João Afonso Crispim (born 9 February 1995), known as João Afonso, is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defensive midfielder
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for
Remo
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.
Career
João Afonso is a youth product from
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 ...
. He made his
Série A debut at 13 October 2013 against
Náutico.
On 29 June 2019, Afonso joined Portuguese club
Gil Vicente
Gil Vicente (; c. 1465c. 1536), called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus," often refe ...
. After three seasons playing for the
Barcelos club, Afonso moved to
Marítimo in 2022.
On 28 July 2023,
Série B side
Novorizontino announced the signing of Afonso on a contract until April 2024.
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1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Criciúma
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Primeira Liga players
Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players
SC Internacional players
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
Criciúma Esporte Clube players
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players
Goiás Esporte Clube players
Gil Vicente F.C. players
C.S. Marítimo players
Grêmio Novorizontino players
Clube do Remo players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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