João Natailton Ramos dos Santos
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João Natailton Ramos dos Santos or simply Joãozinho (born 25 December 1988 in Umbaúba
Umbaúba
Umbaúba is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 21,910 and its area is 121 km²....

) is a Brazilian footballer
Football in Brazil
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil. The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record 5 times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only team to succeed in qualifying for every World Cup competition ever held. It is among the favourites to win...

, who currently plays for Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar is a Russian association football club from Krasnodar. In 2009 the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Russian football league system despite finishing Zone South of Second Division as 3rd. In 2009 club finished as 10th...

.

Levski Sofia

He signed his five-year-contract with Levski Sofia on 7 December 2007. The same day he made his first training with his new club. Joãozinho made his unofficial debut in a friendly match against FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...

 on 20 January 2008. He played for 45 minutes. Levski lost the match with a result of 1:2. Joãozinho debuted (and surprisingly his debut number was 10). His initial number was supposed to be 20, but when Hristo Yovov
Hristo Yovov
Hristo Yovov is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Levski Sofia. Yovov's first club was Levski, but he has also played for Munchen 1860, Lokomotiv Sofia, Litex Lovech, Aris Limassol and Apollon Limassol....

 left Levski Sofia there were no troubles for Joãozinho to play with number 10. He play like a left winger.

He scored his fist goal for Levski on 10 February 2008 in a friendly match against FC Rapid Bucureşti. Joãozinho scored a penalty kick
Penalty kick
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. However, his first "real" goal was scored on 22 March 2008 in a match against Belasitsa Petrich. He scored the goal in the 87th minute. The result of the match was 4:0 home victory for Levski.

Joãozinho made his official debut for Levski on 24 February 2008 in a match against Chernomorets Burgas, the match from Bulgarian A PFG. Levski won the match. The result was 2:1, after goals from Jean Carlos
Jean Carlos Sales Bemvindo
Jean Carlos Sales Bemvindo or simply Jean Carlos , is a Brazilian striker. He is playing for Associação Chapecoense de Futebol.-Levski Sofia:...

 and Daniel Borimirov
Daniel Borimirov
Daniel Boytchev Borimirov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.His career was almost exclusively associated with two clubs, Levski Sofia and 1860 Munich, later working in directorial capacities with the former...

. He scored his first goal for Levski on 22 March 2008 against Belasitsa Petrich in the 87th minute, making the result 4:0 for Levski. He directed the ball into the net after a shot by Darko Tasevski
Darko Tasevski
Darko Tasevski is a Republic of Macedonia national footballer. He plays for Levski Sofia in the Bulgarian A PFG as a midfielder.-Career:...

 which was going out of the goalkeeper's frame.

He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009.

Krasnodar

On 30 January 2011, after days of speculations, Joãozinho revealed that he had moved to Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar is a Russian association football club from Krasnodar. In 2009 the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Russian football league system despite finishing Zone South of Second Division as 3rd. In 2009 club finished as 10th...

. On 1 February 2011, the transfer was finalized and the Brazilian signed his contract with the Russia
Russia
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n club. On 6 February 2011, Joãozinho made his unofficial debut for the team from Krasnodar
Krasnodar
Krasnodar is a city in Southern Russia, located on the Kuban River about northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. It is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai . Population: -Name:...

, playing the first 63 minutes in the 2:2 draw with Ukrainian
Ukraine
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 side SC Tavriya Simferopol
SC Tavriya Simferopol
SC Tavriya Simferopol is a football club from Simferopol, Crimea, which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. Tavriya is Crimea's most successful football club and is the winner of the very first Ukrainian Premier League, making them one out of 3 teams that have ever held this title.- History...

 in a friendly match. On 15 February 2011, he scored a goal and provided an assist in the 4:0 rout against Czech
Czech Republic
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 club FK Baumit Jablonec. The Brazilian will wear the number 22 during the season.
Joãozinho's official debut came on 6 March 2011 in the 1:0 win against Amkar Perm in a Russian Cup
Russian Cup
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 match, with the Brazilian being in the starting line-up. His Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

 debut occurred 6 days later in the 0:0 away draw with FC Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Anzhi Makhachkala is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala, capital of the Republic of Dagestan, which plays in the Russian Premier League. The word "Anzhi" is part of Anzhi-Qala the old name of Makhachkala.-History:The club was founded in 1991 and has played in the Russian league since...

. On 14 June 2011, the Brazilian opened his account for the team, netting twice in the 4:2 home win against Volga Nizhny Novgorod.

Career Stats

As of 9 January 2011.

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levski
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...

2007–08 12 2 1 0 0 0 13 2
Levski
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...

2008–09 19 4 4 1 2 1 25 6
Levski
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...

2009–10
2009–10 A PFG
The 2009-10 season of the Bulgarian A PFG was the 86th season of top-tier football in Bulgaria. It began on 7 August 2009 with the game between Beroe and Lokomotiv Sofia. The last round took place on 30 May 2010...

27 4 1 0 10 0 38 4
Levski
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...

2010–11
2010–11 A PFG
The 2010–11 A PFG is the 87th season of the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, Bulgaria's premier football league. The season commenced on 31 July 2010 and will end with the last games on 28 May 2011. The winter break will be in effect between weekends around 29 November 2010 and 26 February...

15 2 2 0 12 2 29 4
FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar is a Russian association football club from Krasnodar. In 2009 the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Russian football league system despite finishing Zone South of Second Division as 3rd. In 2009 club finished as 10th...

2011–12
2011–12 Russian Premier League
The 2011–12 Russian Premier League is the 20th season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and 10th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season began on 12 March 2011. The last matches will be played in spring 2012, as the league will switch...

22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career totals 95 16 8 1 24 3 127 20

Awards

  • Team
    • Champion of Bulgaria 2009
    • Bulgarian Supercup
      Bulgarian Supercup
      The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...

       2009

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