion (1): 2011
References
- ^ "Nathan Júnior - Player profile". transfermarkt.co.uk. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/nathan-junior/profil/spieler_84970.html. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ "H-Side". F1-preview.runhosting.com. http://f1-preview.runhosting.com/h-side.lv/index.php?nr=135. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ a b "Nathan Júnior - Performance data". transfermarkt.co.uk. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/nathan-junior/leistungsdaten/spieler_84970.html. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ "Nathan Júnior - Statistics FK Jurmala". transfermarkt.co.uk. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/nathan-junior/bilanz-detail/spieler_84970_6181.html. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ "H-Side". H-side.lv. 2010-11-07. http://h-side.lv/index.php?nr=289. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
External links
Skonto FC – current squad 1 Ikstens · 2 Rode · 3 Dubra · 4 Smirnovs · 5 Kandelaki · 6 Mingazov · 7 Júnior · 9 Blanks · 10 Karašausks · 10 Sato · 11 Fabinho · 12 Stuglis · 13 Nikolayev · 14 Šabala · 15 Fertovs · 16 Māliņš · 17 Maksimenko · 18 Ševeļovs · 19 Tarasovs · 20 Siņicins · 22 Smart · 23 Siņeļņikovs · 24 Volkov · 25 Pētersons · 31 Skābardis · Anajah · Nche · Darģis · Manager: Pahars
1991: Ževnerovičs | 1992: Ževnerovičs | 1993: Jelisejevs | 1994: Babičevs | 1995: Astafjevs | 1996: Miholaps | 1997: Chaladze | 1998: Dobrecovs | 1999: Dobrecovs | 2000: Koļesņičenko | 2001: Miholaps | 2002: Miholaps | 2003: Dobrecovs | 2004: Katasonov | 2005: Dobrecovs/Sļesarčuks | 2006: Miholaps | 2007: Rimkus | 2008: Rimkus | 2009: Grebis | 2010: Júnior/Rakels| 2011: JúniorCategories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Latvia
- Brazilian expatriates in Latvia
- Skonto FC players
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