João Goulart (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Goulart Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Faial, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Casa Pia | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Salão | ||
| 2012–2014 | Fayal | ||
| 2014–2015 | Outurela | ||
| 2015–2020 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Sporting CP B | 24 | (2) |
| 2021 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Mafra | 55 | (0) |
| 2024– | Casa Pia | 44 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:16, 7 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
João Pedro Goulart Silva (born 27 January 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Primeira Liga club Casa Pia.
Club career
Sporting CP
Born in the Faial Island in the Azores, Goulart joined Sporting CP's youth system in 2015. He began his senior career with their reserves in the third division.[2][3]
Goulart made his official debut with the first team on 15 October 2021, as a 83rd–minute substitute for Gonçalo Inácio in a 4–0 away win against C.F. Os Belenenses in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.[4][5]
Mafra
On 28 January 2022, Goulart signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 club C.D. Mafra.[6] He played his first game in the professional leagues on 20 February, as a late replacement in the 3–1 victory at C.D. Trofense.[7]
Casa Pia
On 5 July 2024, Goulart joined Casa Pia A.C. on a three-year deal.[8] His first Primeira Liga appearance took place on 10 August, in a 0–1 home loss to Boavista F.C. where he featured 93 minutes.[9]
Goulart scored his first goal in the competition on 8 December 2024, through a bicycle kick to open an eventual 1–1 draw at home to AVS Futebol SAD.[3] His second came the following 5 January, in a 1–1 draw against F.C. Famalicão also at the borrowed ground of the Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior.[10]
International career
Goulart was called up to the Portugal under-18 team in February 2018.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "João Goulart" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "Espectáculo de Goulart frente à Académica" [Goulart show against Académica] (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ a b Ventura, Mário Rui (11 December 2024). "Momento Flash: O único açoriano da Liga chegou de... bicicleta" [Flash Moment: The only Azorean goal in the League arrived from... a bicycle kick] (in Portuguese). Flash Score. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ R. Monteiro, Bernardo (15 October 2021). "Os golos e os casos da vitória do Sporting no Restelo" [Goals and controversies of Sporting's win at the Restelo]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "João Goulart e a estreia pelo Sporting: «Isto é só o começo»" [João Goulart and debut for Sporting: "This is just the beginning"]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 October 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "João Goulart é o novo reforço do Mafra" [João Goulart is Mafra's new addition]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Mafra vence Trofense" [Mafra beat Trofense]. O Ericeira (in Portuguese). 21 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Casa Pia contrata João Goulart no segundo negócio com Mafra" [Casa Pia sign João Goulart in second deal with Mafra] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Boavista vence na casa "emprestada" do Casa Pia" [Boavista win in Casa Pia's "borrowed" ground] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Casa Pia empata com Famalicão" [Casa Pia draw with Famalicão] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ^ "Atleta Idoloásis João Goulart convocado para mais um estágio da Seleção de Portugal sub-18" [Idoloásis athlete João Goulart called for another Portugal under-18 national team training camp] (in Portuguese). Idoloásis Futebol. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
External links
- João Goulart at Soccerway
- João Goulart national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
