Joãozinho (footballer, born 1988)

Joãozinho

Joãozinho with Krasnodar in 2014
Personal information
Full name João Natailton Ramos dos Santos
Date of birth (1988-12-25) 25 December 1988
Place of birth Umbaúba, Brazil
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Left winger
Club information
Current team
Krasnodar
Number 22
Youth career
Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Portuguesa 54 (4)
2007–2011 Levski Sofia 73 (12)
2011– FC Krasnodar 156 (27)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 August 2017.

João Natailton Ramos dos Santos or simply Joãozinho (Russian: Жоао Натаилтон Рамос Дос Сантос; born 25 December 1988 in Umbaúba) is a Brazilian-Russian professional footballer who plays for FC Krasnodar.

Career

Levski Sofia

He signed his five-year-contract with Levski Sofia on 7 December 2007.[1] The same day he made his first training with his new club. Joãozinho made his unofficial debut in a friendly match against FC Dynamo Kyiv on 20 January 2008. He played for 45 minutes. Levski lost the match with a result of 1-2.

His initial number was supposed to be 20, but when Hristo Yovov left Levski Sofia there were no troubles for Joãozinho to play with number 10.

He scored his first goal for Levski on 10 February 2008 in a friendly match against FC Rapid Bucureşti. Joãozinho scored a penalty kick. Joãozinho made his official debut for Levski on 24 February 2008 in a match against Chernomorets Burgas, the match from Bulgarian A PFG. Levski won the match. The result was 2-1, after goals from Jean Carlos and Daniel Borimirov. He scored his first goal for Levski on 22 March 2008 against Belasitsa Petrich in the 87th minute, making the result 4-0 for Levski. He directed the ball into the net after a shot by Darko Tasevski which was going out of the goalkeeper's frame.

He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009. He was also honoured with a fairplay award for 2009 due to not receiving a single booking in the A PFG during that year.[2]

Krasnodar

On 30 January 2011, after days of speculations, Joãozinho revealed that he had moved to Krasnodar.[3] In early February 2011, the transfer was finalized and the Brazilian signed his contract with the Russian club. On 6 February 2011, Joãozinho made his unofficial debut for the team from Krasnodar, playing the first 63 minutes in the 2-2 draw with Ukrainian side SC Tavriya Simferopol in a friendly match. On 15 February 2011, he scored a goal and provided an assist in the 4-0 rout against Czech club FK Baumit Jablonec. Joãozinho's official debut came on 6 March 2011 in the 1-0 win against Amkar Perm in a Russian Cup match, with the Brazilian being in the starting line-up. His Russian Premier League debut occurred 6 days later in the 0-0 away draw with FC Anzhi Makhachkala. On 14 June 2011, the Brazilian opened his account for the team, netting twice in the 4-2 home win against Volga Nizhny Novgorod.[4] He suffered a broken foot in a March 2015 match.

Personal life

In August 2016, he received Russian citizenship.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 September 2016[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levski Sofia 2007–08 A Group 12210--132
2008–09 1944121-256
2009–10 27410100-384
2010–11 15220122-294
Total 731281243--10516
Krasnodar 2011–12 Russian Premier League 39720--417
2012–13 30510--315
2013–14 30740--347
2014–15 1962283-2911
2015–16 1403161-232
2016–17 401055-115
Total 13625133199--16837
Career total 209372144312--27353

Honours

Club

Levski Sofia

Individual

References

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