Market value
—
Second Striker Attack
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.35
goals / match
FC Luzern
top club · 82 apps
Position rank · 17/18
#23
goals rank
#126
assists rank
114
season goals
37
season assists
Among 184 Attack - Second Strikers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€800k
peak value · 2009
—
top transfer fee
16
best season · 08/09
43 / 20
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1983-02-08 · 6 players total
327Appearances
114Goals
37Assists
41Yellow cards
1Red cards
43Full matches (90′)
| Full name | João Paiva |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | João Pedro de Lemos Paiva |
| Date of birth | 1983-02-08 (43 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lisboa, Portugal |
| Citizenship | Portugal Switzerland |
| Position | Attack - Second Striker (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 173.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2018-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | no agent |
Jul 2018
Transfer: FC Dietikon → Retired
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Dietikon
21 matches · 12 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2017
Transfer: United Zürich → FC Dietikon
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Dietikon, FC United Zürich
17 matches · 6 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: FC Winterthur → United Zürich
16/17 · Transfer
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Winterthur
31 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Winterthur
36 matches · 15 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: FC Wohlen → FC Winterthur
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Wohlen
35 matches · 16 G · 13 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Grasshoppers → FC Wohlen
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Grasshopper Club Zürich U21, Grasshopper Club Zurich
20 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Grasshopper Club Zürich U21, Grasshopper Club Zurich
16 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: FC Luzern → Grasshoppers
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 2011
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Luzern
20 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Luzern
34 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2008
Transfer: Apol. Limassol → FC Luzern
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Luzern
28 matches · 16 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — AEK Larnaca, Apollon Limassol
22 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Apollon Limassol
24 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Apollon Limassol
19 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Espinho → Apol. Limassol
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — SC Espinho
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Marítimo B → Espinho
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — CS Marítimo
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
Transfer: Sporting B → Marítimo B
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 2002
Transfer: Sporting U19 → Sporting B
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Sporting U17 → Sporting U19
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Sporting Sub-15 → Sporting U17
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1996
Transfer: Sporting Yth. → Sporting Sub-15
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €800k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 70 other Attack - Second Strikers with ≥500 minutes in 17/18. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals12 total · 4.93/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A12 total · 4.93/90
Yellow cards6 total · 2.47/90
Minutes played by club
FC Dietikon
9.0%
FC United Zürich
9.0%
FC Winterthur
16.8%
FC Wohlen
4.6%
Grasshopper Club Zurich
8.8%
Grasshopper Club Zürich U21
5.8%
FC Luzern
23.4%
Apollon Limassol
8.8%
AEK Larnaca
9.8%
SC Espinho
4.1%
CS Marítimo
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Dietikon | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 352 |
| FC United Zürich | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 350 |
| FC Winterthur | 2 | 14/15 | 15/16 | 67 | 21 | 8 | 658 |
| FC Wohlen | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 178 |
| Grasshopper Club Zurich | 2 | 11/12 | 12/13 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 342 |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 | 2 | 11/12 | 12/13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 225 |
| FC Luzern | 3 | 08/09 | 10/11 | 82 | 31 | 8 | 915 |
| Apollon Limassol | 3 | 05/06 | 07/08 | 53 | 16 | 0 | 343 |
| AEK Larnaca | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 383 |
| SC Espinho | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 160 |
| CS Marítimo | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 5 | FC Dietikon | 18 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 151 |
| 17/18 | Swiss Cup qualifiers | FC Dietikon | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| 16/17 | 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 5 | FC Dietikon | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| 16/17 | Promotion League | FC United Zürich | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 350 |
| 15/16 | Challenge League | FC Winterthur | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 329 |
| 15/16 | Schweizer Cup | FC Winterthur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 159 |
| 14/15 | Challenge League | FC Winterthur | 35 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 170 |
| 14/15 | Schweizer Cup | FC Winterthur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Challenge League | FC Wohlen | 34 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 178 |
| 13/14 | Schweizer Cup | FC Wohlen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 1.Liga Cl. Gr. 2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 225 |
| 12/13 | Super League | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Swiss Cup | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 11/12 | 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) | Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Super League | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 289 |
