Jean Paulo Fernandes Filho (born 26 October 1995), simply known as Jean, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Bahia

Born in

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, Jean graduated with

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's youth setup, being promoted to the main squad in 2015. In February 2015 he was elected as first-choice, profiting from an injury crisis in the squad,Jeanzinho, filho do ídolo e ex-goleiro Jean, será o dono da camisa 1 neste domingo (22) (Jeanzinho, son of idol and former goalkeeper Jean, will be wearing the number one shirt this Sunday (22))
Correio 24 Horas, 22 February 2015 and signed a new three-year deal with the club late in the month. Jean made his professional debut on 9 May 2015, starting in a 1–1 away draw against América Mineiro for the Série B championship. Mainly a backup during the club's promotion campaign, he only featured in three league matches during that year. Jean became an undisputed starter during the 2017 season, and made his Série A debut on 14 May 2017 in a 6–2 home routing of

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. He featured in all 38 league matches of the tournament, as his side finished in a mid-table position.

São Paulo

On 22 December 2017, Jean agreed to a five-year contract with fellow top tier club

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. On 9 January 2020, the player had his contract suspended until the end of the year following an accusation of violence against his wife the previous month.

Atlético Goianiense (loan)

On 13 January 2020, Jean was loaned to fellow top tier club

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. On 13 September, he scored the first goal of his career in a 1–0 Série A win at Bahia, volleying a rebound off the wall from a free kick he himself had taken. He scored a further five times during that season, all of which from penalty kicks. On 27 February 2021, he won the

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title.

Cerro Porteño (loan)

On 27 March 2021, Jean joined

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club

on loan until December. Fernandes joined the club in replacement of Cerro Porteno's first choice goalkeeper, the

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, who was injured. Upon arrival, Fernandes was only able to play games in the

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International career

On 15 May 2015 Jean was included in Brazil under-20s' final list ahead of that year's

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Career statistics

List of goals scored

Following, is the list with the goals scored by Jean:

Personal life

Jean's father, also named Jean, was also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He too was groomed at Bahia.

Honours

;Bahia *

Copa do Nordeste Copa do Nordeste (''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (''Northeastern Cup''), and sometimes informally referred as Lampions League – in reference to the UEFA Ch ...

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; Atlético Goianiense *

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;C.Porteño Paraguay national league: 2021

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jean 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian footballers Association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Esporte Clube Bahia players São Paulo FC players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Cerro Porteño players Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in Paraguay