Lago Junior

Lago Junior Wakalible (born 31 December 1990), known as Junior, is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Spanish club RCD Mallorca as a forward.

Lago Junior

Personal information
Full name	Lago Junior Wakalible
Date of birth	31 December 1990
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Mallorca
Number	11
Youth career
	Joël Tiéhi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Issia Wazi	29	(17)
2009–2013	Numancia	68	(6)
2010–2011	→ Eibar (loan)	36	(9)
2013–2015	Gimnàstic	81	(17)
2015–2016	Mirandés	22	(7)
2016–	Mallorca	177	(32)
National team
2020–	Ivory Coast	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:35, 2 november 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Abidjan, Junior began his football career at the Centre de Formation Joël Tiéhi, a school founded by former player Joël Tiéhi. He made his senior debut with Issia Wazi in 2007, scoring at an excellent rate.[1]

On 31 January 2009, Junior moved to Spain and signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with CD Numancia.[2] He made his La Liga debut on 18 April, playing ten minutes in a 0–3 away loss against Atlético Madrid;[3] until the end of the season he only appeared in four more matches, all as a substitute, and the Soria team were relegated as 19th.

On 27 August 2010, Junior joined SD Eibar on a season-long loan. Two days later, he scored twice on his official debut for the Segunda División B club, a 2–1 home win over CF Palencia.[4]

On 13 July 2013, after two more Segunda División campaigns with Numancia,[5] Junior continued in the country and signed for Gimnàstic de Tarragona from division three.[6] On 22 July 2015, after achieving promotion, he moved to CD Mirandés of the second tier.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2020[8]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Numancia	2008–09	La Liga	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2009–10	Segunda División	22	3	0	0	—		22	3
	2011–12		26	2	0	0	—		26	2
	2012–13		15	1	1	0	—		16	1
	Total		68	6	1	0	0	0	69	6
Eibar (loan)	2010–11	Segunda División B	36	9	0	0	—		36	9
Gimnàstic	2013–14	Segunda División B	42	12	4	0	—		46	12
	2014–15		39	5	1	0	—		40	5
	Total		81	17	5	0	0	0	86	17
Mirandés	2015–16	Segunda División	22	7	5	2	—		27	9
Mallorca	2015–16	Segunda División	20	3	0	0	—		20	3
	2016–17		40	6	0	0	—		40	6
	2017–18	Segunda División B	30	8	0	0	—		30	8
	2018–19	Segunda División	44	11	0	0	—		44	11
	2019–20	La Liga	24	4	0	0	—		24	4
	Total		158	32	0	0	0	0	158	32
Career totals			365	72	11	2	0	0	376	74

References

1. Raúl Bravo, Kelemen y Lago Junior, nuevos refuerzos para el Numancia (Raúl Bravo, Kelemen and Lago Junior, new additions for Numancia); El Numancia, 31 January 2009 (in Spanish)
2. Numancia swoops for trio Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine; The Sports Network, 31 January 2009
3. El Atlético alegra a sus Peñas (Atlético cheer up their supporters); Marca, 18 April 2015 (in Spanish)
4. Lago Junior, el máximo goleador y Raúl Gañan destaca por su experiencia (Lago Junior, top scorer and Raúl Gañan showcases experience); El Diario Vasco, 31 August 2010 (in Spanish)
5. Breve enciclopedia numantina (Brief numantina encyclopedia); Desde Soria, 29 May 2013 (in Spanish)
6. El Nàstic incorpora Lago Junior (Nàstic add Lago Junior); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 13 July 2013 (in Catalan)
7. Lago Junior jugará las dos próximas temporadas en Anduva (Lago Junior will play the next two seasons at Anduva) Archived 23 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; CD Mirandés, 22 July 2015 (in Spanish)
8. Lago Junior at Soccerway

External links

• Lago Junior at BDFutbol
• Lago Junior at Futbolme (in Spanish)