Barba (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro de Giuli | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portuguesa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Internacional | ||
| 2017–2019 | Novorizontino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Novorizontino | 82 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Figueirense (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Caxias (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2025– | Portuguesa | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:16, 15 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
João Pedro de Giuli (born 29 January 1999), commonly known as Barba, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguesa.
Career
[edit]Born in São José do Rio Preto but raised in Mirassolândia, both in the São Paulo, Barba moved to Porto Alegre at the age of 12 to join Internacional's youth sides. He left the club at the age of 17, and subsequently moved to Novorizontino; known as João Pedro at the time, he was nicknamed Barba due to his beard, as other two players in the squad had the same name as him.[1]
Barba made his first team debut in the 2018 Copa Paulista, but later returned to the under-20 squad for the following season. He started to feature regularly in the first team during the 2020 season onwards,[2] taking part of the club's consecutive promotions (from the Série D to the Série B).
Barba's playing stime started to decrease in 2022, and he moved to Figueirense on loan on 22 May 2023.[3] On 28 November, he was announced at Caxias also in a temporary deal.[4]
On 12 December 2024, Barba agreed to a deal with Portuguesa.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 15 December 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Novorizontino | 2018 | Série D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Série C | 19 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | Série B | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | 99 | 1 | |||
| Figueirense (loan) | 2023 | Série C | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 5[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Caxias | 2024 | Série C | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Portuguesa | 2025 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 140 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
References
[edit]- ^ "Da quase desistência no futebol à decisão com o Grêmio na Arena: conheça a história de Barba, do Caxias" [From nearly quitting football to the final with Grêmio at the Arena: know the story of Barba, from Caxias] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Pioneiro. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Barba mantém boa sequência no Novorizontino e chega a recorde na carreira" [Barba keeps good form at Novorizontino and reaches record in his career] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Figueirense anuncia o volante Barba por empréstimo até final da Série C do Brasileiro" [Figueirense announce defensive midfielder Barba on loan until the end of the Brasileiro Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Caxias confirma a contratação do volante Barba" [Caxias confirm the signing of defensive midfielder Barba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SER Caxias. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Barba é o novo volante da Portuguesa SAF para 2025" [Barba is the new defensive midfielder of Portuguesa SAF for 2025] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ Barba at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from São Paulo (state)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Grêmio Novorizontino players
- Figueirense FC players
- Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian people of Italian descent