João Paulo da Silva (born 22 February 1985), known as João Paulo is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays for
Londrina
Londrina (, literally "Little London") is a city located in the north of the state of Paraná (state), Paraná, South Region, Brazil, and is 388 km (241 miles) away from the state capital, Curitiba. It is the second largest city in the state and f ...
as a
defensive midfielder
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.
Club career
Born in
Francisco Beltrão
Francisco Beltrão, established on December 14, 1952, is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. In 2010, the population was 80,727, of which 85% lived in the city proper and 15% on the surrounding land. Francisco Beltrão is very close ...
,
Paraná Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to:
Geology
* Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America
Places In Argentina
*Paraná, Entre Ríos, a city
* Paraná Department, a part of Entre Ríos Province
In Brazil
*Paraná (state), a state ...
, João Paulo graduated from
São Caetano's youth setup. A versatile two-footed central midfielder, he signed with the Japanese club
Albirex Niigata
is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. They currently play in J1 League after being promoted from J2 League as cha ...
in August 2010.
After an unsuccessful stint in Japan, João Paulo returned to Brazil and signed for
Ponte Preta in March 2011. After appearing regularly for ''Macaca'' he moved to
Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...
on 6 July 2012.
Club statistics
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Curitiba
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
São José Esporte Clube players
Londrina Esporte Clube players
União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players
América Futebol Clube (SP) players
Iraty Sport Club players
Paraná Clube players
Avaí FC players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Club Athletico Paranaense players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Esporte Clube São Bento players
Esporte Clube Juventude players
J1 League players
Albirex Niigata players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
People from Francisco Beltrão
Footballers from Paraná (state)
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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