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. † 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

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.