Lourenço (footballer)

João Paulo Ferreira Lourenço (born 7 September 1997), simply known as Lourenço is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará, as a winger.

Lourenço

Personal information
Full name	João Paulo Ferreira Lourenço[1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil[1]
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger[1]
Team information
Current team	Ceará
Number	97
Youth career
	Avaí
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Avaí	151	(9)
2020–2021	→ Santa Cruz (loan)	17	(4)
2022	CSA	32	(2)
2023	Vila Nova	43	(4)
2024–	Ceará	38	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Lourenço.

Club career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Lourenço graduated from the youth academy of Avaí. On 19 March 2017, he made his first team debut in a 4–1 defeat against Metropolitano.^[2] On 20 November, he scored his first professional goal for the club in a 2–1 league victory against Palmeiras.^[3]

On 17 March 2018, Lourenço scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against Fluminense in Copa do Brasil.^[4]

Club statistics

As of 26 November 2019

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Avaí	2017[1]	Série A	10	1	8	0	0	0	—		1[a]	0	19	1
	2018[1]	Série B	5	0	12	0	2	1	—		—		19	1
	2019[1]	Série A	24	0	12	0	3	0	—		—		39	0
Career total			39	1	32	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	77	2

1. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga

Honours

Avaí

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2019

Ceará

• Campeonato Cearense: 2024

References

1. Lourenço at Soccerway
2. "Avaí goleia o Metropolitano por 4 a 1 e mostra força na briga pelo returno [Avaí thrashes the Metropolitan by 4 to 1 and shows strength in the fight for the return]" (in Portuguese). DC. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
3. "Lourenço vibra com 1º gol e aposta no potencial do Avaí para escapar da queda [Lourenço vibrates with first goal and bet on Avaí's potential to escape the fall]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
4. "Autor de gol contra o Flu, Lourenço define Avaí: "Grupo que transborda vontade de vencer" [Author of goal against Flu, Lourenço defines Avaí: "Group that overflows will to win"]" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

External links

• Avaí Futebol Clube profile