 Johnathan with Sport Recife in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johnathan Aparecido da Silva Vilela | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Fernandópolis, São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Goiás | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Goiás | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Arles-Avignon (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Itauçu | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Goianésia (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Central (loan) | 15 | (13) |
| 2013 | → CRAC (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Central (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | → Daegu FC (loan) | 68 | (40) |
| 2016 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) | 43 | (32) |
| 2018–2021 | Tianjin TEDA | 40 | (22) |
| 2021–2022 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Gwangju FC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 207 | (116) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Johnathan Aparecido da Silva Vilela (born 29 March 1990),[1] commonly known as Johnathan Goiano,[2] Johnathan Vilela,[3][4] or simply Johnathan, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Johnathan started his professional career at Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Goiás, but moved to several small Brazilian clubs as well as Ligue 1 club Arles-Avignon after failing to settle down at the club.
In 2014, Johnathan chose a new challenge, being loaned to South Korea's K League 2 club Daegu FC.[5] He scored 14 goals in 29 matches during the second half of the 2014 season to renew his contract with the club.[6] The next year, he became the league's Most Valuable Player after scoring the most goals with 26 goals in 39 appearances.
Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Johnathan received an offer from Série A club Sport Recife, returning to Brazil.[7] However, he was once again loaned to South Korea after playing only three matches at the state league. In June 2016, he signed for K League 1 club Suwon Samsung Bluewings.[8]
Johanthan showed his best season in 2017 by scoring the most goals among K League 1 players with 22 goals in 29 appearances.[9] He was nicknamed "Suwon's Ronaldo" by fans who watched his performances.[10] At the end of the season, he became the K League 1 top goalscorer, and was selected for the K League 1 Best XI.[11] He was the first player to become the top scorer at both the K League 1 and the K League 2.[12]
Uli Stielike, the manager of Chinese Super League club Tianjin TEDA and a former manager of the South Korea national team, had been attracted to Johnathan's performances in South Korea, recruiting him ahead of the 2018 season.[13] He played for Tianjin for three years.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goiás | 2009 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Arles-Avignon (loan) | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Goianésia (loan) | 2012 | — | 10[a] | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | |||||
| Central (loan) | 2013 | — | 15[b] | 13 | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | |||||
| CRAC (loan) | 2013 | Série C | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Central (loan) | 2014 | — | 10[b] | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |||||
| Daegu FC (loan) | 2014 | K League 2 | 29 | 14 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 14 | |||
| 2015 | K League 2 | 39 | 26 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 26 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 40 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 69 | 40 | |||||
| Sport Recife (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) | 2016 | K League 1 | 14 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 14 | ||
| 2017 | K League 1 | 29 | 22 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 38 | 27 | |||
| Total | 43 | 32 | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 56 | 41 | ||||
| Tianjin TEDA | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 9 | |||
| 2019 | Chinese Super League | 22 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 14 | ||||
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 22 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 24 | |||||
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Gwangju FC (loan) | 2021 | K League 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 169 | 94 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 127 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Goiano
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Campeonato Pernambucano
- ^ Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste
Honours
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Individual
- K League 2 Most Valuable Player: 2015[16]
- K League 2 top goalscorer: 2015[16]
- K League 2 Best XI: 2015[16]
- K League 1 top goalscorer: 2017[17]
- K League FANtastic Player: 2017[17]
- K League 1 Best XI: 2017[18]
References
- ^ Johnathan Goiano at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Falso 9, Johnathan Goiano quer usar Sport para ficar conhecido no Brasil" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Vilela, Johnathan. "Johnathan Vilela at Instagram". Instagram. Self-published source. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "Johnathan Vilela apresentado como novo atacante do Leão" (in Portuguese). MeuSport. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ 프로축구2부 대구, 브라질 공격수 조나탄 영입. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ '대구FC의 호날두' 조나탄, 내년도 부탁해. Maeil Shinmun. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ 대구 떠난 조나탄, 브라질 1부리그 금의환향. Naver (in Korean). Footballist. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ [오피셜] 수원 삼성, 조나탄 1년 임대 영입. Naver (in Korean). InterFootball. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ '22골' 조나탄, K리그 득점왕 등극…도움왕은 손준호. Naver (in Korean). News1. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ [프로축구] '수원 호날두' 조나탄…"목표는 우승과 득점왕" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ 조나탄-이근호, K리그 클래식 베스트 11 공격수 상 수상. Naver (in Korean). Kukmin Ilbo. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ 수원 조나탄, K리그 첫 클래식·챌린지 득점왕 등극 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ [단독 인터뷰] 조나탄 "수원은 내게 모든 걸 줬다" (in Korean). Footballist. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "Johnathan's career". BeSoccer. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Johnathan Goiano at Soccerway (archived)
- ^ a b c [K리그 어워즈] '킬러' 조나탄-주민규, 챌린지 베스트 11 선정 (in Korean). InterFootball. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ a b 조나탄(수원), 축구팬이 선택한 최고의 선수, ‘2017 아디다스 팬(FAN)타스틱 플레이어' 선정! (in Korean). K League. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ [2017 K리그 어워즈] 표심 분석…과반수 ‘MVP’ 이재성, 90% 지지 ‘영플’ 김민재. Naver (in Korean). SPOTV News. 20 November 2017.
External links
- Johnathan Goiano – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- Johnathan Goiano at Soccerway (archived)
- Johnathan Goiano – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
