João Paulo (footballer, born February 1985)
João Paulo da Silva (born 22 February 1985), known as João Paulo is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Londrina as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Paulo da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Francisco Beltrão, Paraná | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Londrina | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2001 | Francisco Beltrão-PR | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Francisco Beltrão-PR | 9 | (1) |
| 2006 | São Caetano | 11 | (2) |
| 2006 | → São José (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Londrina | 3 | (1) |
| 2008 | → União Barbarense (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | → América (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Iraty (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2009 | Paraná | 29 | (2) |
| 2009 | Avaí | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Paraná (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Ponte Preta | 41 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Atlético Paranaense | 73 | (5) |
| 2015–2018 | Coritiba | 71 | (3) |
| 2018 | Londrina | 24 | (0) |
| 2019 | São Bento | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Juventude | 93 | (5) |
| 2021 | Figueirense | 8 | (0) |
| 2021– | Londrina | 22 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:36, 16 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Francisco Beltrão, Paraná, João Paulo graduated from São Caetano's youth setup. A versatile two-footed central midfielder, he signed with the Japanese club Albirex Niigata in August 2010.[1]
After an unsuccessful stint in Japan, João Paulo returned to Brazil and signed for Ponte Preta in March 2011.[2] After appearing regularly for Macaca he moved to Atlético Paranaense on 6 July 2012.[3]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paraná | 2009 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 29 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 43 | 4 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2010 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Ponte Preta | 2011 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 34 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 31 | 2 | |
| Total | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 65 | 5 | |
| Atlético Paranaense | 2012 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 92 | 5 | |
References
- Albirex Niigata (12 August 2010). "Joao Paulo joins Albirex". Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- Ponte Preta apresenta o volante João Paulo, primeiro reforço para a Série B (Ponte Preta presents defensive midfielder João Paulo, first addition for Série B); Globo Esporte, 29 March 2011 (in Portuguese)
- "João Paulo Silva deixa a Ponte Preta e acerta com o Atlético-PR" [João Paulo Silva leaves Ponte Preta and signs with Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Futebol Paranaense. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- João Paulo at Soccerway
- "2010 Albirex Niigata Player statistics". J. League. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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