João Alves de Assis Silva (born 20 March 1987), known as Jô () or João Alves, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a forward. He has previously played for

Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians () is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-author, Sosthenes, and is addressed to the Christian church in C ...

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...

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, Everton,

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

, Internacional,

Atlético Mineiro Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

and

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. Jô made his full international debut for Brazil in 2007, and was in the squads which took bronze at the 2008 Olympics and won the

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, and also played at the

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Club career

Corinthians

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Jô played for Brazilian side

debuting at the 2003 season at the age of 16, being the youngest football player who ever played and scored a goal for the professional team. He made 54 appearances scoring 23 goals. In late 2005, he was transferred to Russian club

CSKA Moscow

In 2006, Jô became the fourth Brazilian signed by the club within last two years and joined

Daniel Carvalho Daniel da Silva Carvalho (born 1 March 1983), more commonly known as Daniel Carvalho, is a Brazilian former football attacking midfielder. Club career Carvalho started his career in his native state of Rio Grande do Sul at Sport Club Intern ...

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, and

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. He scored 14 goals in his first 18 appearances for

. In the

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, Jô scored two goals in the matches against

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football ...

, one being in a dramatic 4–2 loss at the

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. Altogether Jô appeared in 77 games for CSKA Moscow, scoring 44 goals.

Manchester City

On 31 July 2008,

signed Jô for an undisclosed value thought to be worth about £19 million, a club record at the time. He scored just one league goal in 4 matches for Manchester City, against Portsmouth, and also scored a brace in the UEFA Cup against

Omonia Nicosia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (; ''Athlitikós Sýllogos Omónoia Lefkosías''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (also transliterated as Omonoia), is a Cypriot professional multi-sport club, established on 4 June 1948 in Nico ...

. Jô found it difficult to establish himself in the City team and featured in just 6 games at the start of the 2008–09 season. Jô joined Everton on loan in February 2009, until the end of the 2008–09 season. He made his debut at

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against

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, scoring twice in a 3–0 win. He finished the season with five goals from twelve league appearances, though missed out on Everton's run to the 2009 FA Cup Final as he was

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after playing the last 20 minutes of Manchester City's

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defeat to

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. He returned to Manchester City at the end of the season, but re-joined Everton on a season-long loan for 2009–10, with the option of a permanent move at the end of that period. His first competitive goal in the loan spell was scored against

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in a

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group game, which Everton went on to win 4–0. After returning to Brazil without permission over the Christmas period, Everton manager

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suspended him for a breach of conduct. After the breach of conduct at Everton, he returned to Manchester City and was loaned to

on the very same day. He scored three goals during his loan spell at Galatasaray. He returned to Manchester City after his loan spell at Galatasaray expired. Jô scored in his first game back against

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Timbers have p ...

and was also successful in further pre-season friendlies against

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Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

and

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

respectively. He then went on to score in the Europa League win against Salzburg and in the League Cup loss to

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

, his fourth and fifth goals for the club. On 21 November 2010 Jô made a rare start for Manchester City in his team's 4–1 win over

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea ...

. Jô also featured in Manchester City's 3–1 win away to

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before Christmas and scored City's only goal in a 1–1 draw with

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in the

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. City won the 2010–11 FA Cup, and despite being left out of the squad for the

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, he contributed five appearances earlier in the cup run.

Sport Club Internacional

On 20 July 2011, following a disappointing spell at

, only scoring six goals in 41 appearances, Jô decided to return to Brazil and join

Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional, Inter de Porto Alegre, a cidade do Grêmio or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional Association football, football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Campeonato Bras ...

Atlético Mineiro

In May 2012, Jô signed with fellow Brazilian side

, where he formed a striking partnership with

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. He won the

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and helped the club win its first

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title in 2013, scoring in the final game at

Mineirão Mineirão (; , named after its large structure), officially known as Governador Magalhães Pinto Stadium (, ; , named after Magalhães Pinto), is an association football stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Owned by the state of Minas Gerais, it ...

against Olimpia and finishing as the top scorer in the competition with 7 goals. He also played in both games of Atlético's

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win in 2014. On 4 November 2014, after a string of acts of indiscipline, Jô was reported released from the club by officials. On 10 January 2015, however, he was reinstated to the squad along with Emerson Conceição and

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, who had also been suspended, by manager

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. On 3 May 2015, after more than 1 year without scoring a single goal, Jô came up as a substitute in the 2015

final against Caldense and scored the winning goal of the match from an offside position, as Atlético won 2-1 and were crowned champions of the competition for the 43rd time.

Al Shabab

In July 2015, Jô signed a deal with Emirati club Al Shabab.

Jiangsu Suning

On 5 February 2016, Jô Joined Jiangsu Suning of the

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Return to Corinthians

Jô signed a three-year deal, on 2 November 2016, to mark his return to his first club

. Despite signing for the club in November 2016, he was only permitted to play from 2017 onwards. In 2017, the Brazilian lived a return full of uncertainties augmented by the media putting pressure on Corinthians that was mocked as being the "fourth force of São Paulo state" and his recent past of exaggerated festivities. However, he answered as a professional player performing many consistent and some delightful matches during season (2017). Jô became known as "Rei dos Clássicos" that could be translated as king of derbys, after scoring decisive goals against all of Corinthians regional rivals. On 15 November 2017, Jô scored two goals as Corinthians beat

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, th ...

3–1 and helped his team clinch the league title and this way, he confirmed his best league season scoring more than 17 goals in Campeonato Brasileiro. Corinthians obtained its seventh trophy in the competition, one of the most disputed leagues in the world; known by its traditional rivalries, fanatic supporters, athletes formation and frequent presence of its teams in Intercontinental Cup and

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. A very curious fact that demonstrates Jô's huge change of conduct was seen after the confirmation of Corinthians 2017 league title when he literally refused a cup of beer on the pitch celebration.

Nagoya Grampus

On 3 January 2018,

announced the signing of Jô. On 24 February, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 win over

Gamba Osaka is a Japanese professional association football, football club based in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's home stadium is Panasonic Stadium Suita. They form a ...

. On 5 August 2018, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-2 win against

. On 26 August, he scored a hat-trick again in a 4-1 win against

Urawa Reds The or simply Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ, ''Urawa Rezzu''), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, are a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan, who p ...

. In August 2018, he scored 10 goals in 5 matches.

Later career

On 17 June 2020, Corinthians announced that Jô would make his second return to the club and wear the number 77 as an allusion to the 1977 Campeonato Paulista. Jô's third spell at ''Timão'', however, was surrounded by controversy. The striker went to a resort during the height of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil, wore a green boot – which indirectly alluded to rival

Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...

– and missed training. In June 2022, after another absence, Jô and Corinthians terminated their contract. He then played for

Ceará Ceará (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It is the List of Brazilian states by population, eighth-largest Brazilian State by ...

in 2022. On 25 January 2023, Jô joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain. On 30 January 2023, just five days later, Al-Jabalain announced that they had released Jô from his contract. On 26 February 2023, Jô announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 35. On 5 January 2024, Jô came back from retirement and signed for recently-promoted to Série B side Amazonas.

International career

Jô received his first call-up to the

Brazil national football team The Brazil national football team (), nicknamed ''Seleção Canarinho'' ("Canary Squad", after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international Association football, football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Co ...

in May 2007 and was in the squad to play against

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, but did not play. He then made his international debut in a friendly against

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, in June 2007 aged 20. On 7 June 2013, Jô was called to replace

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for

, who was withdrawn from the original squad due to an injury. In the opening match on 15 June 2013, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 victory over

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. He then scored his second goal for

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against

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on 19 June 2013. Jô was selected in the Brazilian squad for the

. He made his first appearance in the competition in the second group game, coming on for the last 22 minutes in place of

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in a goalless draw with

. He made another substitute appearance for the same player in the Round of 16 match against

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

, and played the full 90 minutes of the third-place play-off defeat to the

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. After Tite was appointed manager of the Brazil national team, Jô believes he can be called up again to ''Seleção''. According to him, it only depends on his working for

, club where he came back to play for in 2017.

Career statistics

Club

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ''Statistics accurate as of match played 12 July 2014'' :''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.'' International goals

Honours

Corinthians *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...

CSKA Moscow *

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

* Russian Cup: 2005–06, 2007–08 *

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Manchester City *

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: 2010-11 Internacional *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Atlético Mineiro *

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

* Recopa Sudamericana:

Brazil U23 * Olympic Men's Football Bronze:

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Brazil *

FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBO ...

Individual * Copa Libertadores Top Scorer:

Team of the year:

* Bola de Prata: 2017 *

Bola de Ouro The ''Bola de Ouro'' (Golden Ball) is an annual award given each year, since 1973, by Brazilian sports magazine '' Placar'' to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro. A group of sports journalists watch every match of the competition and ra ...

: 2017 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Top Scorer:

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player:

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2017 *J.League Player of the Month: August 2018 * J.League Top Scorer:

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

J.League Best XI The J.League Best XI is an acknowledgement of the best eleven players in J.League. J1 League (1993–present) Multiple appearances Appearances by club Appearances by country * Only on two occasions there has been a full-Japanese Best X ...

: 2018

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