Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Paulo Azevedo Barbosa | ||
Date of birth | 12 February 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Limeira, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nacional-AM | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2000 | União São João | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2000–2003 | União São João | ||
2004 | Ituano | ||
2005 | Inter de Limeira | ||
2006 | Oeste | ||
2007 | América-RN | ||
2007–2008 | Rio Branco-ES | ||
2008 | Metropolitano | ||
2009 | Brasil de Pelotas | 9 | (0) |
2010 | Metropolitano | 8 | (0) |
2011 | Mogi Mirim | 0 | (0) |
2011 | Grêmio Barueri | 2 | (0) |
2012 | Catanduvense | 0 | (0) |
2012 | Bragantino | 0 | (0) |
2012 | Icasa | 14 | (0) |
2013 | Joinville | 0 | (0) |
2013 | Cuiabá | 13 | (0) |
2014 | Metropolitano | 0 | (0) |
2014 | Atlético Sorocaba | 0 | (0) |
2015 | CSA | 0 | (0) |
2015 | Chapecoense | 0 | (0) |
2016 | Brusque | 12 | (0) |
2016– | Nacional-AM | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2016 |
João Paulo Azevedo Barbosa (born 12 February 1981), simply known as João Paulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Nacional-AM as a goalkeeper.
Born in Limeira, São Paulo, João Paulo made his senior debuts with União São João in 2000. After subsequently playing for lower teams in the same state, he joined América-RN in 2007.
On 12 February 2008, after appearing with Rio Branco-ES, João Paulo signed for Metropolitano. [1] He left the club in the following year, but after playing for Brasil de Pelotas, [2] returned to Metrô in 2010.
João Paulo moved back to his native state on 2 October 2010, after agreeing to a deal with Mogi Mirim. [3] On 15 April of the following year he joined Grêmio Barueri in Série B, [4] making his debut in the category on 20 May 2011, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Goiás.
On 16 May 2012, after impressing with Grêmio Catanduvense in Campeonato Paulista (despite appearing in only three matches), João Paulo signed for Bragantino. [5] After making no appearances for Braga, he moved to Icasa shortly after.
On 2 January 2013 João Paulo was announced at Joinville. [6] On 13 May he joined Cuiabá, [7] but returned to Metropolitano on 12 November. [8]
On 27 June 2014, João Paulo agreed a contract with Blumenau, [9] but on 2 July joined Atlético Sorocaba. [10] On 3 November he moved to CSA, [11] but rescinded his link on 19 February 2015.
Hours after rescinding with CSA, João Paulo signed a three-month deal with Série A club Chapecoense. [12]