Miranda

Defender - Centre-Back at Retired

Age41

CitizenshipBrazil

Height1.86 m

Footright

BornSeptember 7, 1984

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Market value —

Rating · 2022 5.0 Average

Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

clubs played for

05/06

debut season

0.04

goals / match

São Paulo Futebol Clube

top club · 342 apps

Position rank · 2022

#373

goals rank

#209

assists rank

season goals

season assists

Among 775 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€22.00m

peak value · 2015

€11.00m

top transfer fee · 16/17

best season · 12/13

58 / 3

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Nikola Drincic

Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Retired

Claiton

Defender - Centre-Back · Retired

Shares 1984-09-07 · 2 players total

754Appearances

30Goals

17Assists

165Yellow cards

8Red cards

279Full matches (90′)

Full name	Miranda
Name in home country	João Miranda de Souza Filho
Date of birth	1984-09-07 (41 yrs)
Place of birth	Paranavaí, Brazil
Citizenship	Brazil
Position	Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Foot	right
Height	186.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2023-01-11
Contract expires	—
Agent	Gestifute
Outfitter	adidas

Jan 2023

Transfer: São Paulo → Retired

22/23 · Transfer

Oct 2022

Injury: unknown

8 games missed

Aug 2022

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Jul 2022

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Jul 2022

2022 — São Paulo Futebol Clube

36 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2021

2021 — São Paulo Futebol Clube

46 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions

Mar 2021

Transfer: Jiangsu FC → São Paulo

20/21 · Transfer

Jul 2020

2020 — Jiangsu Suning

19 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2019

Transfer: Inter → JS Suning

19/20 · Transfer

Jul 2019

2019 — Jiangsu Suning

9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Mar 2019

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Dec 2018

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Sep 2018

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Jul 2018

18/19 — Inter Milan

20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Feb 2018

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Dec 2017

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Sep 2017

Injury: unknown

1 games missed

Jul 2017

17/18 — Inter Milan

31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Apr 2017

Injury: unknown

7 games missed

Jul 2016

16/17 — Inter Milan

36 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2016

Transfer: Atlético Madrid → Inter

16/17 · Transfer · €11.00m

Jun 2016

Transfer: Inter → Atlético Madrid

15/16 · Return from loan

Jun 2016

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Sep 2015

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Jul 2015

15/16 — Inter Milan

34 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2015

Transfer: Atlético Madrid → Inter

15/16 · Loan

Dec 2014

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Nov 2014

Injury: unknown

6 games missed

Jul 2014

14/15 — Atlético de Madrid

36 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2013

13/14 — Atlético de Madrid

52 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2012

12/13 — Atlético de Madrid

46 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2011

Transfer: São Paulo → Atlético Madrid

11/12 · Transfer

Jul 2011

11/12 — Atlético de Madrid

44 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2011

2011 — São Paulo Futebol Clube

23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2010

2010 — São Paulo Futebol Clube

57 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2009

2009 — São Paulo Futebol Clube

49 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2008

2008 — São Paulo Futebol Clube

53 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2007

2007 — São Paulo Futebol Clube

64 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions

Mar 2007

Transfer: FC Sochaux → São Paulo

06/07 · Transfer · €1.20m

Feb 2007

Transfer: São Paulo → FC Sochaux

06/07 · Return from loan

Aug 2006

Transfer: FC Sochaux → São Paulo

06/07 · Loan

Jul 2006

06/07 — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2006

2006 — São Paulo Futebol Clube

14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2005

Transfer: Coritiba FC → FC Sochaux

05/06 · Transfer · €2.00m

Jul 2005

05/06 — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2005

2005 — Coritiba Foot Ball Club

13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2004

2004 — Coritiba Foot Ball Club

48 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jan 2004

Transfer: Coritiba B → Coritiba FC

03/04 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €22.00m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 655 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2022. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.12/90

