João Paulo (footballer, born 1980)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Paulo Pinto Ribeiro | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1995 | Paredes | ||
| 1995–1999 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Boavista | 5 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Aves (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Feirense (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | → Varzim (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | → Estoril (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2005 | Tenerife | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Paços Ferreira | 32 | (5) |
| 2007 | União Leiria | 17 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Rapid București | 40 | (3) |
| 2010 | Leixões | 11 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 25 | (16) |
| 2011–2012 | Apollon Limassol | 24 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Estoril | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Aves | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Famalicão | 19 | (4) |
| 2015 | Tirsense | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Foz | 23 | (5) |
| Total | 337 | (67) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Portugal U15 | 6 | (5) |
| 1997 | Portugal U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (4) |
| 2000 | Portugal U20 | 7 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | Portugal U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | Portugal B | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
João Paulo Pinto Ribeiro (born 8 April 1980), known as João Paulo, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Over nine seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 140 games and 23 goals for Boavista, Varzim, Beira-Mar, Estoril (two spells), Paços de Ferreira, União de Leiria and Leixões. He also competed professionally in Spain, Romania and Cyprus, mainly at the service of Rapid București.