João Paulo da Silva Araújo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Paulo da Silva Araújo | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | ABC | ||
| 2008 | Barras-PI | ||
| 2008–2009 | Botafogo-PB | ||
| 2009–2011 | ABC | 34 | (7) |
| 2011 | → Gwangju FC (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | Gwangju FC | 52 | (10) |
| 2013 | → Daejeon Citizen (loan) | 35 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Incheon United | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → ABC (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2015 | Botafogo-PB | 17 | (5) |
| 2016 | Ferroviária | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Botev Plovdiv | 19 | (12) |
| 2017– | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 3 | (2) |
| 2017– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:40, 14 May 2017 (UTC). |
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João Paulo da Silva Araújo (born 2 June 1988), commonly known as João Paulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian First League.
On 20 February 2011, João Paulo joined South Korean K-League side Gwangju FC on loan from ABC, but signed a permanent deal five months later in July.
Following Daejeon Citizen's relegation to the K League Challenge, he joined Incheon United in January 2014.
On June 16, 2016 João Paulo joined Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv, and was presented to the public alongside two fellow new Brazilian signings. On June 29, he scored his unofficial first goal for the club, in a 5-0 thrashing over FC Oborishte in a pre-season friendly.
On August 15, 2016, João Paulo scored a goal for the 3-2 win over Slavia Sofia. On August 27, he also scored the winning goal in a 2-1 home victory over .
João Paulo scored a hat-trick for the 4-0 win over FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa on 17 September. Four days later, on 21 September, he scored twice for the 3-6 away win over FC Pirin Gotse Delchev for the Bulgarian Cup. At the end of the same week he scored another goal for the 1-2 away win over Dunav Ruse.
On 16 October João Paulo continued his goalscoring streak during the tremendous 3-4 away win over Beroe Stara Zagora in the regional Thracian Derby. He scored a goal during the 3-0 win over on 27 October. Three days later, during the 1-1 draw with Levski Sofia he scored a goal in the 13th second following an excellent assist from Todor Nedelev. João Paulo scored again on 3 November during the 1-3 away defeat to PFC Montana.
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