page_title: Juninho (footballer, born January 1989)
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Juninho (footballer, born January 1989) / Career
caption_attribution_description: Taken at a U.S. Open Cup match between FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire SC at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 28, 2017.
context_page_description: Vítor Gomes Pereira Júnior, is a retired Brazilian footballer who most played as a midfielder. He is commonly known as Juninho or Vitor Junior, and is the older brother of footballer Ricardo Goulart who plays for Guangzhou Evergrande.
context_section_description: Juninho grew up in the city of São Paulo and played for the São Paulo youth team, winning the U-17 Paulista Championship side in 2006. He made one appearance for the São Paulo senior side in 2007. He was sent out on loan to Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy in 2010 along with fellow Brazilians from the club Alex Cazumba and Leonardo. He made his debut for the team on 27 March 2010, in Galaxy's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against New England Revolution, and scored his first goal for the Galaxy in a 2-0 win over AC St. Louis in the 2010 U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 game on 29 June 2010.
  Juninho scored his first goal in a league game against Seattle Sounders FC on 4 July 2010, shooting from over 30 yards out. The goal was named the Goal of the Week for week 13.
  Juninho helped Galaxy win the Supporters' Shield in both 2010 and 2011. He was also a key player in the Galaxy's 2011 MLS Cup championship and played the full 90 minutes in the final victory over the Houston Dynamo. At the conclusion of the 2011 MLS season, Juninho left Los Angeles and signed a three-year contract with boyhood club São Paulo. However, in February 2012 Juninho returned to Los Angeles on loan for the 2012 MLS season.
  Juninho eventually made his stay at Los Angeles a permanent one when he signed with the club in January 2013 following his release from São Paulo. In his six seasons with LA Galaxy, Juninho made 180 starts and 187 regular season appearances, recording 18 goals and 23 assists along the way. He also recorded an additional 21 appearances, one goal and four assists in postseason play, including scoring the decisive goal in the 2014 Wester Conference Final to send the Galaxy to the MLS Cup.
  In December 2015, Juninho was sold to Tijuana of Liga MX, where he signed a three-year deal.
  In December 2016, Juninho was loaned from Tijuana to Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. This loan ended following the conclusion of the 2017 season.
  On 18 December 2018, Juninho returned to LA Galaxy for a third stint, after acquiring the Right of First Refusal from the Chicago Fire in exchange for $75,000 in General Allocation Money.
  On 30 June 2020, Juninho announced his retirement from playing professional football.
caption: Juninho playing for Chicago Fire in 2017
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