Cipriano (footballer)
Brazilian footballer
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João Luiz da Silva Cipriano (born 9 November 2002), known as Cipriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brusque, on loan from APOEL.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Luiz da Silva Cipriano | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Brusque, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brusque (on loan from APOEL) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Criciúma | ||
| 2019–2020 | → Fluminense (loan) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Fluminense | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Red Bull Bragantino II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → APOEL (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | APOEL | 1 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Juventude (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Brusque (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Brusque, Santa Catarina, Cipriano joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2019, from Criciúma.[1] Initially on loan, he agreed to a permanent contract with the club on 29 December 2020, signing until 2024.[2]
On 3 February 2023, Cipriano was loaned to Red Bull Bragantino for the year, and was initially assigned to the reserve team.[3] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 6 August, starting in a 1–0 away win over Coritiba.[4]
Personal life
Cipriano comes from a family of footballers: his father Agenor played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s, being later a head coach of Carlos Renaux, and his older brother Eduardo played in the youth sides of Criciúma.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 8 July 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Bragantino II | 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2023 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| APOEL (loan) | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista