João Dalla Corte
Personal information
Full name João Paulo Dalla Corte
Date of birth (2006-06-07) 7 June 2006
Place of birth Encruzilhada do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Internacional
Number 50
Youth career
Novo Horizonte
2015– Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Internacional 1 (0)
International career
2022– Brazil U17 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:32, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

João Paulo Dalla Corte (born 7 June 2006) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a central defender for Internacional.

Club career

Born in Encruzilhada do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Dalla Corte joined Internacional's youth categories in 2015, aged nine, from local side SE Novo Horizonte.[1] In October 2023, he started to feature in first team call-ups, after both Igor Gomes and Nicolás Hernández were suspended.[2]

Dalla Corte made his professional – and Série A – debut on 29 October 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dalbert in a 4–3 home loss to Coritiba; aged 17 years, four months and 22 days, he became the youngest player to debut for Inter since Alexandre Pato in 2006.[3]

International career

Dalla Corte represented the Brazil national under-17 team in the 2022 Montaigu Tournament[4] and the 2023 South American U-17 Championship, winning both tournaments with the side.[5]

Career statistics

As of 1 November 2023[6]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2023 Série A 10000010
Career total 100000000010

    Honours

    Brazil U17

    References

    1. "Jogador revelado pelo Novo Horizonte estreia como profissional no Inter aos 17 anos" [Player groomed by Novo Horizonte debuts as a professional at Inter at the age of 17] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário de Santa Maria. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
    2. "Conheça o zagueiro João Dalla Corte, novidade do Inter para o jogo contra o Bahia" [Know the stopper João Dalla Corte, news of Inter for the match against Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
    3. "Conheça João Dalla Corte, jogador mais jovem a estrear pelo Inter desde Alexandre Pato" [Know João Dalla Corte, youngest player to debut for Inter since Alexandre Pato] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
    4. "João Dalla Corte comemora gol na estreia da Seleção Brasileira Sub-17 na França" [João Dalla Corte celebrates goal on debut of the Brazil under-17 national team in France] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SC Internacional. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
    5. "Quem são os jogadores da dupla Gre-Nal campeões sul-americanos com a seleção sub-17" [Who are the players of the Gre-Nal duo winners of the South American with the under-17 national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
    6. João Dalla Corte at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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