João Paulo Azevedo Barbosa (born 12 February 1981), simply known as João Paulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Nacional-AM as a goalkeeper.
Born in Limeira, São Paulo, João Paulo made his senior debuts with União São João in 2000. After subsequently playing for lower teams in the same state, he joined América-RN in 2007.
On 12 February 2008, after appearing with Rio Branco-ES, João Paulo signed for Metropolitano.[1] He left the club in the following year, but after playing for Brasil de Pelotas,[2] returned to Metrô in 2010.
João Paulo moved back to his native state on 2 October 2010, after agreeing to a deal with Mogi Mirim.[3] On 15 April of the following year he joined Grêmio Barueri in Série B,[4] making his debut in the category on 20 May 2011, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Goiás.
On 16 May 2012, after impressing with Grêmio Catanduvense in Campeonato Paulista (despite appearing in only three matches), João Paulo signed for Bragantino.[5] After making no appearances for Braga, he moved to Icasa shortly after.
On 2 January 2013 João Paulo was announced at Joinville.[6] On 13 May he joined Cuiabá,[7] but returned to Metropolitano on 12 November.[8]
On 27 June 2014, João Paulo agreed a contract with Blumenau,[9] but on 2 July joined Atlético Sorocaba.[10] On 3 November he moved to CSA,[11] but rescinded his link on 19 February 2015.
Hours after rescinding with CSA, João Paulo signed a three-month deal with Série A club Chapecoense.[12]
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