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{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = João Paulo
| fullname = João Paulo da Silva
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Francisco Beltrão]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]]
| height = 1.78 m
| position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Londrina Esporte Clube|Londrina]]
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = 1995–2001 | youthclubs1 = [[Francisco Beltrão Futebol Clube|Francisco Beltrão-PR]]
| years1 = 2002–2005 | clubs1 =  [[Francisco Beltrão Futebol Clube|Francisco Beltrão-PR]] | caps1 = 9 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2006 | clubs2 =    [[Associação Desportiva São Caetano|São Caetano]]
| caps2 = 11 | goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2006 | clubs3 = → [[São José Esporte Clube|São José]] (loan) | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2007 | clubs4 = [[Londrina Esporte Clube|Londrina]] | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2008 | clubs5 = → [[União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube|União Barbarense]] (loan) | caps5 = 3| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2008 | clubs6 = → [[América Futebol Clube (SP)|América]] (loan) | caps6 = 12| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2009 | clubs7 = → [[Iraty Sport Club|Iraty]] (loan) | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2009 | clubs8 = [[Paraná Clube|Paraná]] | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2009 | clubs9 = [[Avaí Futebol Clube|Avaí]] | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2010 | clubs10 = → [[Paraná Clube|Paraná]] (loan) | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2010–2011 | clubs11 = [[Albirex Niigata]] | caps11 = 8 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2011–2012 | clubs12 = [[Associação Atlética Ponte Preta|Ponte Preta]] | caps12 = 41 | goals12 = 3
| years13 = 2012–2014 | clubs13 = [[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]] | caps13 = 73 | goals13 = 5
| years14 = 2015–2018 | clubs14 = [[Coritiba Foot Ball Club|Coritiba]] | caps14 = 71 | goals14 = 3
| years15 = 2018 | clubs15 = [[Londrina Esporte Clube|Londrina]] | caps15 = 24 | goals15 = 0
| years16 = 2019 | clubs16 = [[Esporte Clube São Bento|São Bento]] | caps16 = 8 | goals16 = 0
| years17 = 2019–2021 | clubs17 = [[Esporte Clube Juventude|Juventude]] | caps17 = 93 | goals17 = 5
| years18 = 2021 | clubs18 = [[Figueirense Futebol Clube|Figueirense]] | caps18 = 8 | goals18 = 0
| years19 = 2021– | clubs19 = [[Londrina Esporte Clube|Londrina]] | caps19 = 22 | goals19 = 3
| club-update = 23:36, 16 June 2019 (UTC)
}}
'''João Paulo da Silva''' (born 22 February 1985), known as '''João Paulo''' is a Brazilian [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Londrina Esporte Clube|Londrina]] as a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]].
==Club career==
Born in [[Francisco Beltrão]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], João Paulo graduated from [[Associação Desportiva São Caetano|São Caetano]]'s youth setup. A versatile two-footed central midfielder, he signed with the Japanese club [[Albirex Niigata]] in August 2010.<ref name="albi20100812">{{Cite news|url=http://www.albirex.co.jp/tools/page_store/news_2699.html|title=Joao Paulo joins Albirex|author=Albirex Niigata|date=12 August 2010|accessdate=30 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814132242/http://www.albirex.co.jp/tools/page_store/news_2699.html|archive-date=14 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
After an unsuccessful stint in Japan, João Paulo returned to Brazil and signed for [[Associação Atlética Ponte Preta|Ponte Preta]] in March 2011.<ref>[http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/ponte-preta/noticia/2011/03/ponte-preta-apresenta-o-volante-joao-paulo-primeiro-reforco-para-serie-b.html 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 {{in lang|pt}}</ref> After appearing regularly for ''Macaca'' he moved to [[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]] on 6 July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futebolparanaense.net/not.php?id=16898|title=João Paulo Silva deixa a Ponte Preta e acerta com o Atlético-PR|trans-title=João Paulo Silva leaves Ponte Preta and signs with Atlético-PR|publisher=Futebol Paranaense|language=pt|date=6 July 2012|accessdate=26 December 2014}}</ref>
==Club statistics==
{{updated|13 October 2014}}<ref>{{Soccerway|joao-paulo-da-silva/78767|João Paulo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/2/?league=j1&genre=Precord&c=niigata&t=p_record&g=j1_1&y=2010|title=2010 Albirex Niigata Player statistics|publisher=J. League|accessdate=30 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226194620/http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/2/?league=j1&genre=Precord&c=niigata&t=p_record&g=j1_1&y=2010|archivedate=26 December 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club!!rowspan="2"|Season!!colspan="2"|League!!colspan="2"|Cup!!colspan="2"|Other!!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Paraná Clube|Paraná]]||2009||29||2||0||0||colspan="2"|-||29||2
|-
|2010||10||2||4||0||colspan="2"|-||14||2
|-
!Total||39||4||4||0||colspan="2"|-||43||4
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Albirex Niigata]]||[[2010 J. League Division 1|2010]]||8||0||1||0||0||0||9||0
|-
|[[2011 J. League Division 1|2011]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
!Total||8||0||0||0||1||0||9||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Associação Atlética Ponte Preta|Ponte Preta]]||[[2011 in Brazilian football|2011]]||34||3||0||0||colspan="2"|-||34||3
|-
|[[2012 in Brazilian football|2012]]||7||0||4||0||20||2||31||2
|-
!Total||41||3||4||0||20||2||65||5
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Clube Atlético Paranaense|Atlético Paranaense]]||[[2012 in Brazilian football|2012]]||27||4||0||0||colspan="2"|-||27||4
|-
|[[2013 in Brazilian football|2013]]||31||1||10||0||colspan="2"|-||41||1
|-
|[[2014 in Brazilian football|2014]]||15||0||2||0||7||0||24||0
|-
!Total||73||5||12||0||7||0||92||5
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{J.League player}}
{{Londrina Esporte Clube squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paulo, Joao}}
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Curitiba]]
[[Category:Brazilian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players]]
[[Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players]]
[[Category:Associação Desportiva São Caetano players]]
[[Category:São José Esporte Clube players]]
[[Category:Londrina Esporte Clube players]]
[[Category:União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube players]]
[[Category:América Futebol Clube (SP) players]]
[[Category:Iraty Sport Club players]]
[[Category:Paraná Clube players]]
[[Category:Avaí FC players]]
[[Category:Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players]]
[[Category:Club Athletico Paranaense players]]
[[Category:Coritiba Foot Ball Club players]]
[[Category:Esporte Clube São Bento players]]
[[Category:Esporte Clube Juventude players]]
[[Category:J1 League players]]
[[Category:Albirex Niigata players]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Japan]]
[[Category:People from Francisco Beltrão]]
[[Category:Footballers from Paraná (state)]]
[[Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen]]
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