João Paulo Purcino de Almeida (born 20 July 1990), known as João Paulo, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in Pouso Alto, João Paulo was a graduate of

Fluminense FC Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest Association football, football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato B ...

's youth system. After he joined Fluminense's senior side, João Paulo was sent on a series of loans (to

Figueirense Futebol Clube Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian f ...

Associação Atlética Ponte Preta Associação Atlética Ponte Preta (), commonly referred to as Ponte Preta or just Ponte, is a Brazilian association football club based in Campinas, São Paulo state. Ponte currently plays in the Série C, the third tier of Brazilian footb ...

Criciúma Esporte Clube Criciúma Esporte Clube is a Brazilian professional club based in Criciúma, Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina founded on 13 May 1947. Criciúma is the most successful team from Santa Catarina, having won the 1991 Copa do Brasil, the 2002 ...

and

Clube Náutico Capibaribe Clube Náutico Capibaribe (), or simply Náutico, is a Football in Brazil, Brazilian Sports club, multi-sport club based in Recife, Pernambuco. The club is most notable for its association football team, that plays in the Campeonato Brasile ...

). In July 2012, João Paulo would make his debut for Náutico in

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

at age 21. After João Paulo left Fluminense, he had spells with

Tombense Futebol Clube Tombense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Tombense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Tombos, Minas Gerais founded on 7 September 1914. History The club was founded on 7 September 1914. They won the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Di ...

Esporte Clube Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia () is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Salvador, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Known mainly as the ''Esquadrão de Aço'' (Steel Squadron), the club competes in the Campeo ...

Avaí FC Avaí Futebol Clube () is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on 1 September 1923. Their home stadium is Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, also known as Ressacada, with a capacity of 17,800. They play in b ...

and

Clube de Regatas Brasil Clube de Regatas Brasil, commonly referred to as CRB, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Maceió, Alagoas. It competes in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Alagoano, the top fligh ...

. In 2021, he joined

Associação Desportiva Confiança Associação Desportiva Confiança, commonly referred to as Confiança, is a Brazilian professional club based in Aracaju, Sergipe founded on 1 May 1936. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, ...

, appearing in 30 matches for the club in Série B. After Confiança were relegated, João Paulo joined Paysandu.

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