Roberto Orlando Affonso Júnior (Chinese: 羅拔圖; born 28 May 1983), commonly known as Roberto Júnior, is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Brazil, he played for the Hong Kong national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Roberto Orlando Affonso Júnior[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1983[2] | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil[3] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back Right back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Santos | ||
| 2005 | → Paysandu (loan) | ||
| 2006 | São Carlos | ||
| 2007 | América (SP) | ||
| 2007 | Botafogo (SP) | ||
| 2007–2014 | Sun Hei | 116 | (9) |
| 2014–2017 | Eastern | 43 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | R&F | 43 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Kitchee | 41 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2021 | Hong Kong | 24 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Kitchee (assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021 | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 羅拔圖 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 罗拔图 | ||||||||||
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Club career
Roberto started his senior career in Brazil with Santos.
On 18 June 2017, Eastern's chairman Peter Leung claimed that Roberto was offered a two-year contract by R&F. Two weeks later, the two clubs agreed on a HKD$250,000 transfer fee.[4]
On 14 October 2020, Roberto left R&F after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season.
On 17 February 2021, Kitchee announced the signing of Roberto.[5]
On 10 June 2024, it was confirmed that Roberto had left Kitchee.[6]
International career
Roberto was born and raised in Brazil, but became a naturalized citizen of Hong Kong after 9 years of residence. He got a callup to the Hong Kong national football team and made his international debut in a World Cup qualifier 2–0 loss against Qatar on 24 March 2016.[7]
Career statistics
Club
As of 22 May 2021[8]
| Club | Season | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sun Hei | 2008–09 | ? | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 17 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 18 | 2 | |||
| Eastern | 2014–15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 20 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| R&F | 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 15 | 1 | |||
| Kitchee | 2020–21 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 177 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 224 | 13 | |
International
- As of matches played 15 June 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2019 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  Cambodia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
Sun Hei
Eastern
Kitchee
References
External links
- Roberto Júnior at Soccerway