João Basso
 Basso (in yellow) playing for Arouca in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Othavio Basso | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2011–2013 | Andraus | ||
| 2013–2016 | Paraná | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Paraná | 22 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Estoril | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Real Massamá (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Arouca | 118 | (18) |
| 2023– | Santos | 22 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Estoril (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 26 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
João Othavio Basso (born 13 January 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Santos.
Career
[edit]Paraná
[edit]Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Basso joined Paraná Clube's youth categories from Andraus, after representing Atlético Paranaense.[1] He made his first team debut on 28 November 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Carlão in a 1–1 Série B away draw against Sampaio Corrêa.[2]
Basso was definitely promoted to the main squad by head coach Claudinei Oliveira on 9 February 2016,[3] and started to become a regular starter for the club during the year's Série B under Marcelo Martelotte, but as a defensive midfielder.[4]
Estoril
[edit]On 24 August 2016, Basso moved abroad and was announced at Portuguese Primeira Liga side Estoril Praia.[5] He made his debut for the club on 26 October, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Moreirense, for the season's Taça da Liga.[6]
Basso made his debut in the main category of Portuguese football on 13 January 2017, replacing compatriot Eduardo Teixeira and scoring the equalizer in a 2–1 away loss against Arouca.[7]
Loan to Real Massamá
[edit]On 27 July 2017, after just one more match, Basso was loaned to LigaPro side Real Massamá, for one year.[8] He scored twice in 23 appearances overall for the club, before returning to Estoril and being mainly utilized in the under-23 team.
Arouca
[edit]
On 31 August 2019, Basso signed for Arouca in the Campeonato de Portugal.[9] An immediate starter, he contributed with the club's two consecutive promotions, and renewed his contract until 2024 on 19 August 2022.[10]
Basso acted as team captain during the 2022–23 campaign,[11] as Arouca qualified to the UEFA Europa Conference League.
Santos
[edit]On 31 July 2023, Basso returned to his home country after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year contract with Santos in the Série A.[12] He made his debut for the club on 5 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Athletico Paranaense.
Loan to Estoril
[edit]On 30 January 2024, following Santos' relegation to the Série B, Basso returned to Estoril on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[13]
Return from loan
[edit]After returning to Santos in July 2024, Basso scored his first goal for the club on 31 August, netting the club's second in a 2–2 home draw against Ponte Preta.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 26 November 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paraná | 2015 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Série B | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Estoril | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Real Massamá (loan) | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 22 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Arouca | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 20 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 33 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 41 | 3 | |||
| Total | 118 | 18 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | 137 | 19 | ||||
| Santos | 2023 | Série A | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Série B | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
| Estoril (loan) | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 194 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 223 | 25 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Promotion/relegation play-offs
Honours
[edit]Santos
Individual
- Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: March 2023[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Suspensão de Zé Roberto abre espaço para Basso ser titular no Paraná Clube" [Suspension of Zé Roberto opens a spot for Basso to become a starter at Paraná Clube] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Sampaio e Paraná fecham participação na Série B com empate" [Sampaio and Paraná end their participation in the Série B with a draw] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Claudinei projeta utilização de atletas da base no estadual, mas pede cautela" [Claudinei projects utilization of youth players in the state league, but asks for caution] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Em fim de contrato e de graça, Paraná perde jogador para time português" [Ending contract and on a free transfer, Paraná lose player to Portuguese team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "João Basso oficializado como reforço" [João Bosco turn official as an addition] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Moreirense-Estoril, 1–0: Cónegos põem fim a ciclo negativo" [Moreirense-Estoril, 1–0: Cónegos end poor run] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Kuca dá vitória ao Arouca sobre o Estoril aos 90+3" [Kuca gives the win to Arouca over Estoril at the 90+3'] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "João Basso emprestado ao Real" [João Basso loaned to Real] (in Portuguese). Record. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "🤝 João Basso é reforço do FC Arouca" [🤝 João Basso is an addition of FC Arouca.]. FC Arouca (in Portuguese). Facebook. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "OFICIAL: João Basso renova com o Arouca" [OFFICIAL: João Basso renews with Arouca] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "João Basso: "Tenho dentro de mim os requisitos da resiliência e da perseverança"" [João Basso: "I have inside me the requirements of resilience and perseverance"] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Santos FC acerta contratação de zagueiro João Basso junto ao Arouca, de Portugal" [Santos FC agree the signing of stopper João Basso with Arouca, from Portugal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Santos FC acerta empréstimo de zagueiro João Basso ao Estoril, de Portugal" [Santos FC agree loan of centre-back João Basso to Estoril, from Portugal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Autor de gol, João Basso mira sequência inédita na equipe titular após retorno ao Santos" [Goal scorer, João Basso aims for unprecedented sequence in the starting XI after return to Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). BOL. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ João Basso at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Basso has been named Defender of the Month in Liga Portugal bwin for March". Liga Portugal. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- João Basso at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Curitiba
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Paranaense players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Paraná Clube players
- Real S.C. players
- F.C. Arouca players
- Santos FC players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen