João Vieira (footballer, born 1997)

João Pedro Vieira (born 8 November 1997), known as João Vieira, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paysandu.

João Vieira

Personal information
Full name	João Pedro Vieira
Date of birth	(1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Pato Branco, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Paysandu
Number	5
Youth career
2008–2017	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Internacional	0	(0)
2018	São José-RS	8	(0)
2018–2022	Serra Macaense	12	(0)
2019	→ Internacional Madrid (loan)	5	(0)
2020	→ Esportivo (loan)	6	(1)
2020	→ Juventude (loan)	0	(0)
2021	→ Pelotas (loan)	9	(1)
2021	→ Caxias (loan)	16	(0)
2022	→ São Luiz (loan)	10	(0)
2022	→ Paysandu (loan)	20	(0)
2023–	Paysandu	80	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:55, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Career

Born in Pato Branco, Paraná, João Vieira joined Internacional's youth setup at the age of 11. He made his first team debut on 23 February 2017, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Andrigo in a 3–1 away win over Criciúma, for the year's Primeira Liga.^[1]

Ahead of the 2018 season, João Vieira moved to São José-RS.^[2] He subsequently spent a short period at Serra Macaense, before moving abroad with Spanish Segunda División B side Internacional de Madrid in the middle of 2019.

In January 2020, João Vieira returned to his home country after agreeing to a deal with Esportivo.^[3] He moved to Juventude in September, but only featured for their under-23 team.

João Vieira began the 2021 campaign at Pelotas, but was announced at Caxias on 28 May of that year.^[4] On 24 November, he agreed to a deal with São Luiz.^[5]

On 18 April 2022, João Vieira joined Paysandu.^[6] He immediately became a regular starter, and signed a permanent two-year contract with the club on 16 December, after Papão bought 70% of his economic rights from Serra Macaense.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 14 November 2024.^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Internacional	2017	Série B	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1[a]	0	1	0
São José-RS	2018	Série D	0	0	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
Serra Macaense	2018	Carioca Série B1	—		12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Internacional Madrid	2019–20	Segunda División B	5	0	—		—		—		1[b]	0	6	0
Esportivo	2020	Gaúcho	—		6	1	—		—		—		6	1
Pelotas	2021	Gaúcho	—		9	1	—		—		—		9	1
Caxias	2021	Série D	16	0	—		—		—		—		16	0
São Luiz	2022	Série D	0	0	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
Paysandu	2022	Série C	20	0	—		—		—		6[c]	1	26	1
	2023		22	1	12	2	2	0	—		5[c]	0	41	3
	2024	Série B	33	4	13	0	2	0	—		7[c]	2	55	6
	Total		75	5	25	2	4	0	—		18	3	122	10
Career total			96	5	70	4	4	0	0	0	20	3	190	12

1. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Federación de España
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours

Paysandu

• Copa Verde: 2022, 2024
• Campeonato Paraense: 2024