João Paulo (footballer, born April 1988)

{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2014}}

{{Portuguese name|de Souza|Dantas}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = João Paulo

| fullname = João Paulo de Souza Dantas

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| height = {{height|m=1.89|precision=0}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthclubs1 = Palmeiras

| youthclubs2 = Ipatinga

| youthyears1 = 2003–2007

| youthyears2 = 2008

| clubs1 = Ipatinga

| clubs2 = Freamunde

| years1 = 2009

| years2 = 2009–2010

| caps1 = 0

| caps2 = 19

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010–2011

| clubs3 = Santo André

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012

| clubs4 = Chengdu Blades

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013

| clubs5 = Bragantino

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2013–2014

| clubs6 = Inter Baku

| caps6 = 5

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2014

| clubs7 = Sorocaba

| caps7 = 3

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2014

| clubs8 = Chaves

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2015

| clubs9 = Oeste

| caps9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2015

| clubs10 = Mogi Mirim

| caps10 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2015–2016

| clubs11 = CSMS Iași

| caps11 = 2

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2016

| clubs12 = SE Gama

| caps12 = 19

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2016–2018

| clubs13 = América FC

| caps13 = 0

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2018

| clubs14 = Doxa Drama

| caps14 = 0

| goals14 = 0

| pcupdate = 23 May 2016

}}

João Paulo de Souza Dantas (born 7 April 1988), simply known as João Paulo is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender.