Cipriano (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Luiz da Silva Cipriano | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Brusque, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
APOEL (on loan from Fluminense) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Criciúma | ||
| 2019–2020 | → Fluminense (loan) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Fluminense | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Red Bull Bragantino II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | → APOEL (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:31, 30 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
João Luiz da Silva Cipriano (born 8 November 2002), commonly known as Cipriano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Cypriot club APOEL, on loan from Fluminense.
Career[edit]
Born in Brusque, Santa Catarina, Cipriano joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2019, from Criciúma.[1] Initially on loan, he agreed to a permanent contract with the club on 29 December 2020, signing until 2024.[2]
On 3 February 2023, Cipriano was loaned to Red Bull Bragantino for the year, and was initially assigned to the reserve team.[3] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 6 August, starting in a 1–0 away win over Coritiba.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Cipriano comes from a family of footballers: his father Agenor played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s, being later a head coach of Carlos Renaux, and his older brother Eduardo played in the youth sides of Criciúma.[1]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 30 October 2023.[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Bragantino II | 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2023 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Brusquense, Cipriano, sobe para o time profissional do Red Bull Bragantino após trajetória em clubes de SC e no Fluminense" [Brusquense, Cipriano is promoted to the first team of Red Bull Bragantino after career in clubs of SC and at Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diplomata 105,3 FM. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Fluminense assina em definitivo com zagueiro Cipriano, do Sub-20, até fim de 2024" [Fluminense sign permanently with stopper Cipriano, for the under-20s, until the end of 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Bragantino II contrata zagueiro Cipriano, do Fluminense, por empréstimo" [Bragantino II sign stopper Cipriano, from Fluminense, on loan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Cipriano comemora estreia como titular do Bragantino em partida contra o Coritiba" [Cipriano celebrates debut as a starter of Bragantino in a match against Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Cipriano at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Brusque, Santa Catarina
- Footballers from Santa Catarina (state)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Fluminense FC players
- Red Bull Bragantino II players
- Red Bull Bragantino players
- APOEL FC players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus