João Paulo Andrade

João Paulo
Personal information
Full name João Paulo Andrade
Date of birth (1981-06-06) 6 June 1981
Place of birth Leiria, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
1992–1994 Portomosense
1994–1999 União Leiria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2006 União Leiria 131 (16)
2000–2001União Tomar (loan)
2003Sporting CP (loan) 6 (0)
2006–2009 Porto 11 (1)
2008–2009Rapid Bucureşti (loan) 26 (3)
2009–2010 Le Mans 23 (0)
2010–2012 Vitória Guimarães 45 (1)
2012–2014 Omonia 43 (6)
2014–2015 Apollon Limassol 19 (3)
2015–2016 AEL Limassol 28 (1)
National team
2002–2004 Portugal U21 12 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:24, 6 May 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

João Paulo Andrade (born 6 June 1981 in Leiria), known as João Paulo, is a Portuguese footballer who last played for Cypriot club AEL Limassol.

Club career

A product of U.D. Leiria's youth ranks, João Paulo was loaned to modest U.F.C.I. Tomar for the 2000–01 season, re-joining Leiria in the following campaign, being coached by a young José Mourinho and quickly becoming an important first-team member, while also being called by the Portuguese under-21 side. In January 2003, having already gained the captain's armband, he was loaned to Sporting Clube de Portugal, but appeared sparingly for the Lions.

After having performed solidly during the last two seasons, Paulo was tipped to be transferred to one of the Primeira Liga greats and, in June 2006, FC Porto agreed his transfer. However, in preseason, he suffered a major knee injury that kept him out of action for several months,[1] and went on to only serve as third or fourth option at the northerners; on two rare starts, he netted in a 3–0 win at former club Leiria and was sent off in the 2008 domestic cup final, lost against Sporting.[2]

In August 2008 João Paulo, alongside teammate Pitbull, was loaned to Romania's FC Rapid Bucureşti, joining compatriot José Peseiro whom signed as manager. In the same month of the following year he moved countries again, signing a three-year deal with Le Mans UC 72 in France for about 1,5 million: he began the season as a starter, but eventually lost his importance after the sacking of compatriot Paulo Duarte, going on to suffer Ligue 1 relegation.

Paulo returned to Portugal for 2010–11, joining Vitória SC.[3] On 3 April 2011 he scored his first goal for the Guimarães-based team, netting a last-minute equalizer against former side Sporting in a 1–1 home draw.

International career

Internationally, João Paulo represented the nation at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and the Summer Olympic Games in the same year.[4]

Club statistics

As of 24 September 2015
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
União Leiria 1999–2000[5] Primeira Liga 001010
2000–01[5] Primeira Liga 000000
2001–02[5] Primeira Liga 17000170
2002–03[5] Primeira Liga 19321214
2003–04[5] Primeira Liga 324214[lower-alpha 1]0385
2004–05[5] Primeira Liga 32521376
2005–06[5] Primeira Liga 31410324
Total 13116834014319
Sporting (loan) 2002–03[5] Primeira Liga 601070
Porto 2006–07[5] Primeira Liga 30100040
2007–08[5] Primeira Liga 80502[lower-alpha 2]0150
Total 1106020190
Rapid Bucureşti (loan) 2008–09[6] Liga I 253001[lower-alpha 1]0263
Le Mans 2009–10[6] Ligue 1 23031261
Vitória Guimarães 2010–11[6] Primeira Liga 22161282
2011–12[6] Primeira Liga 230413[lower-alpha 1]0301
Total 45110230583
Omonia 2012–13[6] Cypriot First Division 2225000272
2013–14[6] Cypriot First Division 214302[lower-alpha 1]1265
Total 4368021537
Apollon Limassol 2014–15[6] Cypriot First Division 193106[lower-alpha 1]0263
AEL Limassol 2015–16[6] Cypriot First Division 300030
Career total 3062937618136136
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Porto
Omonia

References

  1. False start for Porto's João Paulo; UEFA.com, 7 August 2006
  2. Sporting triumph denies Porto double; UEFA.com, 18 May 2008
  3. Guimaraes land Joao Paulo; PortuGOAL, 12 August 2010
  4. João PauloFIFA competition record
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "João Paulo". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "João Paulo". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

External links

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