Assists1 total · 0.12/90

G+A2 total · 0.24/90

Yellow cards7 total · 0.82/90

Minutes played by club

São Paulo Futebol Clube 41.2%

Jiangsu Suning 7.5%

Coritiba Foot Ball Club 6.9%

Inter Milan 10.9%

Atlético de Madrid 33.5%

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0.0%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
São Paulo Futebol Clube	8	2006	2022	342	12	10	10,365
Jiangsu Suning	2	2019	2020	28	2	1	1,892
Coritiba Foot Ball Club	2	2004	2005	61	2	0	1,736
Inter Milan	4	15/16	18/19	121	1	2	2,743
Atlético de Madrid	4	11/12	14/15	178	13	4	8,418
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	2	05/06	06/07	24	0	0	0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	RC	Minutes
2022	Campeonato Paulista	São Paulo Futebol Clube	6	0	1	2	0	0
2022	Copa do Brasil	São Paulo Futebol Clube	5	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Copa Sudamericana	São Paulo Futebol Clube	9	1	0	1	0	765
2022	Paulistão A1 - Fase Final	São Paulo Futebol Clube	1	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Série A	São Paulo Futebol Clube	15	0	0	4	0	0
2021	Campeonato Paulista	São Paulo Futebol Clube	3	1	0	0	0	270
2021	Copa do Brasil	São Paulo Futebol Clube	5	0	0	1	0	0
2021	Libertadores	São Paulo Futebol Clube	6	0	0	0	0	0
2021	Paulistão A1 - Fase Final	São Paulo Futebol Clube	4	0	1	2	0	0
2021	Série A	São Paulo Futebol Clube	28	0	1	7	0	0
2020	Chinese FA Cup	Jiangsu Suning	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	CSL Championship Play-Offs	Jiangsu Suning	6	0	0	0	0	0
2020	Super League	Jiangsu Suning	13	1	1	4	0	1,170
2019	Super League	Jiangsu Suning	9	1	0	2	0	722
2011	Campeonato Paulista	São Paulo Futebol Clube	15	1	0	3	0	1,348
2011	Copa do Brasil	São Paulo Futebol Clube	6	0	0	1	0	0
2011	Paulistão A1 - Fase Final	São Paulo Futebol Clube	2	0	0	1	0	0
2010	Campeonato Paulista	São Paulo Futebol Clube	17	1	2	4	0	1,490
2010	Libertadores	São Paulo Futebol Clube	11	0	0	2	0	0
2010	Paulistão A1 - Fase Final	São Paulo Futebol Clube	2	0	0	0	0	0
2010	Série A	São Paulo Futebol Clube	27	1	0	10	0	2,276
2009	Campeonato Paulista	São Paulo Futebol Clube	13	0	0	1	0	0
2009	Libertadores	São Paulo Futebol Clube	6	0	1	2	0	0
2009	Paulistão A1 - Fase Final	São Paulo Futebol Clube	2	1	0	1	0	180
2009	Série A	São Paulo Futebol Clube	28	0	1	8	0	0
2008	Campeonato Paulista	São Paulo Futebol Clube	17	0	0	4	0	0
2008	Libertadores	São Paulo Futebol Clube	10	1	0	3	0	851
2008	Paulistão A1 - Fase Final	São Paulo Futebol Clube	2	0	0	1	0	0
2008	Série A	São Paulo Futebol Clube	24	0	1	3	0	0
2007	Campeonato Paulista	São Paulo Futebol Clube	16	0	0	2	0	0
2007	Copa Sudamericana	São Paulo Futebol Clube	3	0	1	0	0	0
2007	Libertadores	São Paulo Futebol Clube	8	2	0	3	0	360
2007	Paulistão A1 - Fase Final	São Paulo Futebol Clube	2	0	0	1	0	0
2007	Série A	São Paulo Futebol Clube	35	2	1	3	0	1,565
2006	Recopa Sudamericana	São Paulo Futebol Clube	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	Série A	São Paulo Futebol Clube	14	1	0	3	0	1,260
2005	Copa do Brasil	Coritiba Foot Ball Club	4	0	0	3	0	0
2005	Série A	Coritiba Foot Ball Club	9	0	0	2	1	0
2004	Copa Sudamericana	Coritiba Foot Ball Club	2	0	0	0	0	0
2004	Libertadores	Coritiba Foot Ball Club	6	0	0	3	0	0
2004	Série A	Coritiba Foot Ball Club	40	2	0	4	3	1,736
18/19	Champions League	Inter Milan	3	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	Europa League	Inter Milan	2	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	Italy Cup	Inter Milan	1	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	Serie A	Inter Milan	14	0	0	3	0	0
17/18	Serie A	Inter Milan	31	0	0	8	0	0
16/17	Europa League	Inter Milan	3	0	0	1	0	0
16/17	Italy Cup	Inter Milan	1	0	0	0	1	0
16/17	Serie A	Inter Milan	32	0	0	6	0	0
15/16	Italy Cup	Inter Milan	2	0	0	2	0	0
15/16	Serie A	Inter Milan	32	1	2	6	1	2,743
14/15	Champions League	Atlético de Madrid	8	0	0	1	0	0
14/15	Copa del Rey	Atlético de Madrid	3	0	0	1	0	0
14/15	LaLiga	Atlético de Madrid	23	3	1	8	1	675
14/15	Supercopa	Atlético de Madrid	2	0	0	0	0	0
13/14	Champions League	Atlético de Madrid	13	2	1	2	0	600
13/14	Copa del Rey	Atlético de Madrid	5	0	0	2	0	0
13/14	LaLiga	Atlético de Madrid	32	2	1	5	0	1,440
13/14	Supercopa	Atlético de Madrid	2	0	0	0	0	0
12/13	Copa del Rey	Atlético de Madrid	7	1	0	2	0	660
12/13	Europa League	Atlético de Madrid	3	0	0	0	0	0
12/13	LaLiga	Atlético de Madrid	35	2	1	9	0	1,573
12/13	UEFA Super Cup	Atlético de Madrid	1	1	0	0	0	90
11/12	Copa del Rey	Atlético de Madrid	2	0	0	1	0	0
11/12	Europa League	Atlético de Madrid	13	1	0	2	0	1,085
11/12	Europa League Qualifying	Atlético de Madrid	2	0	0	0	1	0
11/12	LaLiga	Atlético de Madrid	27	1	0	9	0	2,295
06/07	Ligue 1	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	0	0	0	0	0	0
05/06	Coupe de France	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	3	0	0	3	0	0
05/06	Coupe de la Ligue	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	1	0	0	1	0	0
05/06	Ligue 1	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	20	0	0	2	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
03/04	2004-01-01	Coritiba B	Coritiba FC	Transfer	0	—
05/06	2005-07-29	Coritiba FC	FC Sochaux	Transfer	0	€2.00m
06/07	2006-08-24	FC Sochaux	São Paulo	Loan	2500000	—
06/07	2007-02-01	São Paulo	FC Sochaux	Return from loan	2500000	—
06/07	2007-03-01	FC Sochaux	São Paulo	Transfer	2500000	€1.20m
11/12	2011-07-12	São Paulo	Atlético Madrid	Transfer	6500000	—
15/16	2015-07-01	Atlético Madrid	Inter	Loan	15000000	—
15/16	2016-06-30	Inter	Atlético Madrid	Return from loan	16000000	—
16/17	2016-07-01	Atlético Madrid	Inter	Transfer	16000000	€11.00m
19/20	2019-07-26	Inter	JS Suning	Transfer	3500000	—
20/21	2021-03-08	Jiangsu FC	São Paulo	Transfer	300000	—
22/23	2023-01-11	São Paulo	Retired	Transfer	250000	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
14/15	Muscle injury	2014-11-18	2014-12-09	22	6
14/15	Muscle injury	2014-12-21	2015-01-09	20	3
15/16	Knee problems	2015-09-09	2015-09-22	14	2
15/16	Muscle injury	2016-06-01	2016-06-11	11	2
16/17	Muscle injury	2017-04-29	2017-06-15	48	7
17/18	concussion	2017-09-02	2017-09-07	6	1
17/18	Muscle injury	2017-12-24	2018-01-10	18	3
17/18	Adductor pain	2018-02-11	2018-02-23	13	2
18/19	Injury to the ankle	2018-09-24	2018-09-29	6	2
18/19	Muscle injury	2018-12-21	2018-12-27	7	2
18/19	Broken nose bone	2019-03-10	2019-03-22	13	3
22/23	muscular problems	2022-07-16	2022-07-25	10	3
22/23	muscular problems	2022-08-30	2022-09-07	9	2
22/23	Ligament injury	2022-10-16	2022-12-31	77	8

