João Carlos de Castro Ferreira (born 12 February 1987), known as João Carlos, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for São Bernardo.

Club career

Born in

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, João Carlos began his career in the youth sides of

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, but left the side to work in a

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in his hometown. After nearly quitting football, he made his senior debut with in 2006, and was known as João Moreno at the time. João Carlos subsequently played for

, Resende and America-RJ before returning to Arraial in 2008, where he impressed enough to earn a trial at South African side

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in August of that year. On 27 January 2009, he moved to

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, but was separated from the squad in less than a month after arriving. João Carlos subsequently signed for Mesquita, but finished the 2009 season back at Arraial. In 2010, as Arraial did not field a senior squad, he played for and

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. João Carlos was a spotlight of Arraial during the 2012

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, and returned to Duque for the 2012 Série C. On 4 December 2013, he agreed to a deal with

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, and was the club's top scorer as they won the 2014 Série C. Ahead of the 2015 season, João Carlos joined Madureira, where he featured regularly. On 21 April 2016, he was announced at

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on loan, but only played twice before fracturing his

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in the following month. After recovering in the middle of 2017, João Carlos played for Madureira before returning to Cuiabá in 2018, also on loan. Now a regular starter, he helped the side to achieve promotion before signing for

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on 11 December 2018. On 23 July 2020, João Carlos renewed his contract with ''Voltaço'' until 2022, but was loaned to

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on 2 December. On 12 May 2021, João Carlos was loaned to São Bernardo for the latter stages of the year's

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. After achieving promotion, he terminated his contract with Volta Redonda on 21 July 2021, and returned to São Bernardo for the 2021

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. Regularly used for ''Bernô'', João Carlos won the 2021 Copa Paulista with the side and achieved promotion from the 2022 Série D. On 22 October 2022, aged 35, he renewed his contract for a further year.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Duque de Caxias * Copa Rio: 2013 Macaé *

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Mirassol *

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São Bernardo *

: 2021

Individual

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top goalscorer:

(8 goals, shared with

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)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joao Carlos 1987 births Living people Footballers from Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players Resende FC players America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players Clube Atlético Metropolitano players Mesquita Futebol Clube players Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players Madureira Esporte Clube players Cuiabá Esporte Clube players Volta Redonda FC players Mirassol Futebol Clube players São Bernardo FC players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen