Denis Júnior
Brazilian footballer
Denis de Oliveira Aguiar Júnior (born 10 August 1998), known as Denis Júnior, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ferroviária, on loan from Bahia.
Career
A São Paulo FC youth graduate, Denis impressed with the under-17 squad during the 2015 Campeonato Paulista Sub-17 winning campaign. He was promoted to the first team squad in 2017, when he included the name "Júnior" since goalkeeper Denis was still on the club at the time. He played in three matches for a B-team in the 2017 Copa Paulista, and also played with the under-20s in the 2018 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.
On 12 March 2021, Denis Júnior was loaned to Bahia. He was mainly a backup option before signing a permanent two-year deal with the club in December of that year.
On 26 May 2022, Denis Júnior was loaned to Série C side Confiança, but his loan was cut short in July after he made no appearances for the club. On 27 December 2022, he was presented at Vila Nova.
Denis Júnior became a starter for Vila during the 2023 Série B, and renewed his contract with Bahia until 2026 on 15 December 2023; a new one-year loan deal was also agreed.
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