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Bitello
Bitello with Dynamo Moscow in 2024
Personal information
Full name João Paulo de Souza Mares
Date of birth (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Formosa do Oeste, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dynamo Moscow
Number 10
Youth career
2017–2018 Cascavel
2018–2021 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Cascavel 3 (0)
2021–2023 Grêmio 93 (19)
2023– Dynamo Moscow 38 (9)
International career
2023 Brazil U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

João Paulo de Souza Mares (born 7 January 2000), commonly known as Bitello, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Russian club Dynamo Moscow.

Career

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Born in Formosa do Oeste, Brazil, Bitello joined the Grêmio's Academy at the age of 18 in 2018. In 2023, after promising performances in the 2022 Series B (Second Division of the Brazilian Football Championship) for Gremio, Bitello returned in 2023, being one of the pillars of the team, one of the players who played the most games for Gremio in the year. On 12 September 2023, Bitello accepts a proposal of 10 million euros from Dynamo Moscow.[1]

On 14 September 2023, Bitello signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.[2]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 8 December 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cascavel 2017 Paranaense 0 0 3[a] 0 3 0
2018 Paranaense 3[b] 0 3 0
Total 3 0 3 0 6 0
Grêmio 2021 Série A 0 0 1[c] 0 0 0 1[d] 0 2 0
2022 Série B 36 8 11[c] 2 1 0 48 10
2023 Série A 19 4 13[c] 3 10 1 1[e] 1 43 9
Total 55 12 25 5 11 1 1 0 1 1 93 19
Dynamo Moscow 2023–24 Russian Premier League 23 8 7 2 30 10
2024–25 Russian Premier League 15 1 6 0 21 1
Total 38 9 13 2 51 11
Career total 93 21 28 5 24 3 1 0 4 1 150 30
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Taça FPF.
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paranaense.
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho.
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Gaúcha.

Honours

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Club

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Grêmio

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "'Cria' do FC Cascavel, Bitello é vendido para o Grêmio". FC Cascavel. 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Бителло, добро пожаловать в "Динамо"!" [Bitello, welcome to Dynamo!] (in Russian). Dynamo Moscow. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ Bitello at Soccerway
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