In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Orlando and the second or paternal family name is Affonso. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Roberto Orlando Affonso Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre back Right back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Santos | ||
| 2005 | → Paysandu (loan) | ||
| 2006 | São Carlos | ||
| 2007 | América (SP) | ||
| 2007 | Botafogo (SP) | ||
| 2007–2014 | Sun Hei | 116 | (9) |
| 2014–2017 | Eastern | 43 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | R&F | 43 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Kitchee | 41 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Hong Kong | 24 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Kitchee (assistant coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021 | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 羅拔圖 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 罗拔图 | ||||||||||
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Roberto Orlando Affonso Júnior (Chinese: 羅拔圖; born 28 May 1983), commonly known as Roberto Júnior, is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Brazil, he played for the Hong Kong national team.
Club career
Roberto started his senior career in Brazil with Santos.
On 18 June 2017, Eastern'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 announced the signing of Roberto.
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 Hong Kong national football team and made his international debut in a World Cup qualifier 2–0 loss against Qatar on 24 March 2016.
Career statistics
Club
As of 22 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sun Hei | 2008–09 | ? | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 17 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 18 | 2 | |||
| Eastern | 2014–15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 20 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| R&F | 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 15 | 1 | |||
| Kitchee | 2020–21 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 177 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 224 | 13 | |
International
- As of matches played 15 June 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2019 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  Cambodia |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
Sun Hei
Eastern
Kitchee
- Hong Kong Premier League: 2020–21, 2022–23
- Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 2022–23
References
- "Hong Kong - Beto - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "Hong Kong - Beto - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "Hong Kong - Beto - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "羅拔圖投富力年薪180萬". Apple Daily. 4 July 2017. (in Chinese)
- 港超聯 羅拔圖、謝家強齊齊加盟傑志！ on.cc 17 February 2021
- 【港超聯】前港隊後衛羅拔圖確認離開傑志 已返回巴西 inmediahk.net 10 June 2024
- "FIFA". Archived from the original on 22 June 2015.
- "Hong Kong - Beto - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- "Roberto Júnior". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
External links
- Roberto Júnior at Soccerway
| 2015–16 Hong Kong Top Footballer | |
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| 2016–17 Hong Kong Top Footballer | |
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- 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
- 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