João Paulo
Career snapshot
Position rank · 2025
Among 618 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1997-07-04 · 6 players total
| Full name | João Paulo |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | João Paulo Silveira dos Santos |
| Date of birth | 1997-07-04 (28 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Sant'Ana do Livramento, Brazil |
| Citizenship | Brazil |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 187.00 m |
| Current club | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol |
| On loan from | ↩ Ferroviária parent contract: 2025-12-31 |
| Joined | 2025-03-27 |
| Contract expires | 2025-12-31 |
Percentile rank vs 478 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2,990 |
| AA Internacional de Limeira | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 455 |
| Ferroviária | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 2 | 2020 | 2021 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esporte Clube São José (RS) | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GE Anápolis | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Série B | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,877 |
| 2024 | Campeonato Catarinense | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Série B | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 16 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1,113 |
| 2023 | Campeonato Paulista | AA Internacional de Limeira | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 455 |
| 2023 | Série D | Ferroviária | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Troféu Independência | AA Internacional de Limeira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Campeonato Pernambucano | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Copa do Nordeste | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Série B | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Campeonato Cearense - Group | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Copa do Brasil | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Copa do Nordeste | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Copa do Nordeste - Fase Final | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Série A | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Campeonato Cearense - Group | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Copa do Brasil | Esporte Clube São José (RS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Copa do Nordeste | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Copa Sudamericana | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Série A | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Série C | Esporte Clube São José (RS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Campeonato Goiano | GE Anápolis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-01-01 | Ponte Preta U20 | Anápolis | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Anápolis | Boavista B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Boavista B | Paulista-SP | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-13 | Paulista-SP | Fortaleza | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-20 | Fortaleza | EC São José | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-13 | EC São José | Fortaleza B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-21 | Fortaleza B | Náutico | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Náutico | Fortaleza B | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-16 | Fortaleza B | Inter Limeira | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-11 | Inter Limeira | Fortaleza B | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-20 | Fortaleza B | Ferroviária | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-30 | Ferroviária | Fortaleza B | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-01 | Fortaleza B | Ferroviária | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-15 | Ferroviária | Chapecoense | Loan | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-12-31 | Chapecoense | Ferroviária | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-03-27 | Ferroviária | Chapecoense | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-12-31 | Chapecoense | Ferroviária | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saulo | 2 | 0 | 973 |
| Souza | 1 | 0 | 935 |
| Marcelinho | 1 | 0 | 898 |
| Pedro Vitor | 1 | 0 | 857 |
| Thomaz | 2 | 0 | 842 |
| Richard Franco | 1 | 0 | 796 |
| Foguinho | 1 | 0 | 765 |
| Auremir | 2 | 0 | 623 |
| Maílton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mário Sérgio | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Ferraz | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarik | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Carlos | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Série B | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 1 | 23 |
| 2024 | Série B | Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | Campeonato Paulista | AA Internacional de Limeira | 1 | 6 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2025-12-31 | Chapecoense | Ferroviária | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 24/25 | 2025-03-27 | Ferroviária | Chapecoense | Loan | — | €100k |
| 24/25 | 2024-12-31 | Chapecoense | Ferroviária | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-15 | Ferroviária | Chapecoense | Loan | — | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-30 | Ferroviária | Fortaleza B | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-20 | Fortaleza B | Ferroviária | Loan | — | €150k |
| 22/23 | 2023-04-11 | Inter Limeira | Fortaleza B | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-16 | Fortaleza B | Inter Limeira | Loan | — | €150k |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Náutico | Fortaleza B | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-21 | Fortaleza B | Náutico | Loan | — | €50k |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Senior debut season | |
| 2023 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 1,877 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 2024 | 21 | 1,113 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 2023 | 21 | 455 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.78 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked about João Paulo
Who is João Paulo?
João Paulo is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Associação Chapecoense de Futebol.
How old is João Paulo?
João Paulo is 28 years old. He was born on July 4, 1997 in Sant'Ana do Livramento.
What position does João Paulo play?
João Paulo plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does João Paulo play for?
João Paulo currently plays for Associação Chapecoense de Futebol.
How many career goals has João Paulo scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, João Paulo has scored 3 goals in 98 appearances.
What is João Paulo's market value?
João Paulo's most recent reported market value is €100k.
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