Johann Paul

{{Short description|Footballer (born 1981)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Johann Paul

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|5|5}}

| birth_place = Issoudun, France

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Vierzon

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 1998–2004

| clubs1 = Châteauroux

| caps1 = 73

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2005–2007

| clubs2 = Châtellerault

| caps2 = 54

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2007–2008

| clubs3 = Pau FC

| caps3 = 31

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2008–2010

| clubs4 = US Créteil

| caps4 = 63

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2010–2014

| clubs5 = Amiens

| caps5 = 58

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015–2016

| clubs6 = Fréjus Saint-Raphaël

| caps6 = 19

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2016–2018

| clubs7 = US Créteil

| caps7 = 33

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2019–

| clubs8 = Vierzon

| caps8 = 21

| goals8 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2016

| nationalteam1 = Madagascar

| nationalcaps1 = 25

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 1 July 2022

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Johann Paul (born May 5, 1981) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vierzon FC. Born in France, he represented Madagascar at international level.

In 2006, during a match between his club Châtellerault and Angers, Paul nearly died on the pitch after suffering a heart attack.[http://www.sobika.com/fich_news/v2/news_727.htm News story about Paul collapsing on the field] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928175111/http://www.sobika.com/fich_news/v2/news_727.htm |date=2007-09-28 }}