Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Pumas Signs Brazilian Forward Juninho From Flamengo on Three-Year Deal

The 29-year-old brings recent team honors, with Pumas still shopping for another center forward before Clausura 2026.

Overview

  • Pumas officially presented Juninho at La Cantera, where president Luis Raúl González and sporting vice president Antonio Sancho welcomed him.
  • Journalist César Luis Merlo reported a $5 million transfer fee, a figure not confirmed by the club.
  • Club plans call for adding another foreign No. 9 and keeping Guillermo Martínez to carry three center forwards for the league and CONCACAF campaigns.
  • With Flamengo in 2025, Juninho logged 32 appearances, 876 minutes and four goals in a limited role.
  • His standout production came at Qarabag with 41 goals and 16 assists in 81 matches, and he can also operate on either wing.