João Paulo da Silva (born 22 February 1985), known as João Paulo is a Brazilian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays for
Londrina as a
defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in
Francisco Beltrão
Francisco Beltrão, established on December 14, 1952, is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. In 2010, the population was 80,727, of which 85% lived in the city proper and 15% on the surrounding land. Francisco Beltrão is very clo ...
,
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.
After an unsuccessful stint in Japan, João Paulo returned to Brazil and signed for
Ponte Preta in March 2011. After appearing regularly for ''Macaca'' he moved to
Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...
on 6 July 2012.
Club statistics
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Curitiba
Brazilian footballers
Association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
São José Esporte Clube players
Londrina Esporte Clube players
União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players
América Futebol Clube (SP) players
Iraty Sport Club players
Paraná Clube players
Avaí FC players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Club Athletico Paranaense players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Esporte Clube São Bento players
Esporte Clube Juventude players
J1 League players
Albirex Niigata players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Expatriate footballers in Japan
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