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Roberto Orlando Affonso Júnior (; born 28 May 1983), commonly known as Roberto Júnior, is a former professional
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who played as a defender. Born in Brazil, he played for the Hong Kong national team.


Club career

Roberto started his senior career in
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with Santos from the age of 16. In 2007, Roberto joined
Sun Hei SC Sun Hei Sports Club () is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Second Division. The club has a long history in playing in the top flight, but decided to self-relegate in the 2013–14 season after de ...
following a dispute with his former club, and spent 7 years with Sun Hei, winning the HKFA League Cup and the Senior Shield in his tenure. Following Sun Hei's refusal to join the newly established
Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inau ...
for the 2014-15 season, Roberto joined
Eastern SC Eastern Athletic Association Football Team Limited, also known as Eastern Sports Club (), is a Hong Kong professional sports club whose association football, football section competes in the Hong Kong Premier League, the top flight of Football ...
and proceeded to win his first league title in the 2015-16 season. Roberto was also a member in Eastern's
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campaign. He was named in the Best XI in the Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards for 2 seasons (2015-16, 2016-17) as an Eastern player. On 18 June 2017,
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'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. 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 Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
announced the signing of Roberto and helped Kitchee secure the league title that season. He would proceed to win another Hong Kong Premier League title in the 2022-23 season. On 10 June 2024, it was confirmed that Roberto had left Kitchee.


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
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and made his international debut in a World Cup qualifier 2–0 loss against
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on 24 March 2016.


Career statistics


Club

''As of 22 May 2021''


International


International goals

:''Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.''


Honours


Club

Sun Hei *
Hong Kong Senior Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only teams that play in the Hong K ...
: 2011–12,
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Eastern *
Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inau ...
: 2015–16 *
Hong Kong Senior Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only teams that play in the Hong K ...
: 2014–15, 2015–16 Kitchee *
Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inau ...
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Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the Association football, football Single-elimination tournament, knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the List of oldest football competitions, fo ...
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, 2023–24 *
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* HKPLC Cup: 2023–24


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Junior, Roberto 1983 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian emigrants to Hong Kong Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Santos FC players Paysandu Sport Club players São Carlos Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (SP) players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Sun Hei SC players Eastern Sports Club footballers R&F (Hong Kong) players 21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen Kitchee SC players Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen