João Araújo (footballer)

This article is about the Brazilian footballer born in 2005. Not to be confused with João Paulo (footballer, born June 1988).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Araújo and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

João Vitor Araújo da Silva (born 20 June 2005), known as Araújo or João Araújo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Grêmio.

João Araújo

Personal information
Full name	João Vitor Araújo da Silva
Date of birth	(2005-06-20) 20 June 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Grêmio
Number	49
Youth career
	São José-RS
	Aimoré
2022	→ Ceará (loan)
2023–	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Grêmio	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Araújo joined Grêmio's youth setup in 2023, after representing Ceará, Aimoré and São José-RS.^[1] On 17 October of that year, he signed his first professional contract with the former club.^[2]

Araújo made his first team – and Série A – debut on 21 October 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Josué in a 3–0 away loss to São Paulo.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 28 October 2023^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grêmio	2023	Série A	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Honours

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2024