Introduction
Junior Walter Messias (born 13 May 1991) is a Brazilian football player. He plays in Italy for Crotone.
Club career
He started his senior career in the lower-tier, non-professional Italian divisions.
At the end of the 2017–18 season his team Gozzano was promoted to Serie C.
He made his professional Serie C debut for Gozzano on 23 September 2018 in a game against Cuneo. He started the game and played the whole match. He scored his first professional-level goal on 26 September 2018 against Piacenza.
On 31 January 2019 his rights were sold to Serie B club Crotone, who loaned him back to Gozzano until the end of the 2018–19 season. He finished his first professional-level season with 33 appearances (32 as a starter) and 4 goals.
He made his Serie B debut for Crotone on 24 August 2019 in a game against Cosenza. He started the game and played the whole match.