Jô
Personal information | |||
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Full name | João Alves de Assis Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 March 1987 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Corinthians | ||
Number | TBA | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2003 | Corinthians | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2005 | Corinthians | 81 | (17) |
2005–2008 | CSKA Moscow | 52 | (30) |
2008–2011 | Manchester City | 21 | (1) |
2009 | → Everton (loan) | 12 | (5) |
2009–2010 | → Everton (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2010 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2011–2012 | Internacional | 16 | (2) |
2012–2015 | Atlético Mineiro | 68 | (17) |
2015–2016 | Al Shabab | 13 | (8) |
2016 | Jiangsu Suning | 17 | (6) |
2017– | Corinthians | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008 | Brazil U23 | 7 | (3) |
2007–2014 | Brazil | 20 | (5) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2016 |
João Alves de Assis Silva (born 20 March 1987), known as Jô (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒo]) or João Alves,[3][4][5] is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian club Corinthians.
He has previously played for Corinthians, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Everton, Galatasaray, Internacional and Atlético Mineiro. Jô made his full international debut for Brazil in 2007, and was in the squads which took bronze at the 2008 Olympics and won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and also played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Corinthians
Born in São Paulo, Jô played for Brazilian side Corinthians during the years of 2003–2005. He made 54 appearances scoring 23 goals. In 2005 he was transferred to Russian club CSKA Moscow.
CSKA Moscow
Jô scored 14 goals in his first 18 appearances for CSKA Moscow. In the UEFA Champions League, Jô scored two goals in the matches against Inter Milan, one being in a dramatic 4–2 loss at the San Siro. Altogether Jô appeared in 77 games for CSKA Moscow, scoring 44 goals.
Manchester City
On 31 July 2008, Manchester City signed Jô for an undisclosed value thought to be worth about £19 million, a club record at the time.[6] He scored just one league goal in 4 matches for Manchester City, against Portsmouth,[7] and also scored a brace in the UEFA Cup against Omonia Nicosia.[8] Jô found it difficult to establish himself in the City team and featured in just 6 games at the start of the 2008–09 season.
Jô joined Everton on loan in February 2009, until the end of the 2008–09 season.[9] He made his debut at Goodison Park against Bolton Wanderers, scoring twice in a 3–0 win.[10] He finished the season with five goals from twelve league appearances, though missed out on Everton's run to the 2009 FA Cup Final as he was cup-tied after playing the last 20 minutes of Manchester City's third round defeat to Nottingham Forest.[11]
He returned to Manchester City at the end of the season,[12][13] but re-joined Everton on a season-long loan for 2009–10,[14] with the option of a permanent move at the end of that period.[15][16] His first competitive goal in the loan spell was scored against AEK Athens in a Europa League group game, which Everton went on to win 4–0.[17][18][19] After returning to Brazil without permission over the Christmas period, Everton manager David Moyes suspended him for a breach of conduct.[20]
After the breach of conduct at Everton, he returned to Manchester City and was loaned to Galatasaray on the very same day.[21] He scored three goals during his loan spell at Galatasaray.
He returned to Manchester City after his loan spell at Galatasaray expired. Jô scored in his first game back against Portland Timbers and was also successful in further pre-season friendlies against New York Red Bulls, Borussia Dortmund and Valencia CF respectively. He then went on to score in the Europa League win against Salzburg[22] and in the League Cup loss to West Bromwich Albion,[23] his fourth and fifth goals for the club.
On 21 November 2010 Jô made a rare start for Manchester City in his team's 4–1 win over Fulham. Jô also featured in Manchester City's 3–1 win away to West Ham before Christmas and scored City's only goal in a 1–1 draw with Juventus in the UEFA Europa League.
Sport Club Internacional
On 20 July 2011, following a disappointing spell at Manchester City, only scoring six goals in 41 appearances, Jô decided to return to Brazil and join Sport Club Internacional.
Atlético Mineiro
In May 2012, Jô signed with fellow Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro, where he formed a striking partnership with Ronaldinho. He won the Campeonato Mineiro and helped the club win its first Copa Libertadores title in 2013, scoring in the final game at Mineirão against Olimpia and finishing as the top scorer in the competition with 7 goals.[24] He also played in both games of Atlético's Recopa Sudamericana win in 2014.
On 4 November 2014, after a string of acts of indiscipline, Jô was reported released from the club by officials.[25] On 10 January 2015, however, he was reinstated to the squad along with Emerson Conceição and André, who had also been suspended, by manager Levir Culpi.[26] On May 3, 2015, after more than 1 year without scoring a single goal, Jô came up as a substitute in the 2015 Campeonato Mineiro final against Caldense and scored the winning goal of the match from an offside position, as Atlético won 2-1 and were crowned champions of the competition for the 43rd time.[27]
Al Shabab
In July 2015, Jô signed a deal with Emirati club Al Shabab.[28]
Jiangsu Suning
On February 5, 2016, Jô Joined Jiangsu Suning of the Chinese Super League.[29]
Return to Corinthians
Jô signed a three-year deal on 2 November 2016 to mark his return to his first club Corinthians. Despite signing for the club in November 2016, he will only be permitted to play from 2017 onwards.[30]
International career
Jô received his first call-up to the Brazil national football team in May 2007 and was in the squad to play against England, but did not play. He then made his international debut in a friendly against Turkey, in June 2007 aged 20.
