João Cubas

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cubas and the second or paternal family name is Alves.

João Victor Cubas Alves (born 21 November 2000) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Maringá.

João Cubas

Personal information
Full name	João Victor Cubas Alves
Date of birth	(2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Avaré, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Monte Azul
Youth career
	São Carlos
2016–2017	XV de Jaú
2018–2019	América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	XV de Jaú	9	(0)
2019–2020	América Mineiro	2	(1)
2020–2021	Santos	0	(0)
2022	Tupynambás	2	(0)
2023	Maringá	0	(0)
2023	Rio Branco-SP	21	(1)
2024–	Monte Azul	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:11, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Avaré, São Paulo, Cubas joined XV de Jaú in 2016, from São Carlos. He made his first team debut for the former on 29 April 2018, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão home win against Independente de Limeira.^[1]

Subsequently, Cubas moved to América Mineiro and returned to youth football, being assigned to the under-20 squad. He made his debut with the main squad of Coelho on 13 October 2019, playing the full 90 minutes and scoring his team's only in a 2–1 away loss against Figueirense, for the Série B championship.^[2]

On 2 September 2020, after only one further appearance for América, Cubas joined Santos and was initially assigned to the B-team.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 16 May 2024^[4]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
XV de Jaú	2018	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		9	0	—		—		—		9	0
América Mineiro	2019	Série B	2	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	1
	2020		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		2	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	1
Santos	2020	Série A	0	0	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2021		0	0	—		—		—		3[a]	0	3	0
	Total		0	0	—		—		—		3	0	3	0
Tupynambás	2022	Mineiro Módulo II	—		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Maringá	2023	Série D	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Rio Branco-SP	2023	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		21	1	—		—		—		21	1
Monte Azul	2024	Paulista A2	—		6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Career total			2	1	38	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	43	2

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista