Jô playing for CSKA Moscow in 2008
Personal information
Full name João Alves de Assis Silva
Date of birth (1987-03-20) 20 March 1987
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1994–2003 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Corinthians 98 (14)
2005–2008 CSKA Moscow 53 (30)
2008–2011 Manchester City 21 (3)
2009Everton (loan) 12 (5)
2009–2010Everton (loan) 15 (0)
2010Galatasaray (loan) 14 (3)
2011–2012 Internacional 16 (2)
2012–2015 Atlético Mineiro 69 (17)
2015–2016 Al Shabab 13 (8)
2016 Jiangsu Suning 17 (6)
2017 Corinthians 51 (24)
2018–2020 Nagoya Grampus 65 (30)
2020–2022 Corinthians 62 (15)
2022 Ceará 11 (2)
2023 Al-Jabalain 1 (0)
2024 Amazonas 12 (3)
2024–2025 Itabirito 6 (0)
International career
2008 Brazil U23 7 (3)
2007–2014 Brazil 20 (5)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2013 Brazil
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:13, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

João Alves de Assis Silva (born 20 March 1987), known as (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒo]) or João Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

He has previously played for Corinthians, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Everton, Galatasaray, Internacional, Atlético Mineiro and Nagoya Grampus. 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.