João Vieira (footballer, born 1997)
Brazilian footballer
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João Pedro Vieira (born 8 November 1997), known as João Vieira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vila Nova.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Vieira | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Pato Branco, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vila Nova | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2017 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Internacional | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | São José-RS | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Serra Macaense | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Internacional Madrid (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Esportivo (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Juventude (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Pelotas (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Caxias (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022 | → São Luiz (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Paysandu (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Paysandu | 80 | (7) |
| 2025– | Vila Nova | 67 | (11) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 April 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Pato Branco, Paraná, João Vieira joined Internacional's youth setup at the age of 11. He made his first team debut on 23 February 2017, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Andrigo in a 3–1 away win over Criciúma, for the year's Primeira Liga.[1]
Ahead of the 2018 season, João Vieira moved to São José-RS.[2] He subsequently spent a short period at Serra Macaense, before moving abroad with Spanish Segunda División B side Internacional de Madrid in the middle of 2019.
In January 2020, João Vieira returned to his home country after agreeing to a deal with Esportivo.[3] He moved to Juventude in September, but only featured for their under-23 team.
João Vieira began the 2021 campaign at Pelotas, but was announced at Caxias on 28 May of that year.[4] On 24 November, he agreed to a deal with São Luiz.[5]
On 18 April 2022, João Vieira joined Paysandu.[6] He immediately became a regular starter, and signed a permanent two-year contract with the club on 16 December, after Papão bought 70% of his economic rights from Serra Macaense.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 14 November 2024.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2017 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| São José-RS | 2018 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Serra Macaense | 2018 | Carioca Série B1 | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Internacional Madrid | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Esportivo | 2020 | Gaúcho | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Pelotas | 2021 | Gaúcho | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Caxias | 2021 | Série D | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| São Luiz | 2022 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Paysandu | 2022 | Série C | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 6[c] | 1 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 41 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | Série B | 33 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 2 | 55 | 6 | ||
| Total | 75 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | 122 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 96 | 5 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 190 | 12 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- Appearance(s) in Copa Federación de España
- Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
Honours
Paysandu