João Paulo (footballer, born 1985)

João Paulo

Personal information
Full name	João Paulo da Silva
Date of birth	February 22, 1985
Place of birth	Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Coritiba
Number	31
Youth career
	São Caetano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	São Caetano
2006	Força
2006	São José
2007	Londrina
2008	União Barbarense
2008	América
2009	Iraty
2009	Paraná	29	(2)
2009	Avaí	0	(0)
2010	→ Paraná (loan)	10	(2)
2010–2011	Albirex Niigata	8	(0)
2011–2012	Ponte Preta	40	(3)
2012–2014	Atlético Paranaense	73	(5)
2015–	Coritiba	19	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2015.

João Paulo da Silva (born February 22, 1985), known as João Paulo is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Coritiba as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Curitiba, Paraná, João Paulo graduated from São Caetano's youth setup. A versatile two-footed central midfielder, he signed with the Japanese club Albirex Niigata in August 2010.^[1]

After an unsuccessful stint in Japan, João Paulo returned to Brazil and signed for Ponte Preta in March 2011.^[2] After appearing regularly for Macaca he moved to Atlético Paranaense on 6 July 2012.^[3]

Club statistics

As of 13 October 2014^[4][5]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paraná	2009	29	2	0	0	-		29	2
	2010	10	2	4	0	-		14	2
	Total	39	4	4	0	-		43	4
Albirex Niigata	2010	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	2011	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
Ponte Preta	2011	34	3	0	0	-		34	3
	2012	7	0	4	0	20	2	31	2
	Total	41	3	4	0	20	2	65	5
Atlético Paranaense	2012	27	4	0	0	-		27	4
	2013	31	1	10	0	-		41	1
	2014	15	0	2	0	7	0	24	0
	Total	73	5	12	0	7	0	92	5

References

1. Albirex Niigata (12 August 2010). "Joao Paulo joins Albirex". Retrieved 30 January 2012.
2. Ponte Preta apresenta o volante João Paulo, primeiro reforço para a Série B (Ponte Preta presents defensive midfielder João Paulo, first addition for Série B); Globo Esporte, 29 March 2011 (Portuguese)
3. "João Paulo Silva deixa a Ponte Preta e acerta com o Atlético-PR" [João Paulo Silva leaves Ponte Preta and signs with Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Futebol Paranaense. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
4. João Paulo profile at Soccerway
5. "2010 Albirex Niigata Player statistics". J. League. Retrieved 30 January 2012.