João Paulo Ferreira Lourenço (born 7 September 1997), simply known as Lourenço is a Brazilian footballer who plays for

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, as a winger.

Club career

Born in

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, Lourenço graduated from the youth academy of

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. On 19 March 2017, he made his first team debut in a 4–1 defeat against Metropolitano. On 20 November, he scored his first professional goal for the club in a 2–1 league victory against

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

. On 17 March 2018, Lourenço scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against Fluminense in

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Club statistics

Honours

Avaí * Campeonato Catarinense:

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Ceará *

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: 2024

References

External links

Avaí Futebol Clube
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