Júnior Franco
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at AD Ovarense
at AD Ovarense
301 days · joined 2025-07-27
Market value
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Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.05
goals / match
FC Penafiel
top club · 31 apps
Career highs
€350k
peak value · 2020
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 20/21
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1995-03-29 · 6 players total
73Appearances
4Goals
3Assists
15Yellow cards
0Red cards
17Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Júnior Franco |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | José Carlos Silva Franco |
| Date of birth | 1995-03-29 (31 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Citizenship |  Portugal |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | AD Ovarense |
| Joined | 2025-07-27 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | FENOMENOW |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Tirsense → Ovarense
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — AD Ovarense
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Tirsense
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
Transfer: Marco 09 → Tirsense
24/25 · Transfer
Feb 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Marco 09
23/24 · Transfer
Aug 2023
Transfer: Avs FS → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Transfer: Vilafranquense → Avs FS
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: Without Club → Vilafranquense
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
Transfer: Penafiel → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Penafiel
31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Mafra → Penafiel
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
Transfer: Famalicão → Mafra
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — CD Mafra
25 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: Fafe → Famalicão
18/19 · Return from loan
Aug 2018
Transfer: Famalicão → Fafe
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
Transfer: Gafanha → Famalicão
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Famalicão, AD Fafe
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — GD Gafanha
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
Transfer: Pedras Salgadas → Gafanha
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: Guimarães B → Pedras Salgadas
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 2016
Transfer: AD Oliveirense → Felgueiras
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — AD Oliveirense
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Guimarães B → AD Oliveirense
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Vitória Guimarães SC B
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: Vitória SC U19 → Guimarães B
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Vitória Guimarães SC B
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: Vitória SC U17 → Vitória SC U19
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Vitória SC U15 → Vitória SC U17
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Vitória SC Yth → Vitória SC U15
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €350k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
AD Ovarense
0.0%
FC Tirsense
38.2%
FC Penafiel
61.8%
CD Mafra
0.0%
AD Fafe
0.0%
FC Famalicão
0.0%
GD Gafanha
0.0%
AD Oliveirense
0.0%
Vitória Guimarães SC B
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AD Ovarense | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Tirsense | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 585 |
| FC Penafiel | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 947 |
| CD Mafra | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| AD Fafe | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Famalicão | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GD Gafanha | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Oliveirense | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC B | 2 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Taça de Portugal | AD Ovarense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Taça de Portugal | FC Tirsense | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 585 |
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | FC Penafiel | 30 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 857 |
| 20/21 | Taça de Portugal | FC Penafiel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Allianz Cup | CD Mafra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | LigaPro | CD Mafra | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Taça de Portugal | CD Mafra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Allianz Cup | FC Famalicão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Camp. Portugal Ap. Campeão | AD Fafe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | AD Fafe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | GD Gafanha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Taça de Portugal | AD Oliveirense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga Portugal 2 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Liga Portugal 2 | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Vitória SC Yth | Vitória SC U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Vitória SC U15 | Vitória SC U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Vitória SC U17 | Vitória SC U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Vitória SC U19 | Guimarães B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Guimarães B | AD Oliveirense | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-01 | AD Oliveirense | Felgueiras | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-05 | Guimarães B | Pedras Salgadas | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Pedras Salgadas | Gafanha | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-20 | Gafanha | Famalicão | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-01 | Famalicão | Fafe | Loan | 25000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Fafe | Famalicão | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-15 | Famalicão | Mafra | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Mafra | Penafiel | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Penafiel | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Without Club | Vilafranquense | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Vilafranquense | Avs FS | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-31 | Avs FS | Without Club | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Without Club | Marco 09 | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Marco 09 | Tirsense | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-27 | Tirsense | Ovarense | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€350k
Low—
Δ since start−€25k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31372 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo Tavares | 1 | 0 | 842 |
| Wágner | 1 | 0 | 840 |
| Leandro Teixeira | 1 | 0 | 744 |
| Dénis Duarte | 1 | 0 | 590 |
| João Amorim | 1 | 0 | 581 |
| Pedro Soares | 1 | 0 | 441 |
| Simãozinho | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| João Miguel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuno Rodrigues | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Ayongo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulo Henrique | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Silva | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Juary Soares | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luís Ribeiro | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Santos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| João Tavares | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | FC Penafiel | 2 | 30 |
| 24/25 | Taça de Portugal | FC Tirsense | 1 | 7 |
| 20/21 | Taça de Portugal | FC Penafiel | 1 | 1 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | LigaPro | CD Mafra | 3 | 20 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Fafe | Famalicão | Return from loan | — | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-01 | Famalicão | Fafe | Loan | — | €25k |
Teams faced most often by Júnior Franco's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Porto B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25% |
| FC Vizela | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 25% |
| Académico de Viseu | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0% |
| UD Oliveirense | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 50% |
| CD Feirense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 33% |
| GD Chaves | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 67% |
| CD Mafra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 33% |
| Leixões SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 67% |
| SL Benfica B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 33% |
| FC Alverca | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50% |
| Varzim SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
| Sporting Covilhã | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Senior debut season | |
| 20/21 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 7 | 585 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 20/21 | 31 | 947 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 |
| 19/20 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
LigaPro
52 apps
2 G
3 A
Taça de Portugal
17 apps
2 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Júnior Franco
Who is Júnior Franco?
Júnior Franco is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for AD Ovarense.
How old is Júnior Franco?
Júnior Franco is 31 years old. He was born on March 29, 1995 in Lisboa.
What position does Júnior Franco play?
Júnior Franco plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Júnior Franco play for?
Júnior Franco currently plays for AD Ovarense.
How many career goals has Júnior Franco scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Júnior Franco has scored 4 goals in 73 appearances.