Cássio Júnior

Cássio
Personal information
Full name	Cássio Luiz da Silva Júnior
Date of birth	20 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Osasco, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Real Ávila
Number	12
Youth career
2014–2019	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019	São Paulo
2019	→ Portimonense (loan)
2019–2020	Leganés B
2020–2022	Leganés
2021–2022	→ Atlético Baleares (loan)
2022–2024	Cartagena B
2024–	Real Ávila
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024

Cássio Luiz da Silva Júnior (born 20 June 1999), better known as Cássio Júnior or simply Cássio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Real Ávila.^[1]^[2]

Career

Cássio began his career in São Paulo's youth sectors, being highlighted in the 2018 and 2019 Copa SP campaigns. However, he received a lot of criticism after a missed penalty against Cruzeiro EC, in the 2019 edition,^[3] ended up being loaned to Portimonense SC.^[4] On 24 January 2020, Cássio was traded to CD Leganés in Spain.^[5]

Honours

São Paulo

References

^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ "O São Paulo na Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ "Jogador do São Paulo que perdeu pênalti na Copinha posta música sobre erro". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ "São Paulo empresta meia Cássio para o futebol português". Lance! (in Portuguese). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ "São Paulo vende ao Leganés, da Espanha, jogador que viralizou por provocar o Palmeiras". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 24 January 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

External links

Cássio Júnior at ogol.com.br
Cássio Júnior at Soccerway
Cássio Júnior at BDFutbol

[1] "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[2] "O São Paulo na Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[3] "Jogador do São Paulo que perdeu pênalti na Copinha posta música sobre erro". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[4] "São Paulo empresta meia Cássio para o futebol português". Lance! (in Portuguese). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[5] "São Paulo vende ao Leganés, da Espanha, jogador que viralizou por provocar o Palmeiras". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 24 January 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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