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Osman de Menezes Venâncio Júnior (born 29 October 1992), known as Osman Júnior or simply Osman, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ponte Preta. Mainly a winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Osman was born in São Paulo, and was a Santos youth graduate. Released in 2012, he signed for Oeste and made his senior debut on 12 August of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 Série C away loss against Chapecoense.
After being rarely used, Osman represented Comercial-SP, Sertãozinho and Juventus in quick succession.
Luverdense
On 10 January 2015, Osman joined Luverdense. He scored his first goal for the club on 10 March, netting the opener in a 2–0 home success over Operário Várzea-Grandense.
Osman scored his first professional goal on 16 May 2015, netting the game's only in a home success over América Mineiro for the Série B championship. He finished the campaign with four goals in 35 appearances, as his side achieved a mid-table position.
Loan to América Mineiro
On 28 December 2015 Osman was loaned to América Mineiro, recently promoted to Série A, for one year. He made his debut in the competition on 15 May 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Fluminense.
Loan to Chapecoense
On 9 January 2017, Osman was presented at Chapecoense also in the top tier, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal. In June, he suffered a serious knee injury, being sidelined for the remainder of the campaign; his loan was renewed for a further year the following 8 January.
Red Bull (Brasil & Bragantino)
On 7 January 2019, Osman signed a short-term deal with Red Bull Brasil, for the Campeonato Paulista. He became a Red Bull Bragantino player when Red Bull Brasil merged with Clube Atlético Bragantino in April 2019.
Career statistics
- As of 7 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oeste | 2012 | Série C | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Comercial-SP | 2013 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Sertãozinho | 2014 | Paulista A3 | — | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Juventus-SP | 2014 | Paulista A3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Luverdense | 2015 | Série B | 35 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 59 | 7 | |
| América Mineiro (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 26 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 45 | 8 | |
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| Red Bull Brasil | 2019 | Paulista | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Bragantino | 2019 | Série B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 84 | 8 | 79 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 212 | 19 | ||
Honours
- Oeste
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2012
- América Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2016
- Chapecoense
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2017