João Paulo Queiroz de Moraes (born 28 November 1996), known as João Paulo, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Oliveirense.

Club career

São Paulo

Born in

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, João Paulo graduated from the youth academy of local

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. He went on to score seven goals in the 2015

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, one goal shy of the top scorer Gabriel Vasconcelos. Amidst interest from

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and

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, he extended his contract till 2019 on 21 February. Ahead of the 2015 season, João Paulo was promoted to the senior team. On 23 May, he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 3–0 win against

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. On 7 July 2016, João Paulo was loaned out to

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till May 2017. On 3 March 2017, he scored his first professional goal, in a 3–0 win against Altos in that season's

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. On 2 June, his loan was extended until the end of the

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. On 27 December 2017, João Paulo was loaned out to

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for the

. He went on to score two goals in the

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. On 13 April 2018, he scored his first Série B goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat against

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Ceará

On 30 December 2018, João Paulo joined

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for the upcoming season.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Joao Paulo 1996 births Living people Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers Brazilian men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players V.League 1 players Liga Portugal 2 players São Paulo FC players Esporte Clube Bahia players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Ceará Sporting Club players Oeste Futebol Clube players Guarani FC players Ho Chi Minh City FC players Desportivo Brasil players U.D. Oliveirense players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen People from Tietê, São Paulo