João Silva (footballer, born 1997)

João Pedro Gomiero da Silva (born 20 June 1997) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Richmond Kickers in USL League One.

Youth and college
Gomiero played youth soccer for his secondary school, Colegio Singular in his hometown of São Paulo. After graduating in 2015, he moved to the United States to play college soccer for Campbellsville University. There, he made [x] appearances, scoring [x] goals, and providing [x] assists. In 2017, he transferred to Coker University and played there for two seasons, where he had [x] goals, and [x] assists in [x] total appearances for the school.

Senior
Upon graduated college, Gomerio played in USL League Two for North Carolina Fusion, where he made [x] total appearances, scoring [x] goals during his first stint there. In 2020, Gomerio joined National Independent Soccer Association side, Stumptown Athletic, where he made [x] appearances with the club. In 2022, he returned to North Carolina Fusion where he captained the side. During the 2022 USL League Two season, the Fusion earned a 11-1-2 record to outright win the South Atlantic Division. In the playoffs, the Fusion reached the National Semi-Finalis. Gomiero led the team with 10 goals while adding an assist in 17 matches. He ended the season as a member of the 2022 League Two All-League Team.

On December 13, 2022, he signed a professional contract to join the Richmond Kickers in USL League One. On March 18, 2023, he came on in the 67th minute of a 0–0 draw against Charlotte Independence marking his first professional match.