João Schmidt, Defensive Midfield at Santos

Defensive Midfield · Midfielder

#5 João Schmidt

Santos Paulista A1 · Brazil

Date of birth / Age: 19 May 1993 (33)
Height · Weight: 1.83 m · 80 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Citizenship: Brazil
Joined club: 1 Jan 2024
Contract until: 2027

Date of birth / Age: 19 May 1993 (33)
Height · Weight: 1.83 m · 80 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Citizenship: Brazil
Joined club: 1 Jan 2024
Contract until: 2027

Season 2026

Appearances: 20
Starting eleven: 17
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 2
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 1,204

Starting eleven85%

17 of 20 appearances

Minutes played1,204

60 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

293 matches · since 2014/15

LWLBCBAMCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	171	9	7
Central Midfield	113	6	4
Attacking Midfield	4	0	0
Centre-Back	3	0	0
Other · LB, LW	2	1	0

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes

World rank: #107; defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #36; among defensive midfielders aged 30+
In his league: 85%; of Serie A defensive midfielders rank below him
Finishing: −1.4; goals below expected · better than 24% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

2 Expected

3.4

37 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

1 Expected

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026	Serie A	Santos	10	10	0	0	2	0	0	620
2026	Paulista A1	Santos	7	5	0	–	0	–	0	444
2026	CONMEBOL Sudamericana	Santos	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	134
2026	Copa do Brasil	Santos	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	6
2025	Serie A	Santos	31	25	2	1	7	0	0	2,149
2025	Paulista A1	Santos	13	7	1	–	0	–	0	669
2025	Copa do Brasil	Santos	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2024	Serie B	Santos	33	33	0	0	8	0	0	2,863
2024	Paulista A1	Santos	16	14	1	–	3	–	0	1,255
2023/24	AFC Champions League Elite	Kawasaki Frontale	4	1	0	–	1	–	0	109
2023	J1 League	Kawasaki Frontale	30	20	1	1	7	0	0	1,776
2023	J-League Cup	Kawasaki Frontale	5	5	0	–	1	–	0	404
2022	J.League Asia Challenge	Kawasaki Frontale	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	73
2022	J1 League	Kawasaki Frontale	22	15	1	0	5	0	0	1,356
2022	AFC Champions League Elite	Kawasaki Frontale	3	2	0	–	1	–	0	212
2022	J-League Cup	Kawasaki Frontale	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2022	Super Cup	Kawasaki Frontale	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2021	J1 League	Kawasaki Frontale	25	24	0	2	2	0	0	1,879
2021	AFC Champions League Elite	Kawasaki Frontale	4	4	1	–	3	–	0	327
2021	J-League Cup	Kawasaki Frontale	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	180
2021	Super Cup	Kawasaki Frontale	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	64
2020	J1 League	Nagoya Grampus	24	9	1	1	2	0	0	891
2020	J-League Cup	Nagoya Grampus	3	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2019	J1 League	Nagoya Grampus	32	30	2	1	4	0	0	2,718
2018/19	Primeira Liga	Rio Ave	19	17	3	1	4	0	1	1,526
2019	J-League Cup	Nagoya Grampus	3	2	0	–	1	–	0	191
2018/19	Taça da Liga	Rio Ave	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	121
2018/19	UEFA Europa League	Rio Ave	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	14
2018/19	Taça de Portugal	Rio Ave	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2017/18	Coppa Italia	Atalanta	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	23
2017	Paulista A1	São Paulo	10	8	0	–	2	–	0	763
2017	Serie A	São Paulo	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	115
2017	Copa do Brasil	São Paulo	5	5	0	–	1	–	0	416
2017	CONMEBOL Sudamericana	São Paulo	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2016	Serie A	São Paulo	22	18	1	2	3	0	0	1,707
2016	Paulista A1	São Paulo	6	5	0	–	1	–	0	452
2016	Copa Libertadores	São Paulo	3	3	1	–	2	–	1	248
2016	Copa do Brasil	São Paulo	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2014/15	Primeira Liga	Vitória Setúbal	29	25	6	1	1	0	0	1,965
2015	Serie A	São Paulo	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	162
2014/15	Taça da Liga	Vitória Setúbal	3	3	2	–	0	–	0	214
2014/15	Taça de Portugal	Vitória Setúbal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	53
2014	Paulista A1	São Paulo	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2013	Paulista A1	São Paulo	5	1	0	–	0	–	0	165
2013	Serie A	São Paulo	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	113
2012	CONMEBOL Sudamericana	São Paulo	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	46
2013	World Youth Festival Toulon Maurice Revello	Brazil U21	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	339
2012	Serie A	São Paulo	5	1	0	–	0	–	0	117
2011	Serie A	São Paulo	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			410	321	24	10^*	63	0^*	2	27,871

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
J1 League	133	5	5
Serie A	78	3	3
Paulista A1	58	2	–
Primeira Liga	48	9	2
Serie B	33	0	0
J-League Cup	15	1	–
AFC Champions League Elite	11	1	–
Copa do Brasil	8	0	–
Brazil U21	5	0	–
CONMEBOL Sudamericana	5	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jan 2024 Jan 2024 · Transfer Kawasaki Frontale Santos Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2021 Jan 2021 · Transfer Nagoya Grampus Kawasaki Frontale Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Feb 2020 Feb 2020 · Transfer Atalanta Nagoya Grampus Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2020 Jan 2020 · Back from Loan Nagoya Grampus Atalanta Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Feb 2019 Feb 2019 · Loan Atalanta Nagoya Grampus Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Feb 2019 Feb 2019 · Back from Loan Rio Ave Atalanta Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2018 Jul 2018 · Loan Atalanta Rio Ave Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Transfer São Paulo Atalanta Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2015 Jun 2015 · Back from Loan Vitória Setúbal São Paulo Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2014 Aug 2014 · Loan São Paulo Vitória Setúbal Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2012 Jul 2012 · Free Transfer – São Paulo Free Transfer

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