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Cipriano (footballer)

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Cipriano
Personal information
Full name João Luiz da Silva Cipriano
Date of birth (2002-11-09) 9 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Brusque, Brazil
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
APOEL
Number 4
Youth career
2015–2020 Criciúma
2019–2020Fluminense (loan)
2021–2022 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Fluminense 0 (0)
2023Red Bull Bragantino II (loan) 4 (0)
2023Red Bull Bragantino (loan) 1 (0)
2024APOEL (loan) 2 (0)
2024– APOEL 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3:33, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

João Luiz da Silva Cipriano (born 9 November 2002), known as Cipriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot First Division club APOEL.

Career

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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

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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

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As of 8 July 2024[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
APOEL (loan) 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Cipriano at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2022.