Career
Born in Buritis, Minas Gerais, Júnior Alves joined Portuguesa"s youth categories in November 2010, aged 16, after starting it out at Brasilis. On 12 August 2014 he was called up by manager Silas for the match against American Broadcasting Company. Júnior Alves made his first team debut in the same day, playing the last 30 minutes of a 0–0 away draw for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B championship.