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João Paulo (footballer, born February 1985)

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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)
2006São José (loan) 4 (0)
2007 Londrina 3 (1)
2008União Barbarense (loan) 3 (0)
2008América (loan) 12 (1)
2009Iraty (loan) 14 (0)
2009 Paraná 29 (2)
2009 Avaí 0 (0)
2010Paraná (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)

João Paulo da Silva (born 22 February 1985), known as João Paulo is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Londrina as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

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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

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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

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  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.
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