Edigar Junio Teixeira Lima (born 6 May 1991), known as Edigar Junio, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Japanese club V-Varen Nagasaki.

Club career

Edigar Junio Teixeira Lima was born in Gama, Federal District, joined

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's youth setup in 2008, after starting it out at

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. He made his first team – and Série A –debut on 30 June 2011, coming on as a second half substitute for

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and scoring his side's only in a 1–3 away loss against Fluminense. On 13 July, Edigar Junio renewed his link with ''Furacão'' until 2016. He subsequently lost his place in the main squad, being assigned to the under-23's, which were playing in

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. On 10 June 2013, Edigar Junio was loaned to Série B's Joinville, along with teammate Bruno Costa. He remained at ''JEC'' in

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, and scored 12 goals as his side was crowned champions. In January 2015, Edigar Junio returned to Atlético, being assigned in the main squad.

Honours

;Joinville *

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;Bahia *

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: 2018 ;Yokohama F. Marinos *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Junio, Edigar 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from the Federal District (Brazil) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Club Athletico Paranaense players Joinville Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Bahia players J1 League players J2 League players Yokohama F. Marinos players V-Varen Nagasaki players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Japan