Cipriano (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Cipriano.
Cipriano
Personal information
Full name João Luiz da Silva Cipriano
Date of birth (2002-11-09) 9 November 2002 (age 22)
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
2019–2020 → Fluminense (loan)
2021–2022 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Fluminense 0 (0)
2023 → Red Bull Bragantino II (loan) 4 (0)
2023 → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) 1 (0)
2024 → APOEL (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

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

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

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

  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.