[6] Two days later, he scored twice on his official debut for the Segunda División B club, a 2–1 home win over CF Palencia.
[7] On 13 July 2013, after a further two Segunda División campaigns with Numancia,[5] Junior remained in the country and signed for Gimnàstic de Tarragona from division three.
[17] Immediately after leaving Mallorca, Junior joined Málaga CF on a free transfer, signing until June 2024 with an option for another year.
[18] On 15 June 2023, having been relegated, he moved to fellow second-tier club Racing de Santander on a two-year contract.
[19] Junior won his first cap for the Ivory Coast national team on 13 October 2020 at the age of nearly 30, replacing Gervinho late into the 1–0 friendly defeat to Japan in Utrecht, Netherlands.