Jânio (footballer)

Jânio Daniel do Nascimento Santos, simply known as Jânio (born 3 July 1991), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Associação Atlética de Altos as a forward.

Club career
Born in Parnaíba, Piauí, Jânio graduated from Coritiba's youth setup, and was subsequently loaned to CFZ-DF, São Carlos, Ferroviário, J. Malucelli, Parnahyba, and Junior Team. After scoring five goals with the latter, he returned to Coxa in September 2013.

Jânio made his Coritiba – and Série A – debut on replacing Bill in a 0–3 away loss against Atlético Mineiro. He appeared in five matches during the campaign, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

On 8 January 2014 Jânio signed for Criciúma. On 10 February he was loaned to Nacional-MG, appearing regularly and scoring three goals.

On 7 July 2014 Jânio joined Portuguesa on loan until the end of the year.