| 11/12 | Swiss Cup | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Luzern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Super League | FC Luzern | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 120 |
| 10/11 | Swiss Cup | FC Luzern | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| 09/10 | Super League | FC Luzern | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 279 |
| 09/10 | Swiss Cup | FC Luzern | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
| 08/09 | Super League | FC Luzern | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 144 |
| 08/09 | Super League Barrage | FC Luzern | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 08/09 | Swiss Cup | FC Luzern | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 07/08 | Meisterrunde | AEK Larnaca | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| 07/08 | Protathlima ML | AEK Larnaca | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 |
| 07/08 | Protathlima ML | Apollon Limassol | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | A' Katigoria | Apollon Limassol | 22 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 164 |
| 06/07 | Champions League Qu. | Apollon Limassol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | A' Katigoria | Apollon Limassol | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 179 |
| 04/05 | Liga Portugal 2 | SC Espinho | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 04/05 | Taça de Portugal | SC Espinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | SuperLiga | CS Marítimo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | Sporting Yth. | Sporting Sub-15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Sporting Sub-15 | Sporting U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | Sporting U17 | Sporting U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | Sporting U19 | Sporting B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Sporting B | Marítimo B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Marítimo B | Espinho | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Espinho | Apol. Limassol | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-08-01 | Apol. Limassol | FC Luzern | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | FC Luzern | Grasshoppers | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Grasshoppers | FC Wohlen | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | FC Wohlen | FC Winterthur | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | FC Winterthur | United Zürich | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-08 | United Zürich | FC Dietikon | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | FC Dietikon | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Torn muscle fiber | 2011-01-21 | 2011-03-31 | 70 | 7 |
| 15/16 | unknown injury | 2016-04-15 | 2016-05-26 | 42 | 7 |
Current—
Peak€800k
Low—
Δ since start+—
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31372 | #11 | 11 | 8 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #30503 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23137 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16373 | #9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16372 | #18 | 10 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunahan Çiçek | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthias Minder | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Challenge League | FC Wohlen | 16 | 34 |
| 14/15 | Challenge League | FC Winterthur | 15 | 35 |
| 08/09 | Super League | FC Luzern | 11 | 23 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Challenge League | FC Wohlen | 13 | 34 |
| 15/16 | Challenge League | FC Winterthur | 5 | 28 |
| 16/17 | 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 5 | FC Dietikon | 5 | 7 |
Teams faced most often by João Paiva's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Zürich | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50% |
| FC Vaduz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 50% |
| FC Basel 1893 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 25% |
| BSC Young Boys | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 25% |
| FC St. Gallen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 25% |
| FC Sion | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 25% |
| FC Thun | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0% |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25% |
| FC Aarau | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 75% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | First senior goal | |
| 10/11 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 16/17 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 21 | 219 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.47 |
| 16/17 | 17 | 483 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 15/16 | 31 | 488 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 14/15 | 36 | 170 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 |
| 13/14 | 35 | 178 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.04 |
| 12/13 | 20 | 278 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 |
| 11/12 | 16 | 289 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 10/11 | 20 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 09/10 | 34 | 426 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 08/09 | 28 | 280 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 |
| 07/08 | 22 | 383 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.47 |
| 06/07 | 24 | 164 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 05/06 | 19 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Challenge League
97 apps
36 G
21 A
Super League
95 apps
26 G
9 A
Protathlima ML
59 apps
17 G
0 A
2. Liga Inter - Gr. 5
25 apps
12 G
5 A
Swiss Cup
18 apps
11 G
1 A
Swiss Cup qualifiers
3 apps
4 G
0 A
Promotion League
10 apps
2 G
1 A
1.Liga Cl. Gr. 2
5 apps
2 G
0 A
Super League Barrage
2 apps
2 G
0 A
Meisterrunde
4 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is João Paiva?
João Paiva is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Retired.
How old is João Paiva?
João Paiva is 43 years old. He was born on February 8, 1983 in Lisboa.
What position does João Paiva play?
João Paiva plays as a second striker (Attack - Second Striker).
What club does João Paiva play for?
João Paiva currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has João Paiva scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, João Paiva has scored 114 goals in 327 appearances.