In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Orlando and the second or paternal family name is Affonso. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Roberto Orlando Affonso Júnior (Chinese: 羅拔圖; born 28 May 1983), commonly known as Roberto Júnior, is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Brazil, he played for the Hong Kong national team.
Club career
Roberto started his senior career in Brazil with Santos.
On 18 June 2017, Eastern's chairman Peter Leung claimed that Roberto was offered a two-year contract by R&F. Two weeks later, the two clubs agreed on a HKD$250,000 transfer fee.[4]
On 14 October 2020, Roberto left R&F after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season.
On 17 February 2021, Kitchee announced the signing of Roberto.[5]
On 10 June 2024, it was confirmed that Roberto had left Kitchee.[6]
International career
Roberto was born and raised in Brazil, but became a naturalized citizen of Hong Kong after 9 years of residence. He got a callup to the Hong Kong national football team and made his international debut in a World Cup qualifier 2–0 loss against Qatar on 24 March 2016.[7]