On 7 June 2013, Jô was called to replace Leandro Damião for 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, who was withdrawn from the original squad due to an injury.[31] In the opening match on 15 June 2013, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 victory over Japan. He then scored his second goal for Brazil against Mexico on 19 June 2013.
Jô was selected in the Brazilian squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He made his first appearance in the competition in the second group game, coming on for the last 22 minutes in place of Fred in a goalless draw with Mexico. He made another substitute appearance for the same player in the Round of 16 match against Chile, and played the full 90 minutes of the third-place play-off defeat to the Netherlands.
Career statistics
- As of 25 June 2016[32]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | State League | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Corinthians | 2003 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
2004 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | |
2005 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
Total | 81 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 17 | |
CSKA Moscow | 2006 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 30 | 22 |
2007 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 38 | 18 | |
2008 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 4 | |
Total | 53 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - | - | 78 | 44 | |
Manchester City | 2008–09 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 15 | 3 |
Total | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 15 | 3 | |
Everton (loan) | 2008–09 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 5 |
2009–10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 23 | 2 | |
Total | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 35 | 7 | |
Galatasaray (loan) | 2009–10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 3 |
Total | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 3 | |
Manchester City | 2010–11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 23 | 3 |
Total | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 23 | 3 | |
Internacional | 2011 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 2 |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 3 | |
Total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 36 | 5 | |
Atlético Mineiro | 2012 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 10 |
2013 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 52 | 19 | |
2014 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 8 | |
2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
Total | 68 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 116 | 37 | |
Al Shabab | 2015–2016 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 16 |
Total | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 16 | |
Jiangsu Suning | 2016 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 24 | 9 |
Total | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 24 | 9 | |
Career Total | 309 | 93 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 23 | 37 | 15 | 442 | 144 |
Honours
Club
- Corinthians[32]
- CSKA Moscow[32]
- Internacional[32]
- Atlético Mineiro[32]
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2013, 2015
- Copa Libertadores: 2013
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2014
- Copa do Brasil: 2014
National Team
References
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- ^ "Jo". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "FC TOKYO v JIANGSU FC". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "JIANGSU FC v JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "BECAMEX BINH DUONG v JIANGSU FC". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Man City complete record Jo deal". BBC Sport. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ^ Whyatt, Chris (21 September 2008). "Man City 6–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport.
- ^ Bevan, Chris (18 September 2008). "Omonia Nicosia 1–2 Man City". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Man City misfit Jô joins Everton on loan". ESPN. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Everton 3–0 Bolton". BBC Sport. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Moyes ready to see the best of Jô". Inthenews.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Costly Jô to return to Man City after Everton loan". Sports.sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Jô will rejoin Man City – Moyes". BBC News. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Manchester City Loan Jô Back To Everton For Next Season – Report". Goal.com. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Everton (7 July 2009). "Everton likely to re-sign Jô on loan from Manchester City". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Everton Agree Jô Loan Deal With Manchester City". Goal.com. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Standley, James (17 September 2009). "Everton 4–0 AEK Athens". BBC News. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Everton manager Moyes unhappy with additional officials Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pienaar fires for Everton". Dispatch.co.za. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Moyes suspends Jo over Brazil trip – The Irish Times – Fri, Jan 01, 2010". The Irish Times. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Jô seals loan move to Galatasaray". BBC News. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Red Bull Salzburg 0 – 2 Man City". BBC Sport. 16 September 2010.
- ^ "West Brom 2 – 1 Man City". BBC Sport. 22 September 2010.
- ^ Tim Vickery (29 July 2013). "Veron and Jo prove success in England is not the only test". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Brazil striker Jô released by Atlético Mineiro for indiscipline". The Guardian. 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Levir reintegra Jô, André e Emerson Conceição ao elenco do Galo". Lance!. 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Jô marca, põe fim a jejum de mais de um ano e Atlético conquista 43º título mineiro". ESPN Brasil. 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Jô é apresentado no Al Shabab e revela sonho de voltar à Seleção". Globo Esporte. 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Football Transfer News: Jiangsu Suning Completes Move For Ex-City Striker Jô". Yibada. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Corinthians anuncia a contratação de Jô; apresentação será na quinta-feira". Globo Esporte. 2 November 2016.
- ^ http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/copa-das-confederacoes/medico-da-selecao-brasileira-confirma-corte-de-leandro-damiao,8a2cbefc69f1f310VgnVCM20000099cceb0aRCRD.html
- ^ a b c d e "Brazil - Jô". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Match report, Belgium - Brazil 0:3 (0:2)". FIFA.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Match report, Brazil - Spain 3:0 (2:0)". FIFA.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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