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.

João Paulo

Personal information
Full name	João Paulo da Silva
Date of birth	(1985-02-22) 22 February 1985 (age 39)
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

As of 13 October 2014^[4][5]

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

1. Albirex Niigata (12 August 2010). "Joao Paulo joins Albirex". Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
2. 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)
3. "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.
4. João Paulo at Soccerway
5. "2010 Albirex Niigata Player statistics". J. League. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

External links

• João Paulo at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)