Junior Firpo

Hector Junior Firpo Adames (born 22 August 1996), known as Junior Firpo or simply Junior, is a Dominican professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Leeds United. Mainly a left-back, he can also play as a centre-back or right-back.

Club Career

Real Betis

Born in Santo Domingo, Junior moved to Benalmadena, Malaga, Andalusia at the age of six and joined Real Betis' youth setup in June 2014, aged 18, from Puerto Malagueno. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 15 February 2015, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Granada B for the Segunda Division B championship.

Definitely promoted to the B-side ahead of the 2015–16 season, Junior appeared regularly during the season, which ended in relegation. On 17 April 2016 he scored his first senior goal, netting the third in a 4–0 away win over Algeciras.

On 1 August 2017, after spending the whole pre-season with the main squad, Junior renewed his contract until 2021. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut the following 12 February, starting in a 1–0 away defeat of Deportivo La Coruna, becoming the first Dominican Republic-born player to have ever featured in La Liga.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Хуниор Фирпо (russian)