Carlos Alberto Carvalho dos Anjos Junior "Juninho" (born September 15, 1977 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian professional football striker. He played as an offensive midfielder in Brazil. But after moving to Japan from Palmeiras, he was converted to a striker. In the 2007 season, he won the J1 League top scorer. In 2008, he said his intention to stay in Japan for the rest of his life and become a naturalized Japanese citizen. However, he gave up on obtaining Japanese nationality since he found it difficult due to a lack of Japanese language ability. Club statistics Honours Individual J2 League Top Scorer: 2004 J1 League Top Scorer: 2007 J. League Best Eleven: 2007 Team J1 League Runners-up: 2006, 2008, 2009 J.League Cup Runners-up: 2007, 2009 References External links 1977 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube Bahia players União São João Esporte Clube players Expatriate footballers in Japan J1 League players J2 League players Kawasaki Frontale players Kashima Antlers players Sociedade Desportiva Juazeirense players Association football forwards Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia