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João Dalla Corte
Personal information
Full name	João Paulo Dalla Corte
Date of birth	7 June 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth	Encruzilhada do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Internacional
Number	50
Youth career
	Novo Horizonte
2015–	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023–	Internacional
International career‡
2022–	Brazil U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 1 November 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:32, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

João Paulo Dalla Corte (born 7 June 2006) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a central defender for Internacional.

Club career

Born in Encruzilhada do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Dalla Corte joined Internacional's youth categories in 2015, aged nine, from local side SE Novo Horizonte.^[1] In October 2023, he started to feature in first team call-ups, after both Igor Gomes and Nicolás Hernández were suspended.^[2]

Dalla Corte made his professional – and Série A – debut on 29 October 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dalbert in a 4–3 home loss to Coritiba; aged 17 years, four months and 22 days, he became the youngest player to debut for Inter since Alexandre Pato in 2006.^[3]

International career

Dalla Corte represented the Brazil national under-17 team in the 2022 Montaigu Tournament^[4] and the 2023 South American U-17 Championship, winning both tournaments with the side.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 1 November 2023^[6]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Internacional	2023	Série A	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Honours

Brazil U17

Montaigu Tournament: 2022
South American U-17 Championship: 2023

References

^ "Jogador revelado pelo Novo Horizonte estreia como profissional no Inter aos 17 anos" [Player groomed by Novo Horizonte debuts as a professional at Inter at the age of 17] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário de Santa Maria. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ "Conheça o zagueiro João Dalla Corte, novidade do Inter para o jogo contra o Bahia" [Know the stopper João Dalla Corte, news of Inter for the match against Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ "Conheça João Dalla Corte, jogador mais jovem a estrear pelo Inter desde Alexandre Pato" [Know João Dalla Corte, youngest player to debut for Inter since Alexandre Pato] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ "João Dalla Corte comemora gol na estreia da Seleção Brasileira Sub-17 na França" [João Dalla Corte celebrates goal on debut of the Brazil under-17 national team in France] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ "Quem são os jogadores da dupla Gre-Nal campeões sul-americanos com a seleção sub-17" [Who are the players of the Gre-Nal duo winners of the South American with the under-17 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ João Dalla Corte at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2023.