Francisco Júnior, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Francisco Júnior

Guinea-Bissauan footballer

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1992

Place of Birth: Bissau, Bissau Autonomous Sector, Guinea-Bissau

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Guinea-Bissau

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Francisco Santos da Silva Júnior (born 18 January 1992) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Haifa.
He represented Portugal internationally at under-19 and under-21 level, before being called up to the Guinea-Bissau senior team in 2017. Originally from Guinea-Bissau, he was signed by Portuguese side Benfica whilst with Benfica de Bissau in 2007.
He signed with English club Everton in February 2012, who loaned him out to Vitesse Arnhem (Holland), Strømsgodset (Norway), Port Vale, and Wigan Athletic.
He joined Strømsgodset (Norway) on a free transfer in February 2016.
After two seasons, he joined Vendsyssel FF (Denmark) in December 2018.
He signed with Hapoel Haifa (Israel) in August 2019.