About João Paulo
2025 brought João Paulo 11 appearances in the Major League Soccer (United States) (478 minutes), with no direct goal involvement recorded. GioScore's computed rating for the season averages 6.96. Measured against 133 Major League Soccer (United States) midfielders with 450+ minutes in 2025, he ranks in the 59th percentile by match rating — above the cohort median, with a goals rank of 91st of 133.
The database holds 12 league seasons for him, from 2014 to 2025 across 5 clubs. 2021 stands as his highest-rated season (7.59, Major League Soccer (United States)), with 2025 the weakest (6.96). The direction of late is downward — 0.28 under his prior average over the last two rated seasons.
Those league minutes are spread over 3 domestic leagues: Major League Soccer (United States) (132 appearances, 6 goals), Serie A (106 appearances, 7 goals) and Serie B (33 appearances, 1 goal). In 7 of the 12 campaigns on record he played at least 25 league games. His busiest three-season stretch was 2015–2017: 97 league appearances, 32 a season.