Cipriano (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Cipriano.

João Luiz da Silva Cipriano (born 9 November 2002), known as Cipriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Juventude, on loan from APOEL.

Cipriano

Personal information
Full name	João Luiz da Silva Cipriano
Date of birth	(2002-11-09) 9 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Brusque, Brazil
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Juventude (on loan from APOEL)
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	0	(0)
2025–	→ Juventude (loan)	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:53, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

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

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista