abstract:Juninho, Portuguese for "little Junior", is a common nickname in Brazil for those whose full name includes Júnior. It is often combined with an epithet, sometimes a demonym (a word derived from their place of origin).
Michael Essien played with Malouda for a season longerthanDrogba, the two forming a midfield along with JuninhoandMahamadou Diarra that helped turn Lyonintooneof the topsides in Europe.