Career
Born in Rio Branco, Júnior is a youth prospect of Independência and Rio Branco, which he later debuted in the Campeonato Paulista. He then changed teams often, representing five in less than 2 years. Júnior had a try-out at Atlético Paranaense in February 2013, but was not offered a contract.
He had a short spell at Galícia and played briefly in Brazilian second tier for Bragantino in May 2014.
On 19 July 2014, Júnior joined Boavista in Portuguese first tier.