[1] Stênio Júnior, started his professional career in Brazilian club Horizonte FC when he was 20 years old.

While playing for Horizonte FC, Junior was spotted by Bulgarian club Litex Lovech (coached by Hristo Stoichkov), which soon bought him.

Later that year, on 1 July 2013, Junior was loaned to Macedonian club FK Pelister.

Junior played in the second half of the game and with accurate passing helped KF Shkëndija score 2 more goals winning the match 3-0.

After the match, the manager, Shpëtim Duro stated that Junior played a great game in his debut and that he has a bright future in KF Shkëndija.