João Felipe Schmidt Urbano (born 19 May 1993), known as João Schmidt, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Santos.

Club career

São Paulo

Schmidt was born in

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, and joined São Paulo FC's youth sides in 2005, aged 12. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 18 July 2012, starting in a 1–0 home loss to Vasco da Gama. Definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2013 season, Schmidt only featured rarely for ''Tricolor'' in the following years.

Loan to Vitória de Setúbal

In July 2014, Schmidt moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Primeira Liga club

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on loan for the season. He made his debut abroad on 17 August, starting in a 2–0 away loss to Rio Ave. Schmidt scored his first professional goal on 24 August 2014, netting his side's second through a

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in a 2–0 home win over

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. He was a regular starter for Vitória during his loan spell, contributing with eight goals in 34 appearances overall.

Return from loan

Schmidt returned to São Paulo in June 2015, but was rarely used by head coach Juan Carlos Osorio during the remainder of the year. He was close to a loan move to

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in February 2016, but the move did not materialize, and he later started to feature regularly under head coach

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. Schmidt scored his first goal for ''Tricolor'' on 6 April 2016, netting his team's third in a 6–0 home routing of Trujillanos, for the year's Copa Libertadores. After finishing the year as a starter, he rejected a contract renewal and agreed to a pre-contract with Italian side

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in January 2017.

Atalanta

On 8 July 2017, Atalanta officially announced Schmidt. He made his debut for the club on 20 December, replacing Nicolas Haas in a 2–1

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home win over

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, but failed to feature in any

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matches during the season.

Loan to Rio Ave

On 6 July 2018, Schmidt returned to Portugal and joined Rio Ave on a one-year loan deal, with an option to make the move permanent. He immediately became a first-choice at his new club, scoring a brace in a 7–0

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home routing of Silves on 25 November 2018. On 2 February 2019, Rio Ave and Atalanta agreed to end the loan deal early.

Nagoya Grampus

On 6 February 2019,

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announced the signing of Schmidt. A first-choice in his first year, he lost his starting spot in the 2020 campaign.

Kawasaki Frontale

On 6 January 2021, Schmidt moved to fellow J1 League side

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. He helped the club to retain the league title in his first season, also winning the

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in 2021 and the Emperor's Cup in 2023.

Santos

On 30 December 2023, Schmidt returned to his home country after more than six years, after being announced at Santos on a one-year deal. He made his debut for the club the following 20 January, starting in a 1–0 away win over

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International career

Schmit was a member of the Brazil national under-20 team in the

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, starting in all five matches of the competition.

Career statistics

Honours

São Paulo *

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: 2010 * Copa Sudamericana:

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Kawasaki Frontale * J1 League:

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* Emperor's Cup:

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Brazil U20 *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schmidt, Joao Living people 1993 births Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian people of German descent Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players J1 League players São Paulo FC players Vitória F.C. players Atalanta BC players Rio Ave F.C. players Nagoya Grampus players Kawasaki Frontale players Santos FC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazil men's under-20 international footballers