Dossa Júnior
Dossa Momad Omar Hassamo Júnior (Greek: Ντόσσα Τζούνιορ; born 28 July 1986), known as Dossa Júnior, is a former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
 Júnior playing for Legia Warsaw in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dossa Momad Omar Hassamo Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Imortal | ||
| 2003–2005 | Louletano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Imortal | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Digenis Akritas | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | AEP | 54 | (3) |
| 2009–2013 | AEL Limassol | 105 | (10) |
| 2013–2015 | Legia Warsaw | 35 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Konyaspor | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Eskişehirspor (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | AEL Limassol | 50 | (5) |
| Total | 279 | (22) | |
| National team | |||
| 2012–2019 | Cyprus | 24 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He spent the better part of his 15-year senior career in the Cypriot First Division, mainly with AEL Limassol. He also competed in Portugal (where he was born), Poland and Turkey.
Club career
Júnior was born in Lisbon, of Mozambican descent.[1][2] He only played with Imortal D.C. in Portugal, spending the 2005–06 season in the third division. Subsequently, the 20-year-old moved to Cyprus, signing with Digenis Akritas Morphou FC in the First Division and suffering team relegation.
In the following year, Júnior continued playing in the country, with AEP Paphos FC. In 2009 he signed a contract with AEL Limassol, scoring three goals in 28 games in the 2011–12 campaign to help the latter win the national championship, after a 44-year wait.[3]
On 10 June 2015, after two years in the Polish Ekstraklasa with Legia Warsaw, Júnior joined Konyaspor from Turkey.[4]
International career
In 2012, following an extended career in Cyprus, Júnior gained Cypriot nationality, being subsequently called up to play for the national team.[5]
Personal life
Júnior's sister married fellow footballer Hélio Pinto.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 19 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Imortal | 2005–06[7] | Portuguese Second Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Digenis Akritas | 2006–07[7] | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| AEP Paphos | 2007–08[7] | Cypriot Second Division | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||||
| 2008–09[7] | Cypriot First Division | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 54 | 3 | — | — | — | 54 | 3 | |||||||
| AEL Limassol | 2009–10[7] | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| 2010–11[7] | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||||
| 2011–12[8] | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||||
| 2012–13[8] | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8 | ||
| Total | 105 | 10 | 14 | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 13 | |||
| Legia Warsaw | 2013–14[8] | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[8] | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | — | 53 | 4 | ||||
| Konyaspor | 2015–16[8] | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Eskişehirspor (loan) | 2015–16[8] | Süper Lig | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| AEL Limassol | 2016–17[8] | Cypriot First Division | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18[8] | Cypriot First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19[8] | Cypriot First Division | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 51 | 6 | |||||
| Career total | 274 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 26 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International goals
- As of 10 October 2016 (Cyprus score listed first, score column indicates score after each Júnior goal)[9]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 October 2015 | Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel |  Israel | 1–0 | 2–1 | Euro 2016 qualifying |
References
- Zavou, Christou (14 June 2011). "ΑΕΛ: Το γαλαζοκίτρινο μωσαϊκό εθνικοτήτων (γραφικό)" [AEL: The blue-yellow mosaic of ethnicities (graphic)]. Kathimerini (in Greek). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "Προτάθηκε ο «Κινγκ Κονγκ» στον Ολυμπιακό" ["King Kong" was offered to Olympiakos] (in Greek). News Beast. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- Chipre: sotaque português na festa do título do AEL (Cyprus: Portuguese accent in AEL's title party) Archived 9 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Mais Futebol, 5 May 2012 (in Portuguese)
- "Dossa Junior opuści Legię" [Dossa Junior leaves Legia] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- Στην Εθνική Τζούνιορ και Λαμπάν (Junior and Laban to national team) Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Sigma TV, 10 August 2012 (in Greek)
- "Πίντο: «Με απειλούσαν όταν πήγα από τον Απόλλωνα στον ΑΠΟΕΛ»" [Pinto: "I was threatened when I went from Apollon to APOEL"] (in Greek). 24 H. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "Dossa Júnior". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- "Dossa Júnior". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- "Dosa Júnior". European Football. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
External links
- Dossa Júnior at ForaDeJogo
- Dossa Júnior at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Dossa Júnior at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dossa Júnior at FootballDatabase.eu
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived January 1, 2014)