João Paulo (footballer, born February 1985)

João Paulo
Personal information
Full name	João Paulo da Silva
Date of birth	22 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Francisco Beltrão, Paraná
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Londrina
Number	5
Youth career
1995–2001	Francisco Beltrão-PR
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2005	Francisco Beltrão-PR
2006	São Caetano
2006	→ São José (loan)
2007	Londrina
2008	→ União Barbarense (loan)
2008	→ América (loan)
2009	→ Iraty (loan)
2009	Paraná
2009	Avaí
2010	→ Paraná (loan)
2010–2011	Albirex Niigata
2011–2012	Ponte Preta
2012–2014	Atlético Paranaense
2015–2018	Coritiba
2018	Londrina
2019	São Bento
2019–2021	Juventude
2021	Figueirense
2021–	Londrina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:36, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

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

Club career

Born in Francisco Beltrão, 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
Club	Season	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