Jô

Football player infobox
playername = Jô


fullname = João Alves de Assis Silva
height = height|m=1.88
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|3|20
cityofbirth = São Paulo
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub = Manchester City
clubnumber = 14
position = Striker
youthyears = 2000–2003
youthclubs = Corinthians
years = 2003–2005
2005–2008
2008–
clubs = Corinthians
CSKA Moscow
Manchester City
caps(goals) = 81 (13)
53 (30)
04 0(1)
nationalyears = 2007–
nationalteam = Brazil
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 0(0)
pcupdate = 12:38, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 12:00, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

João Alves de Assis Silva (born March 20, 1987 in São Paulo) and commonly referred to as Jô is a Brazilian football striker, playing for Manchester City.

Club career

Corinthians

Jô played for Brazilian side Corinthians during the years of 2003–2005. He made 85 appearances scoring 13 goals. But he was later transferred to Russian club CSKA Moscow in 2005.

CSKA Moscow

Jô scored 14 goals in his first 18 appearances for CSKA Moscow. In the UEFA Champions League, Jo scored two goals in the matches against Inter Milan, one being in the dramatic 4-2 loss at the San Siro. Altogether Jô appeared in over 70 games for CSKA Moscow and in 5 Champions League games

Manchester City

Jô joined English Premier League club Manchester City F.C on July 2, 2008 for a then club-record fee, which has not been officially disclosed, [cite web
last = Collins
first = Leon
title = Jô signs for Club record transfer fee
publisher = Manchester City Football Club
date = 2008-07-02
url = http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={DBD12D53-8346-431D-A04F-5D0F8664DE80}&newsid=6612850
accessdate =2008-07-02 ] but believed to be in the region of £18,000,000 - £20,000,000 [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jul/02/premierleague.manchestercity Football: Jo signs for Man City in record deal | Football | guardian.co.uk ] ] . He was given the number 14 shirt by manager Mark Hughes.

City also had to fight off interest from other clubs including Spanish Primera Liga side Valencia, as the 21-year-old confirmed: "I decided to come to Manchester City because it is one of the clubs who showed more interest in me, although I had other offers as well." [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7442429.stm Man City complete record Jo deal] ]

Jô made his debut in the first qualifying round of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup against EB/Streymur, a team from the Faroe Islands. City won the game 2 - 0 with goals from Martin Petrov and Dietmar Hamann. He also played in the 2nd leg Qualifying match against FC Midtjylland on 28 August, seeing his side qualify for Europe.Jô made his premiership debut for Manchester City on August 31st against Sunderland in which Manchester City won the game 3-0. Jô set up the debut goal for returning City Hero Shaun Wright Phillips. Jo scored his first goals for Manchester City on 18th September 2008 in a UEFA Cup first leg tie with Omonia with two goals in the second half. Several days later in his 3rd league game for the club, he scored his first league goal for the Sky Blues against Portsmouth F.C in a 6-0 win at the City of Manchester Stadium.

International career

Jô received his first call-up to the Brazil national football team in May 2007, and was in the squad to play against England last year, but did not play. He then made his international debut in a friendly against Turkey, in June 2007.

Jô was named in the Brazilian squad for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He scored a goal in the 0-3 win over Singapore, a Pre-olympic friendly. After snatching a handful of mostly-substitute appearances in the Olympics, he then was able to score two goals in the Bronze medal playoff in his country's 3-0 victory over Belgium.

porting titles and awards

;Corinthians:
*São Paulo State Championship: 2003
*Brazilian Série A: 2005

;CSKA Moscow:
*Russian Super Cup: 2006, 2007
*Russian Premier League: 2006
*Russian Cup: 2006, 2008

References

External links

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