João Carlos (footballer, born 1987)

João Carlos de Castro Ferreira (born 12 February 1987), known as João Carlos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for São Bernardo.

João Carlos
João Carlos with São Bernardo in 2023
Personal information
Full name João Carlos de Castro Ferreira
Date of birth (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
São Bernardo
Number 11
Youth career
Tigres do Brasil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Arraial do Cabo [pt]
2007–2008 Duque de Caxias
2008Resende (loan) 2 (0)
2008America-RJ (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2011 Arraial do Cabo [pt] 21 (12)
2009Metropolitano (loan) 0 (0)
2009Mesquita (loan) 3 (1)
2010CF Rio de Janeiro [pt] (loan) 6 (10)
2010José Bonifácio (loan) 5 (1)
2012–2013 Duque de Caxias 25 (5)
2014 Macaé 37 (14)
2015–2018 Madureira 46 (14)
2016–2017Cuiabá (loan) 1 (0)
2018Cuiabá (loan) 17 (5)
2019–2021 Volta Redonda 60 (30)
2020Mirassol (loan) 10 (6)
2021São Bernardo (loan) 8 (3)
2021– São Bernardo 38 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, João Carlos began his career in the youth sides of Tigres do Brasil, but left the side to work in a sawmill in his hometown. After nearly quitting football, he made his senior debut with Arraial do Cabo [pt] in 2006,[1] and was known as João Moreno at the time.

João Carlos subsequently played for Duque de Caxias, Resende and America-RJ before returning to Arraial in 2008, where he impressed enough to earn a trial at South African side Golden Arrows in August of that year.[2] On 27 January 2009, he moved to Metropolitano,[3] but was separated from the squad in less than a month after arriving.[4]

João Carlos subsequently signed for Mesquita, but finished the 2009 season back at Arraial. In 2010, as Arraial did not field a senior squad, he played for CF Rio de Janeiro [pt] and José Bonifácio.

João Carlos was a spotlight of Arraial during the 2012 Campeonato Carioca Série C,[5] and returned to Duque for the 2012 Série C. On 4 December 2013, he agreed to a deal with Macaé,[6] and was the club's top scorer as they won the 2014 Série C.

Ahead of the 2015 season, João Carlos joined Madureira, where he featured regularly. On 21 April 2016, he was announced at Cuiabá on loan,[7] but only played twice before fracturing his tibia in the following month.[8]

After recovering in the middle of 2017, João Carlos played for Madureira before returning to Cuiabá in 2018, also on loan. Now a regular starter, he helped the side to achieve promotion before signing for Volta Redonda on 11 December 2018.[9]

On 23 July 2020, João Carlos renewed his contract with Voltaço until 2022,[10] but was loaned to Mirassol on 2 December.[11]

On 12 May 2021, João Carlos was loaned to São Bernardo for the latter stages of the year's Campeonato Paulista Série A2.[12] After achieving promotion, he terminated his contract with Volta Redonda on 21 July 2021,[13] and returned to São Bernardo for the 2021 Copa Paulista.

Regularly used for Bernô, João Carlos won the 2021 Copa Paulista with the side and achieved promotion from the 2022 Série D. On 22 October 2022, aged 35, he renewed his contract for a further year.[14]

Career statistics

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As of 16 February 2023[15]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Resende 2008 Carioca 2 0 2 0
America-RJ 2008 Carioca 0 0 5[a] 0 5 0
Arraial do Cabo [pt] 2008 Carioca Série C 8 6 8 6
2009 6 2 6 2
2011 0 0 0 0
2012 7 4 7 4
Total 21 12 21 12
Metropolitano (loan) 2009 Catarinense 0 0 0 0
Mesquita (loan) 2009 Carioca 3 1 3 1
CF Rio de Janeiro [pt] (loan) 2010 Carioca Série C 6 10 6 10
José Bonifácio (loan) 2010 Paulista 2ª Divisão 5 1 5 1
Duque de Caxias 2012 Série C 10 0 2[a] 1 12 1
2013 11 5 4 0 8[a] 2 23 7
Total 21 5 4 0 10 3 35 8
Macaé 2014 Série C 23 8 14 6 6[a] 4 43 18
Madureira 2015 Série C 17 8 10 1 1 1 6[a] 1 34 11
2016 Série D 0 0 13 4 13 4
2017 Carioca 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2018 Série D 0 0 6 1 0 0 6 1
Total 17 8 29 6 1 1 8 1 55 16
Cuiabá (loan) 2016 Série C 1 0 1 0 2 0
Cuiabá (loan) 2018 Série C 17 5 17 5
Volta Redonda 2019 Série C 10 2 11 7 21 9
2020 15 8 12 8 1 0 28 16
2021 0 0 12 5 2 0 14 5
Total 25 10 35 20 3 0 63 30
Mirassol (loan) 2020 Série D 10 6 10 6
São Bernardo 2021 Paulista A2 8 3 12[b] 4 20 7
2022 Série D 20 4 9 1 29 5
2023 Série C 0 0 9 2 0 0 9 2
Total 20 4 26 6 0 0 12 4 58 14
Career total 134 46 145 62 5 1 0 0 41 12 325 121
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

Honours

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Club

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Duque de Caxias

Macaé

Mirassol

São Bernardo

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "João Carlos, do Volta Redonda, foi servente de pedreiro e venceu o desemprego antes de igualar Gabigol no Carioca" [João Carlos, from Volta Redonda, was a bricklayer's mate and defeated unemployment before equalling Gabigol in the Carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Presidente do Arraial do Cabo lamenta perda de artilheiro" [Arraial's president laments departure of top scorer] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SRZD. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Metrô descarta demissão de Paulo Porto e contrata quatro reforços" [Metrô dismiss sacking of Paulo Porto and sign four] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Gaúcho. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Metrô afasta seis jogadores e procura reforços para o returno" [Metrô put aside six players and look for additions for the second round] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Gaúcho. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ^ "João Moreno é destaque de time eliminado" [João Moreno is a spotlight of eliminated team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Papo Esportivo. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Macaé contrata atacante João Carlos, ex-Duque, e mais cinco reforços" [Macaé sign forward João Carlos, formerly of Duque, and five more] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Ex-Luverdense e mais três jogadores são anunciados pelo Cuiabá" [Former Luverdense man and three more players are announced by Cuiabá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  8. ^ "João Carlos passa por cirurgia e desfalca Cuiabá na Série C" [João Carlos goes through surgery and is an absence of Cuiabá in the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Voltaço acerta com os atacantes Renan Gorne e João Carlos" [Voltaço sign forwards Renan Gorne and João Carlos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Curioso do Futebol. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  10. ^ "João Carlos tem contrato renovado com o Voltaço até 2022" [João Carlos has his contract renewed with Voltaço until 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Voz da Cidade. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Mirassol contrata o centroavante João Carlos, ex-Volta Redonda" [Mirassol sign centre forward João Carlos, formerly of Volta Redonda] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Extra. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Volta Redonda empresta João Carlos para o São Bernardo-SP" [Volta Redonda loan João Carlos to São Bernardo-SP] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Volta Redonda e João Carlos fazem acordo e rescindem contrato" [Volta Redonda and São Bernardo reach an agreement and rescind contract] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Paulistão: São Bernardo renova com o atacante João Carlos" [Paulistão: São Bernardo renew with forward João Carlos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  15. ^ João Carlos at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2023.