Joãozinho (footballer, born 1993)

João Victor Amaral dos Santos Silva (born 8 May 1993), commonly known as Joãozinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Juventus-SP.

Joãozinho
Personal information
Full name João Victor Amaral dos Santos Silva
Date of birth (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Campinas, Brazil
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Juventus-SP
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2011 Paulínia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Paulínia 11 (3)
2013 Red Bull Brasil 0 (0)
2013Foz do Iguaçu (loan)
2014 Capivariano 12 (0)
2014 Guarani 6 (0)
2015 Votuporanguense 21 (1)
2015 União Barbarense 0 (0)
2016 Penapolense 10 (2)
2017 Capivariano 9 (0)
2017 XV de Piracicaba 0 (0)
2018–2020 Leones Negros 66 (18)
2020–2021 Tlaxcala 8 (2)
2022 Joinville 3 (0)
2022 Fluminense do Itaum [pt] 8 (5)
2023 ASA 22 (5)
2023 Araguaia [pt] 22 (5)
2024 Luverdense 15 (10)
2024 Botafogo-PB 22 (7)
2025 Portuguesa-RJ 9 (1)
2025 ABC 17 (3)
2025 Maracanã 0 (0)
2026 Campinense 11 (2)
2026– Juventus-SP 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2026

Career

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Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Joãozinho joined Paulínia's youth setup in 2010, and made his first team debut later in that year. In 2013, he moved to Red Bull Brasil, and served a loan stint at Foz do Iguaçu in September before joining Capivariano.

Joãozinho subsequently continued to appear in his native state, representing Guarani, Votuporanguense, União Barbarense, Penapolense, back at Capivariano and XV de Piracicaba before moving to Mexico in 2018, with Leones Negros. In 2020, he joined Tlaxcala of the Liga de Expansión MX.

On 2 December 2021, Joãozinho was announced at Joinville for the upcoming season.[1] On 2 November of the following year, after a short stint at Fluminense do Itaum [pt], he agreed to a deal with ASA.[2]

On 19 October 2023, after impressing with Araguaia [pt] in the Copa FMF, Joãozinho signed for Luverdense.[3] The following 15 April, after scoring ten goals in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, he moved to Botafogo-PB in the Série C.[4]

Joãozinho began the 2025 campaign at Portuguesa-RJ, before being announced at ABC on 28 February of that year.[5] He later played for Maracanã, before reuniting with head coach Evaristo Piza at Campinense on 17 October.[6]

On 14 March 2026, Joãozinho left Campinense to join Juventus-SP.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 May 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paulínia 2010 Paulista 2ª Divisão 4242
2011 Paulista A3 7171
Total 113113
Red Bull Brasil 2013 Paulista A2 6[a]060
Capivariano 2014 Paulista A2 120120
Guarani 2014 Série C 6060
Votuporanguense 2015 Paulista A3 211211
União Barbarense 2015 Paulista A2 9[a]595
Penapolense 2016 Paulista A2 102102
Capivariano 2017 Paulista A2 9090
XV de Piracicaba 2017 Série D 2[a]020
Leones Negros 2017–18 Ascenso MX 184184
2018–19 29720317
2019–20 19720217
Total 6618407018
Tlaxcala 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 8282
Joinville 2022 Catarinense 3030
Fluminense do Itaum [pt] 2022 Catarinense Série C 8585
ASA 2023 Série D 13392103[b]2267
Araguaia [pt] 2023 Mato-Grossense 2ª Divisão 5[c]151
Luverdense 2024 Mato-Grossense 15101510
Botafogo-PB 2024 Série C 227227
Portuguesa-RJ 2025 Carioca 9191
ABC 2025 Série C 1324000172
Maracanã 2025 Série D 4[d]040
Campinense 2026 Paraibano 112112
Juventus-SP 2026 Paulista A2 2020
Career total 1283212426500040828666
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Paulista
  2. One appearance and one goal in Copa do Nordeste, two appearances and one goal in Copa Alagoas
  3. Appearances in Copa FMF
  4. Appearances in Copa Fares Lopes

Honours

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Capivariano

Maracanã

Juventus-SP

References

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  1. "Joinville contrata os primeiros reforços para o Catarinense" [Joinville sign the first additions for the Catarinense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  2. "ASA anuncia atacante com passagem pelo futebol mexicano e valoriza reforço: "Ídolo"" [ASA announce forward with a stint in Mexican football and value the addition: "Idol"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  3. "Luverdense contrata atacante destaque do Araguaia na Copa FMF" [Luverdense sign forward spotlight of Araguaia in the Copa FMF] (in Brazilian Portuguese). PNB Online. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  4. "Joãozinho, artilheiro do Mato-Grossense, será anunciado como reforço do Botafogo-PB" [Joãozinho, top scorer of the Mato-Grossense, will be announce as the addition of Botafogo-PB] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Arena Correio. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  5. "Mais Querido contrata atacante Joãozinho" [Mais Querido sign forward Joãozinho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ABC FC. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  6. "Campinense contrata atacante Joãozinho, ex-Botafogo-PB" [Campinense sign forward Joãozinho, formerly of Botafogo-PB] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  7. "Um dos destaques do Campinense nesta temporada, atacante Joãozinho é anunciado como mais novo reforço de clube paulista" [One of the spotlights of Campinense on this season, forward Joãozinho is announced as the newest addition of club from São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cariri Esporte. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  8. Joãozinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  9. "Juventus-SP vence a Ferroviária e conquista o título da Série A2 do Paulista" [Juventus-SP defeats Ferroviária and wins the Paulista Série A2 title]. CBN (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.