Current—

Peak€22.00m

Low—

Δ since start−€2.50m

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€350k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€300k
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€750k
Jan 1, 1970	€8.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€9.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€14.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€9.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€16.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€16.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€15.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€22.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€18.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€15.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€20.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€14.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€10.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€5.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€7.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€6.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€6.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€8.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€6.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #3439	#14	58	3	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Hernanes	2	0
Koke	2	6
Thibaut Courtois	2	0
Jean	2	0
Ivan Perišić	2	0
Mauro Icardi	2	1

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
14/15	LaLiga	Atlético de Madrid	3	23
12/13	LaLiga	Atlético de Madrid	2	35
13/14	LaLiga	Atlético de Madrid	2	32

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
15/16	Serie A	Inter Milan	2	32
2010	Campeonato Paulista	São Paulo Futebol Clube	2	17
13/14	LaLiga	Atlético de Madrid	1	32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
15/16	2016-06-30	Inter	Atlético Madrid	Return from loan	—	€16.00m
15/16	2015-07-01	Atlético Madrid	Inter	Loan	—	€15.00m
06/07	2007-02-01	São Paulo	FC Sochaux	Return from loan	—	€2.50m
06/07	2006-08-24	FC Sochaux	São Paulo	Loan	—	€2.50m

Teams faced most often by Miranda'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 %
AS Saint-Étienne	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0%
FK Partizan	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100%
FC Rubin Kazan	2	0	1	1	2	5	-3	0%
Neftçi PFK	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	50%
Qarabağ FK	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	50%
FC Dnipro	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
05/06	Senior debut season
11/12	First senior goal

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′
2022	36	765	7	1	0	0.94
2021	46	270	10	0	0	3.33
2020	19	1,170	4	0	0	0.31
2019	9	722	2	0	0	0.25
2011	23	1,348	5	0	0	0.33
2010	57	3,766	16	0	0	0.38
2009	49	180	12	2	0	7
2008	53	851	11	0	0	1.16
2007	64	1,925	9	1	0	0.47
2006	14	1,260	3	0	0	0.21
2005	13	0	5	0	1	0
2004	48	1,736	7	0	3	0.52
18/19	20	0	3	0	0	0
17/18	31	0	8	0	0	0
16/17	36	0	7	0	1	0
15/16	34	2,743	8	1	1	0.33
14/15	36	675	10	0	1	1.47
13/14	52	2,040	9	0	0	0.4
12/13	46	2,323	11	1	0	0.46
11/12	44	3,380	12	1	1	0.37
05/06	24	0	6	1	0	0