Júlio Vaz

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vaz and the second or paternal family name is de Andrade.

Júlio César Vaz de Andrade (born 28 July 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Velo Clube.

Júlio Vaz

Júlio Vaz in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Júlio César Vaz de Andrade
Date of birth	(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Capivari, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Velo Clube
Youth career
	Guarani
2017	Botafogo-SP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Botafogo-SP	1	(0)
2018	VOCEM	7	(0)
2019	Manama
2021–2023	São Joseense	12	(0)
2023	Paraná	4	(0)
2023	Comercial-SP	0	(0)
2024–	Velo Clube	21	(5)
2024	→ Água Santa (loan)	11	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:16, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Career

Born in Capivari, São Paulo, Vaz represented Guarani and Botafogo-SP as a youth. He only featured in one first team match with the latter in 2017, before moving to VOCEM in the following year.

In 2019, Vaz moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Manama in Bahrain. Back to his home country in the following year, he spent the entire 2020 season without a club before signing for São Joseense in July 2021.

On 23 March 2023, Vaz was presented at Paraná.^[1] On 3 July, he was announced at Campinense,^[2] but the deal later collapsed and he moved to Comercial-SP fifteen days later.^[3]

Vaz joined Velo Clube in November 2023,^[4] and scored five goals during the 2024 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 as the club achieved promotion as champions.^[5] On 27 April 2024, he moved to Água Santa on loan.^[6]

Back to Velo for the 2025 Campeonato Paulista, Vaz was initially ruled out of the competition after having a knee surgery, but recovered ahead of schedule.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 5 February 2025^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Botafogo-SP	2017	Série C	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2018		0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
VOCEM	2018	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
São Joseense	2021	Paranaense Série Prata	—		5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2022	Paranaense	—		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2023	Série D	0	0	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	Total		0	0	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Paraná	2023	Paranaense Série Prata	—		4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Comercial-SP	2023	Paulista A2	—		—		—		—		7[a]	0	7	0
Velo Clube	2024	Paulista A2	—		18	5	—		—		—		18	5
	2025	Paulista	—		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		—		21	5	—		—		—		21	5
Água Santa (loan)	2024	Série D	11	0	—		—		—		—		11	0
Career total			12	0	44	5	0	0	0	0	7	0	63	5

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

Honours

São Joseense

• Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 2021

Velo Clube

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2024