Rezende (footballer, born 1995)

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

Júlio César de Rezende Miranda (born Júlio César Gomes da Silva;^[1] 2 January 1995), commonly known as Rezende, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bahia.

Rezende

Rezende playing for Goiás in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Júlio César de Rezende Miranda
Date of birth	(1995-01-02) 2 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bahia
Number	5
Youth career
2006–2015	Madureira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Madureira	45	(3)
2017	→ Portuguesa-RJ (loan)	8	(0)
2018	→ Portuguesa-RJ (loan)	6	(0)
2020	Resende	8	(0)
2020	Treze	7	(0)
2020–2021	Azuriz	24	(2)
2021	→ Goiás (loan)	22	(2)
2022–	Bahia	106	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:15, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rezende was a Madureira youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 27 August 2014, starting in a 2–0 away win over Campo Grande, for the year's Copa Rio.

Rezende scored his first senior goal on 17 April 2016, netting the opener in a 1–1 Campeonato Carioca home draw against Volta Redonda. Regularly used by Madura, he was loaned to Portuguesa-RJ in April 2017.^[2]

Rezende returned to Madureira for the 2018 season, but was again loaned to Portuguesa on 18 April 2019.^[3] On 11 November of that year, he joined Resende.^[4]

In July 2020, Rezende signed for Treze,^[5] but finished the season winning the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata with Azuriz. On 7 June 2021, he was presented at Série B side Goiás, on loan from Azuriz.^[6]

Despite being a regular starter in Goiás' promotion to the Série A, Rezende left the club on 10 December 2021, after failing to agree a permanent contract.^[7] Eleven days later, he signed a two-year deal with Bahia,^[8] also helping in a top tier promotion at the end of the season.

Personal life

Rezende was raised by his aunt Estela, after her sister thought about aborting him. He was later adopted by Estela and her husband, changing his surname from Gomes da Silva to de Rezende Miranda.^[1] His adoptive father died in 2020.^[1]

Career statistics

As of 28 July 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Madureira	2014[10]	Série C	1	0	0	0	—		—		7[a]	0	8	0
	2015[11]		0	0	0	0	—		—		9[a]	1	9	1
	2016[12]	Série D	6	0	9	1	—		—		6[a]	0	21	1
	2017	Carioca	—		11	1	—		—		—		11	1
	2018[13]	Série D	3	0	8	0	1	0	—		1[a]	0	13	0
	2019	Carioca	—		7	1	—		—		1[a]	0	8	1
	Total		10	0	35	3	1	0	—		24	1	70	4
Portuguesa-RJ (loan)	2017[14]	Série D	8	0	—		—		—		3[a]	0	11	0
Portuguesa-RJ (loan)	2018	Série D	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
Resende	2020	Carioca	—		8	0	—		—		—		8	0
Treze	2020	Série C	4	0	3	0	—		—		—		7	0
Azuriz	2020	Paranaense Série Prata	—		11	1	—		—		—		11	1
	2021	Paranaense	—		13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	Total		—		24	2	—		—		—		24	2
Goiás (loan)	2021	Série B	22	2	—		—		—		—		22	2
Bahia	2022	Série B	28	1	6	0	3	0	—		7[b]	0	44	1
	2023	Série A	33	2	9	2	8	0	—		3[b]	0	53	4
	2024		18	0	6	1	5	0	—		5[b]	0	34	1
	2025		1	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	3[b]	0	10	0
	Total		80	3	26	3	17	0	0	0	18	0	141	6
Career total			130	5	96	8	18	0	0	0	45	1	289	14

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Treze

• Campeonato Paraibano: 2020

Azuriz

• Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 2020

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2023, 2025