Junior Alves (footballer, born 1994)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is de Souza. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Domivânio Alves de Souza Júnior, commonly known as Júnior Alves or simply Domivânio (born 20 March 1994), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Taguatinga.

Júnior Alves

Personal information
Full name	Domivânio Alves de Souza Júnior
Date of birth	(1994-03-20) 20 March 1994
Place of birth	Buritis, Brazil
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Taguatinga
Youth career
	Planalto
	Brasilis
2010–2014	Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Portuguesa	9	(0)
2015	→ Inter-SM (loan)	1	(0)
2016	Villa Nova	0	(0)
2016–2017	Maringá	2	(1)
2016–2017	→ Internacional-PB (loan)	6	(0)
2018	CSE	4	(0)
2018	Ceilândia	3	(0)
2019	Capital	2	(0)
2019	Corumbaense	2	(0)
2019	Botafogo-DF	0	(0)
2020–	Taguatinga	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:57, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

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 ABC.

Júnior Alves made his first team debut on the same day, playing the last 30 minutes of a 0–0 away draw for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B championship.

External links

• Official website
• Júnior Alves at Soccerway