| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Serie B | 34 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | Serie A | 7 | 585 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | — |
| 2012 | Serie B | 27 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | Serie A | 1 | 293 | 1 | 3 | 1.23 | — |
| 2014 | Serie A | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | Serie A | 32 | 2699 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | — |
| 2016 | Serie A | 29 | 2496 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 7.01 |
| 2017 | Serie A | 4 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.89 |
| 2018 | Serie B | 30 | 2488 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 7.02 |
| 2019 | Serie C | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | Serie B | 33 | 2735 | 4 | 1 | 0.16 | 7.05 |
| 2021 | Serie A | 2 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.99 |
| 2021 | Serie B | 13 | 1050 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 7.18 |
| 2021 | Serie C | 7 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | Serie B | 34 | 3018 | 5 | 2 | 0.21 | 7.22 |
| 2023 | Serie B | 33 | 2853 | 7 | 3 | 0.32 | 7.43 |
| 2025 | Serie C | 10 | 735 | 1 | 0 | 0.12 | 6.56 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-29
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grêmio | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Chapecoense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 São Paulo | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Santos | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Figueirense | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Corinthians | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Fluminense | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Internacional | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cruzeiro | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 Palmeiras | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Atlético Mineiro | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Flamengo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Vitória | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ponte Preta | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Bahia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sport Recife | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Botafogo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Athletico PR | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Criciúma | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Avaí | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All of João Paulo's 2025 Serie C output came as goals: 1 goal in 10 games (735 minutes) — 0.12 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.56.
No season rated higher than 2023 (7.43, Serie B); none lower than 2025 (6.56).
