João Paulo da Silva
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
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
| 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
- ↑ Albirex Niigata (12 August 2010). "Joao Paulo joins Albirex". Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ João Paulo profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "2010 Albirex Niigata Player statistics". J. League. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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