| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Paulo de Souza Mares | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Formosa do Oeste, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| Number | 89 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Cascavel | ||
| 2018–2021 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Cascavel | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Grêmio | 93 | (19) |
| 2023– | Dynamo Moscow | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 | |||
João Paulo de Souza Mares (born 7 January 2000), commonly known as Bitello, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Russian club Dynamo Moscow.
Career
Born in Formosa do Oeste, Brazil, Bitello joined the Grêmio's Academy at the age of 18 in 2018. In 2023, after promising performances in the 2022 Series B (Second Division of the Brazilian Football Championship) for Gremio, Bitello returned in 2023, being one of the pillars of the team, one of the players who played the most games for Gremio in the year. On 12 September 2023, Bitello accepts a proposal of 10 million euros from Dynamo Moscow.[1]
On 14 September 2023, Bitello signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 10 December 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cascavel | 2017 | Paranaense | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Paranaense | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Grêmio | 2021 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Série B | 36 | 8 | 11[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 10 | |||
| 2023 | Série A | 19 | 4 | 13[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 43 | 9 | ||
| Total | 55 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 19 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 66 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 114 | 24 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Taça FPF.
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense.
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Recopa Gaúcha.
Honours
Grêmio
Individual Awards
Best Player of Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol de 2023 - Série A (Gáucho football championship)
References
- ↑ "'Cria' do FC Cascavel, Bitello é vendido para o Grêmio". FC Cascavel. 22 August 2018.
- ↑ "Бителло, добро пожаловать в «Динамо»!" [Bitello, welcome to Dynamo!] (in Russian). Dynamo Moscow. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ Bitello at Soccerway
External links
- Bitello at Soccerway
- Profile at the Grêmio F.B.P.A. website