For Joãozinho the Round of 32 match of the 2017-18 Olymp Russian Cup against FC Tom Tomsk became his 200th appearance in the official games with the black-greens. We congratulate the club old-timer with this anniversary and wish him a successful continuation of his career in FC Krasnodar.
João Natailton Ramos dos Santos or simply Joãozinho moved to FC Krasnodar from the Bulgarian PFC Levski Sofia in early February 2011. His two hundred appearances with the Bulls comprise 160 Russian Football Championship matches, 10 Russian Cup games and 30 UEFA Europa League fixtures. Joãozinho made 41 appearances in the Season 2011/12, 31 appearances in the Season 2012/13, 34 appearances in the Season 2013/14, 29 appearances in the Season 2014/15, 23 appearances in the Season 2015/16, 33 appearances in the Season 2016/17 and 9 appearances this season. If one takes into account the calendar years, the midfielder took part in 31 matches in 2011, in 30 matches in 2012, in 31 matches in 2013, in 41 matches in 2014, in 12 matches in 2015, in 36 matches in 2016 and in 19 matches in 2017.
Joãozinho, who received the Russian citizenship last year, spent 14685 minutes on a field of play (injury time excluded) wearing a football shirt with a Bull on the club logo and his permanent No. 22 on the back. He scored 38 goals (including 13 goals from penalty kicks), provided 56 assists to his partners and earned one penalty kick for the team. If the goals scored by Joãozinho are split between the tournaments, he scored 26 goals in the Russian Football Championship (including 8 goals from penalty kicks), 3 goals in the Russian Cup and 9 goals in the UEFA Europa League (including 5 goals from penalty kicks).
Joãozinho made 166 appearances in the first eleven and came in as a substitution 34 times. He was also substituted 43 times. The referees booked the midfielder with 13 yellow cards in total. With FC Krasnodar he was sent off pitch only once.
FC Krasnodar celebrated 94 wins, tied 46 times and suffered 60 defeats in the matches Joãozinho took part in. If a three-point system is applied to the total number of fixtures, the team earned 328 points in 200 games with Joãozinho on a field of play. That is 54.7 percent of the maximum possible amount. The goal difference of FC Krasnodar in those 200 games with Joãozinho among the black-greens is +68.
In conclusion, Joãozinho is the FC Krasnodar record-holder for the total amount of appearances in the official games, the amount of time spent on a field of play, the amount of assists, the ‘goal plus pass’ index (38 + 56 = 94) and the amount of scored penalty kicks (13). And the truth is Jo has never missed a single penalty kick!