João Paulo Daniel (born 12 January 1981) is a Brazilian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Career
Born in
Araras
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Etymology
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, São Paulo state, João Paulo started his career at
Paulista Futebol Clube
Paulista Futebol Clube, also called as Paulista de Jundiaí or simply Paulista, is a Brazilian football team from Jundiaí, in São Paulo, founded on 17 May 1909. They currently play in the Campeonato Paulista Série A4, the fourth tier of the ...
. He was loaned to
União São João and
Juventude in 2002 and 2003 season. In September 2004 he left for
Servette FC
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of
Swiss Super League
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. In mid-season, he left for
Ciudad de Murcia
Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated to Ciudad de Murcia, was a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the namesake autonomous community. They played at the 16,000-seater ''Estadio de La Condomina''.
Ciudad Murcia was reloc ...
of Spanish
Segunda División
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along with
Roberto Merino due to bankrupt of the club.
In mid-2005, he was signed by
Young Boys. In 2006 he helped Young Boys reach the Swiss Cup Final, however he missed his penalty in the shootout and they were defeated by
FC Sion
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. He was loaned to
Strasbourg
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in January 2007. He signed a two-year contract extension in the June 2007. but left for league rival
Neuchâtel Xamax
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in December, on a reported -year contract. However, he left the club in January 2009.
In October 2009 he left for
Liga de Honra
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side
Portimonense and finished as the runner-up of the league and promoted to
Primeira Liga
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.
In August 2010 he returned to Brazil, signed a contract until end of year with
Desportivo Brasil of
Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão
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;League names
*Campe ...
. He played 4 times for the club at the state league 4th level. The team finished as the losing side of the second stage (round of 24), finished as the bottom of the group.
In September, he left for
São Caetano.
Wisła Płock
In July 2011, he joined Polish club
Wisła Płock
Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (Wisła Płock S.A.), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship. They will compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season after wi ...
on a one-year contract.
Joao Paulo Daniel nowym zawodnikiem Wisły Płock
7 July 2011, onet.pl
References
External links
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Portuguese League stats.
at LPFP.pt
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Swiss League stats.
at Football.ch
Futpedia
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1981 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Swiss Super League players
Ligue 2 players
Segunda División players
Liga Portugal 2 players
I liga players
Desportivo Brasil players
Paulista Futebol Clube players
União São João Esporte Clube players
Esporte Clube Juventude players
Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube players
Servette FC players
Ciudad de Murcia footballers
BSC Young Boys players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players
Portimonense S.C. players
Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
Wisła Płock players
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Araras
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen