João Paulo

Following his move to Yokohama FC, Paulo's current-season form is down 58% on last season (Season 19→8), while his Rating eased 40→28. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 19).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Yokohama FC · 18th	21	1	1	6.9	28	8
2024/25	Yokohama FC	14	2	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Desportivo Brasil	14	2	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Oliveirense · 15th	32	5	0	6.7	40	19
2022/23	Desportivo Brasil	2	0	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Ho Chi Minh	12	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

João Paulo is a 29-year-old winger at Yokohama FC, rated 27.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 248th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paulo.

Judged on this season alone, Paulo graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 21 of the 21 wingers in the J1 League, on 1 goal and 1 assist in 21 appearances (0.14 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 8).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 12th of 21 of the 21 wingers in the J1 League. At 29 Paulo is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2025/26

Current potential12th of 21 wingers · J1 League Current season17th of 21 wingers · J1 League17th-best winger in the J1 League248th in the J1 League · potential12th-highest potential winger in the J1 League

27.8

Ratingi

12th of 21 wingers

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.14

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Yokohama FC finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.05

Goals / app

1 goal in 21 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.14 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.8, Paulo carries the 12th-highest potential of the wingers in the J1 League of 21, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Yokohama FC finished 18th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.14 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.07

Assists / 900.07

Goal contribution / 900.14

Defensive actions / 902.309

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %16.7

Shot accuracy %37.5

Dribble success %47.1

Cards / 900.07

Foul involvement / 903.289

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 29, Paulo sits on 4.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Paulo's projected Rating — 27.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target6

Shots16

Passing

Assists1

Possession

Successful dribbles16

Dribble success47.1%

Fouls won27

Defending

Tackles25

Interceptions7

Blocks1

Fouls committed20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Guarani Campinas2020/21 – nowFree

Oesteuntil 2020/21

Criciuma(on loan)2017/18 – 2020/21

Bahia(on loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Sao Paulountil 2016/17

About João Paulo

João Paulo Queiroz de Moraes is a 29-year-old winger who plays for Yokohama FC, born on November 28, 1996 in Tietê, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Brazil. Yokohama FC currently sit 18th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, João Paulo has made 21 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 1,286 minutes, averaging a 7.02 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the J1 League and the J-League Cup.

When João Paulo plays, Yokohama FC's record this season is 5W-5D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.9 at home against 6.9 on the road.

Recent matches

December 6, 2025: 3-1 win away at Cerezo Osaka (61 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)
November 30, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Kyoto Sanga (74 minutes, 6.6 rating)
November 8, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Kashima (69 minutes, 6.7 rating)
October 25, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Kashiwa Reysol (59 minutes, 6.6 rating)
October 18, 2025: 2-2 draw at home vs Nagoya Grampus (79 minutes, 7.2 rating)
October 4, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Avispa Fukuoka (81 minutes, 6.6 rating)
September 28, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Shonan Bellmare (78 minutes, 6.9 rating)
September 23, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Fagiano Okayama (23 minutes, 6.7 rating)
September 20, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Albirex Niigata (80 minutes, 7.7 rating)
September 12, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Machida Zelvia (80 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates João Paulo at 27.8 with a Season form score of 8, ranking 248th of 377 wingers in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Copa do Nordeste. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, João Paulo has totalled 151 club appearances with 19 goals and 1 assist for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 32 appearances for Oliveirense.

João Paulo's career has also included time at Guarani Campinas, Oeste, Criciuma, Bahia and Sao Paulo.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Yokohama FC finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Watch points