João Pedro Vieira (born 8 November 1997), known as João Vieira, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Paysandu.

Career

Born in

Pato Branco Pato Branco ("White Duck" in English) is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The municipality covers 537,8 km2 (206.7 mi2) and has a population of 83,843 (2020 IBGE estimate). Pato Branco started off as a village in 1942 ...

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, João Vieira joined Internacional's youth setup at the age of 11. He made his first team debut on 23 February 2017, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Andrigo in a 3–1 away win over

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, for the year's

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. Ahead of the 2018 season, João Vieira moved to São José-RS. He subsequently spent a short period at Serra Macaense, before moving abroad with Spanish

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side Internacional de Madrid in the middle of 2019. In January 2020, João Vieira returned to his home country after agreeing to a deal with Esportivo. He moved to Juventude in September, but only featured for their under-23 team. João Vieira began the 2021 campaign at

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, but was announced at Caxias on 28 May of that year. On 24 November, he agreed to a deal with São Luiz. On 18 April 2022, João Vieira joined Paysandu. He immediately became a regular starter, and signed a permanent two-year contract with the club on 16 December, after ''Papão'' bought 70% of his economic rights from Serra Macaense.

Career statistics

Honours

Paysandu *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vieira, Joao 1997 births Living people People from Pato Branco Footballers from Paraná (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players SC Internacional players Esporte Clube São José players Serra Macaense Futebol Clube players Internacional de Madrid players Clube Esportivo Bento Gonçalves players Esporte Clube Pelotas players Esporte Clube Juventude players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Esporte Clube São Luiz players Paysandu Sport Club players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen