João Paulo (footballer, born March 1988)

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

João Paulo Sales de Souza (born 18 March 1988), known as João Paulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as forward for Thai League 2 club Ayutthaya United.

João Paulo

Personal information
Full name	João Paulo Sales de Souza
Date of birth	(1988-03-18) 18 March 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Fernandópolis, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ayutthaya United
Number	37
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Fernandópolis
2009–2010	América–SP	2	(0)
2010–2011	Marília	17	(4)
2011	Fernandópolis
2012	Cianorte	16	(2)
2013	Operário Ferroviário	14	(2)
2013	Central
2013	Marcílio Dias	1	(0)
2013	Fernandópolis
2014	Mixto
2014	Olímpia
2015	Democrata GV	11	(6)
2015	Boa Esporte	5	(1)
2015	Tombense	6	(1)
2016	Ríver–PI	4	(0)
2016	Rio Claro	7	(0)
2016	São Bento	2	(0)
2016	Blooming	19	(9)
2017	Bangkok	30	(23)
2018–2019	PTT Rayong	4	(3)
2019	Viettel	13	(7)
2019	Army United	15	(10)
2020	Udon Thani	16	(8)
2020–2022	Lamphun Warrior	22	(14)
2022	→ Phitsanulok (loan)	18	(7)
2022	Trat	15	(4)
2023	Suphanburi	9	(3)
2023	Udon United	10	(13)
2024–	Ayutthaya United	11	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 March 2024

Career statistics

As of 16 January 2017^[1]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Conmebol		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fernandópolis	2008	Paulista B	—		21	12	—		—		—		21	12
América–SP	2009	Paulista A2	—		—		—		—		4[a]	0	4	0
	2010		—		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Subtotal		—		2	0	—		—		4	0	6	0
Marília	2010	Série C	2	0	0	0	—		—		2[a]	2	4	2
	2011		—		15	4	—		—		—		15	4
	Subtotal		2	0	15	4	—		—		2	2	19	6
Fernandópolis	2011	Paulista B	—		17	12	—		—		—		17	12
Cianorte	2012	Série D	5	1	11	1	—		—		—		16	2
Operário Ferroviário	2013	Paranaense	—		14	2	—		—		—		14	2
Marcílio Dias	2013	Série D	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Fernandópolis	2013	Paulista B	—		9	3	—		—		—		9	3
Mixto	2014	Matogrossense	—		10	3	2	0	—		2[b]	2	14	5
Olímpia	2014	Paulista B	—		13	7	—		—		—		13	7
Democrata GV	2015	Mineiro	—		11	6	—		—		—		11	6
Boa Esporte	2015	Série B	5	1	—		—		—		—		5	1
Tombense	2015	Série C	6	1	—		—		—		—		6	1
Ríver–PI	2016	Série C	—		2	0	—		—		2[c]	0	4	0
Rio Claro	2016	Paulista	—		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
São Bento	2016	Série D	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Blooming	2016–17	Boliviano	19	9	—		—		4	2	—		23	11
Career total			40	12	132	50	2	0	4	2	10	4	188	68

1. All appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. All appearance(s) in Copa Verde
3. All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Club

Lamphun Warrior

• Thai League 3: 2020–21