João Paulo Mior

João Paulo Mior (born 8 March 1991 in Serafina Corrêa), known as João Paulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Seattle Sounders FC.

João Paulo
João Paulo with Santa Cruz in 2016
Personal information
Full name João Paulo Mior
Date of birth (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991
Place of birth Serafina Corrêa, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2006 Gaúcho
2007–2009 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Internacional 18 (0)
2013 → Atlético Goianiense (loan) 35 (4)
2014 → Goiás (loan) 5 (0)
2015 → Santa Cruz (loan) 34 (1)
2016 Santa Cruz 34 (2)
2017–2021 Botafogo 68 (5)
2020 → Seattle Sounders FC (loan) 19 (2)
2021– Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020

Career

João Paulo made his professional debut for Internacional in the 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho and he spent three seasons with the club. He was loaned out to Atlético Goianiense in 2013, Goiás in 2014, and Santa Cruz in 2015. João Paulo transferred permanently to Santa Cruz in 2016 before being signed by Botafogo, where he played for three seasons and made 68 appearances, scoring five goals.[1][2]

Seattle Sounders FC

On 31 January 2020, João Paulo was signed on loan by Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer to a Designated Player contract.[2] The deal was made permanent by Seattle on 21 January 2021.[3]

Career statistics
As of 10 December 2019.
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2010 Série A 00––3[lower-alpha 1]030
2011 140––1[lower-alpha 1]0150
2012 40–4[lower-alpha 2]014[lower-alpha 1]1221
2013 –––3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total 1800040211431
Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2013 Série B 35430–10[lower-alpha 3]2486
Goiás (loan) 2014 Série A 5010007[lower-alpha 3]0130
Santa Cruz (loan) 2015 Série B 341–3[lower-alpha 4]011[lower-alpha 5]2483
Santa Cruz 2016 Série A 34230–20[lower-alpha 6]1576
Total 68330303131059
Botafogo 2017 Série A 3026013[lower-alpha 2]16[lower-alpha 7]0553
2018 2010–12[lower-alpha 7]0150
2019 363204[lower-alpha 4]07[lower-alpha 7]1494
Total 685901712511197
Seattle Sounders FC2020Major League Soccer2000000000
Career total 1981216024194732823
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Goiano.
  4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  5. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Pernambucano.
  6. Ten appearances in Campeonato Pernambucano and one goal, ten appearances in Copa do Nordeste.
  7. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.

Honours
Internacional
Santa Cruz
Botafogo

References
  1. Cardillo, Julian (31 January 2020). "Seattle Sounders add Brazilian midfielder João Paulo as designated player". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. Evans, Jayda (31 January 2020). "Sounders make major signing to bring in Brazilian midfielder Joao Paulo as third designated player". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2021/01/21/seattle-sounders-sign-midfielder-joao-paulo-botafogo-permanent-transfer


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