Osman Júnior

Brazilian footballer

Osman Júnior
Osman in 2022
Personal information
Full name Osman de Menezes Venâncio Júnior
Date of birth (1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Chapecoense
Youth career
2010–2012 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Oeste 2 (0)
2013 Comercial-SP 0 (0)
2014 Sertãozinho 21 (0)
2014 Juventus-SP 0 (0)
2015–2018 Luverdense 49 (6)
2016 → América Mineiro (loan) 37 (7)
2017–2018 → Chapecoense (loan) 19 (1)
2019 Red Bull Brasil 14 (2)
2019 Red Bull Bragantino 2 (0)
2019–2020 Gyeongnam 7 (1)
2020 Ponte Preta 8 (0)
2020–2021 Coritiba 7 (0)
2021 Cuiabá 14 (0)
2022 Inter de Limeira 10 (0)
2022 Mirassol 22 (2)
2023 Botafogo-SP 47 (5)
2024– Chapecoense 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2023

Osman de Menezes Venâncio Júnior (born 29 October 1992), known as Osman Júnior or simply Osman, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chapecoense. Mainly a winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Osman Júnior was born in São Paulo, and was a Santos youth graduate. Released in 2012, he signed for Oeste and made his senior debut on 12 August of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 Série C away loss against Chapecoense.[1]

After being rarely used, Osman Júnior represented Comercial-SP,[2] Sertãozinho and Juventus in quick succession.

Luverdense

On 10 January 2015, Osman Júnior joined Luverdense.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 March, netting the opener in a 2–0 home success over Operário Várzea-Grandense.

Osman Júnior scored his first professional goal on 16 May 2015, netting the game's only in a home success over América Mineiro for the Série B championship.[4] He finished the campaign with four goals in 35 appearances, as his side achieved a mid-table position.

Loan to América Mineiro

On 28 December 2015 Osman Júnior was loaned to América Mineiro, recently promoted to Série A, for one year.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 15 May 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Fluminense.[6]

Loan to Chapecoense

On 9 January 2017, Osman Júnior was presented at Chapecoense also in the top tier, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal.[7] In June, he suffered a serious knee injury, being sidelined for the remainder of the campaign;[8] his loan was renewed for a further year the following 8 January.[9]

Red Bull (Brasil & Bragantino)

On 7 January 2019, Osman Júnior signed a short-term deal with Red Bull Brasil, for the Campeonato Paulista.[10] He became a Red Bull Bragantino player when Red Bull Brasil merged with Clube Atlético Bragantino in April 2019.

Career statistics

As of 29 October 2021[11]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oeste 2012 Série C 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2013 Série B 0 0 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 1 0 1 0 — — — 2 0
Comercial-SP 2013 Paulista A2 — 0 0 — — 11[a] 0 11 0
Sertãozinho 2014 Paulista A3 — 21 0 — — — 21 0
Juventus-SP 2014 Paulista A3 — 0 0 — — 13[a] 0 13 0
Luverdense 2015 Série B 35 4 14 2 4 1 — 6[b] 0 59 7
América Mineiro (loan) 2016 Série A 26 2 11 5 5 1 — 3[c] 0 45 8
Chapecoense (loan) 2017 Série A 7 1 12 0 1 0 3[d] 0 2[e] 0 25 1
2018 13 1 6 0 1 0 — — 20 1
Total 20 2 18 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 45 2
Red Bull Brasil 2019 Paulista — 14 2 — — — 14 2
Red Bull Bragantino 2019 Série B 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Gyeongnam 2019 K League 1 7 1 — — — — 7 1
Ponte Preta 2020 Série B 6 0 2 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Coritiba 2020 Série A 7 0 — — — — 7 0
Cuiabá 2021 Série A 13 0 4 1 1 0 — 1[b] 0 19 1
Career total 117 9 85 10 12 2 3 0 36 0 254 21
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ One appearance in Primeira Liga, one appearance in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Oeste
América Mineiro
Chapecoense

References

  1. ^ "Chapecoense 1 x 0 Oeste – Rubrão perde e deixa G4 da Série C" [Chapecoense 1–0 Oeste – Rubrão lose and leave Série C's G4] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Com indicação de ex-técnico, Comercial traz meia Osman" [With the referral of former manager, Comercial bring midfielder Osman] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Diretoria do Luverdense confirma a contratação de mais dois reforços" [Luverdense's board confirm two more signings] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Luverdense vence América-MG, soma primeiros pontos e mantém jejum do rival" [Luverdense defeat América-MG, get its first points and keep fasting over opponent] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Mineiro: América contrata meia Osman, destaque do Luverdense" [Mineiro: América sign Osman, Luverdense's standout] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. ^ ""Em casa", Richarlison e Fred dão vitória ao Fluminense sobre o América na estreia" ["At home", Richarlison and Fred give victory to Fluminense over América in debut] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Chapecoense apresenta mais quatro reforços: Luiz Otavio, Osman, Elias e Andrei Girotto" [Chapecoense present four more additions: Luiz Otavio, Osman, Elias and Andrei Girotto] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Osman sofre grave lesão no joelho e desfalcará a Chape por seis meses" [Osman suffers serious knee injury and will be sidelined at Chape for six months] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Iguaçu. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Velhas caras novas: Osman, Lourency e Fabrício Bruno voltam a vestir a camisa da Chape" [Old new faces: Osman, Lourency and Fabrício Bruno wear the shirt of Chape again] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Ex-Chape, Osman assina e vai disputar Paulistão pelo RB Brasil" [Formerly of Chape, Osman signs and will play the Paulistão for RB Brasil] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  11. ^ Osman Júnior at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

External links

  • Osman Júnior at Sambafoot
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