Jonathan (footballer, born 1999)

Jonathan Luiz Moreira Rosa Júnior (born 28 April 1999), simply known as Jonathan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Kotwica Kołobrzeg.[1]

Jonathan
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Luiz Moreira Rosa Júnior
Date of birth (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Capão da Canoa, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Kotwica Kołobrzeg
Number 39
Youth career
2007–2009 Juventude
2009–2018 Internacional
2018–2019 Avaí
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Avaí 82 (16)
2022–2023 Athletico Paranaense 4 (0)
2022Chapecoense (loan) 20 (0)
2023Athletic-MG (loan) 6 (4)
2023Pouso Alegre (loan) 10 (1)
2023– Kotwica Kołobrzeg 30 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:57, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Capão da Canoa, Rio Grande do Sul, Jonathan joined Internacional's youth setup in 2009, aged ten, after two years at Juventude.[2] In September 2018, he moved to Avaí and was assigned to their under-20 squad.[3] After being the latter club's top goalscorer in the 2019 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior and the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes, he was promoted to the main squad by manager Alberto Valentim.

Jonathan made his first team – and Série A – debut on 2 September 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Brenner in a 1–0 away win against Fluminense.[4] He scored his first goal thirteen days later, netting the game's only in an away defeat of Athletico Paranaense.[5]

On 9 August 2023, Jonathan made his first career move abroad to join Polish third tier club Kotwica Kołobrzeg on a two-year deal.[6] During the 2023–24 season, he scored 23 goals in 30 II liga appearances, including two hat-tricks. He was the league's best goalscorer across the regular season,[7] as Kotwica finished 2nd in the standings and were promoted to the I liga for the first time in the club's history.[8]

Honours

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Avaí

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "JONATHAN LUIZ MOREIRA ROSA JUNIOR PIŁKARZEM KOTWICY KOŁOBRZEG" (in Polish). Kotwica Kołobrzeg. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ Prado Restani, João Pedro (5 September 2019). "Atacante Jonathan Luiz estreia no time profissional do Avaí" [Forward Jonathan Luiz makes professional debut at Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Conheça Jonathan, atacante do Avaí que estreou aos 20 anos no Maracanã" [Know Jonathan, Avaí forward who debuted at the age of 20 at the Maracanã] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NSC Total. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Avaí bate Fluminense no Maracanã e vence a primeira no Brasileirão" [Avaí defeat Fluminense at the Maracanã and win the first one in the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Avaí segura a pressão do Athletico e conquista a 2ª vitória no Brasileirão" [Avaí hold on Athletico's pressure and get 2nd win in the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Jonathan Júnior zawodnikiem Kotwicy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b Szczytkowski, Sebastian (25 May 2024). "Brazylijczyk został królem strzelców II ligi. Spędził pierwszy sezon w Polsce". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ Wieczorek, Bartosz (19 May 2024). "Kotwica Kołobrzeg z historycznym awansem do Fortuna 1. Ligi!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b "#PiłkarzeWybierają 2023/2024. Wyniki plebiscytu Polskiego Związku Piłkarzy w 2. lidze" (in Polish). Polish Union of Footballers. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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