Júnior Freitas

Defensive Midfielder - Luverdense U18
6 Jul 2029
Friday
Process

Marked for Júnior Freitas

91 Edition

The Luverdense Chronicle

24 Apr 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Player ratings

Luis Felipe pops up at the right end — 7.96

7.96, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.

The dugout

Elivelton frozen out at Luverdense

This is not rotation. Elivelton has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Luverdense is pretending otherwise.

Squad

Renyer in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Luverdense this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

A row about effort at Luverdense

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Natan Masiero was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Match

Luverdense see off Itabaiana

Three points for Luverdense, 2‑0 the final word against Itabaiana in a contest settled by the finer margins.

The dugout

The view from the dugout

“We controlled it. There were spells I did not like and we will look at them, but the group showed me something.” Arthur Moreira, on a 2‑0 win that he was already picking apart on the walk to the press room.

The dugout

A promise honoured for Joaquín Molina

It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. Luverdense told Joaquín Molina something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.

Player ratings

Joaquín Molina runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Júnior Freitas makes his debut at 17

At 17 years old, Júnior Freitas became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.

In brief

  • Market The shop window has Elivelton in it
  • The dugout No place in the plan for Tobias Juhl
  • Squad The shirt belongs to Giba now
Back issues
90 Edition

The Luverdense Chronicle

17 Apr 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

The dugout

Mateus Soares says Luverdense went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

A falling-out at Luverdense

Renyer and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Boardroom

5 academy graduates step up at Luverdense

Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.

Squad

A row about effort at Luverdense

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Natan Masiero was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Match

A bad afternoon for Luverdense against Mixto

1‑2 to Mixto, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Market

One of our own: Antônio Assis joins the Luverdense first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Antônio Assis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market

One of our own: Roberto Fonseca joins the Luverdense first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Roberto Fonseca is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market

Luverdense promote Júnior Freitas from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Júnior Freitas has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Market

Carlos Martins steps up from the Luverdense academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Carlos Martins has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

In brief